Sprawling out in a radial growth pattern, a bench in Korea seems to grow organically, stretching and stretching to fill a lawn in a public park. Designed by Yong Ju Lee for the Hangang Art ...
Packing down nearly as flat as they were before they were modified, six interlocking structures made of pallets unfold to reveal a variety of seating options with greenery poking out of the bench ...
Whereas London and Montreal have installed spikes on the sidewalks to keep homeless people from getting too comfortable, Vancouver offers a kind welcome with benches that transform into ...
Breaking, bending, twisting and warping wood, this ongoing series of installations fosters new forms of interaction within cities, challenging that most iconic piece civic furniture: the ...
These images may look like people photoshopped onto a background of sketches, but look again - those scribbles are actual, three-dimensional furniture. Art student Daigo Fukawa of Tokyo University ...
The form factors of familiar furniture tend to be rather concrete in our minds. When we think of a chair, we expect it to look like a chair - and likewise for tables, benches, and so forth. But ...
The boring benches installed in urban areas around the world are purely functional: you take a seat for a little while, and then you leave. But why shouldn't public furniture be visually ...
How many ways can you make a simple wooden bench? More than you may have thought. Some of these emphasize artistic execution over functional stability. Others take ideas of function to the ...
