Scenic Seating
This coat rack/bench combination, called “A Tree in the Meadow,” consists of 20×20 thick maple slats situated in 18mm thick birch plywood, creating a visually…
Bench
Perfectly Imperfect Furniture
Gotta love the whimsical, storybook-looking Seasons furniture series. No two pieces are exactly the same in the handmade collection of stools, benches and tables. Although…
Brilliant Bench Design
Ever gone to the park and found someone else sitting on your favorite bench? Ever wished your bench was turned the other way because you…
Hang 10 On Your Table
The Surf-ace series of benches and tables translates the visual language, beauty and purity of the classic balsa wood surfboard into functional, made-to-order furniture that’s…
Large-Scale Modularity
Eckbank Ost is a modular seating concept composed of triangular pieces that can be linked together in a variety of ways to form benches, stools,…
Smart Bench
Voda Design’s Solar Bench is a multifunctional streetlight/bench combination that harnesses solar energy to power its overhead LED lamp. Solar panels built into the bench…
Urban Seating with a Twist
Composed entirely of the hardwearing and visually seamless HI-MACS material, the S Urban bench by designer Veronica Martinez isn’t just a twist on public seating…
Unique Custom Furniture
This collection of furniture by Jory Brigham combines high quality material and eye-catching style to form unique pieces that won’t soon be forgotten. My favorite:…
Energizing Neighborhoods
How can design be used to change and improve perceptions about shared spaces? Project Energizing Neighborhoods is a strategic addition to a city’s ongoing narrative with…
Refitted Rocker with a Story
The Rocker Bench Mustafa is the result of a new collaboration between Helmut Morrison, Klaus Fuchsenberger, and Loitfelder/Weitkamp that breathes new life into these long-lost…
Spontaneous Design
This Log Chop Bench is a one-off piece defined by one very unconventional process (to say the least). Designers David Long & Antoine Morris avoided…
Bench Tweets
Kudos to the British Royalty for recognizing the potential of social media! Gizmodo’s Kat Hannaford reports that invitees have been encouraged to report the event…