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Neglected Riverside Steps Revived with Form-Fitting Sunbed Seats

Designed to help citizens of Wroclaw, Poland, reclaim neglected parts of their city this site-specific "microinstallation" provides comfortable urban furniture for an otherwise hard-to-occupy ...

Color-Changing Hammocks: Swing on 20 LED-Lit Circular Chairs

Transforming an outdoor recreational space into an interactive evening wonderland, this series of variously-sized swings (and accompanying activities) encourages playful nighttime ...

Brothers in Benches: Pallets Offer Public a Place to Sit

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 ...

Typographic Shelter: Most Obvious City Bus Stop in the World

If you cannot spot this giant  bus shelter in Baltimore, you may have bigger problems than missing the bus and getting to work on time. Standing 14 feet high, the ...

Social Seating: 14 Public Benches Foster Urban Interactions

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 ...

Antisocial Seating: 14 Distraction-Cutting Privacy Chairs

Sometimes you wish the whole loud, distracting, eavesdropping world would just go away, especially when you're trying to work on your computer or take a private phone call. These clever chair ...

Transformer Theater: Deserted House, Upcycled in Disguise

This incredible transforming theater, built from salvaged pieces of a deserted home, is more than meets the eye. A community theater in disguise, its contents unfold from a conventional A-frame ...

Chairs from Nowhere: Secret Table & Seats Hide in Shelves

Four chairs, one table, and they take up almost no space when not in use - yet not folding, flipping, stacking or complex mechanical maneuvers are needed to make it happen. With very ...

Street Seats for the People: Bold Guerrilla Furniture

Just try to locate a truly comfortable outdoor, public place to lounge around your city. Typically what you'll find are rigid benches that discourage people from lingering too long. Artist Oliver ...

Ultimate Modular Sofa Fits in Endless Configurations

The idea of multi-functional furniture doesn't have to stop with our sofa beds and ottoman coffee tables. This unusual sofa is convertible in so many ways that it almost seems exclusive to call ...

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