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jeppe hein: modified social benches l-u
art | 04.29.12
the selection of altered benches invite the seaside passersby to enter into a once-average interaction which questions the nature of utilitarian public objects with playful reinterpretations. 
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share portable park chair
design | 02.02.12
each equipped with a coin-operated lock, the chairs provide an efficient solution to the needs for flexible public seating, nesting together when not in use.
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yung ho chang of atelier FCJZ: steel grille
design | 12.27.11
a steel grid surface is partially inverted, creating public furniture that seamlessly forms both table and chairs.
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veev: eel self-heating seat
design | 09.22.11
featuring colours and lighting that shift in response to environmental conditions, the sculpture in fort mason detects when visitors approach nearby, generating heat on its surface for comfortable sitting.
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matt gray: bench rack
design | 07.29.11
the bike rack and bench seating hybrid is composed of corian, the result of a collaboration between savannah college of art and design and c.h. briggs building products distributors.
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ma'ayan edwy: sity street furniture
design | 07.10.11
the spinnable double chairs are designed as urban seating, offering a space to rest while encouraging social interaction among both friends and strangers.
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click boom pow: new role models
design | 05.03.11
a street furniture intervention throughout brooklyn and manhattan, beautifying and making the urban environment more useful with artwork by david kim, fawad khan, mike seto, milton glaser...
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veronika tzekova: space nrgzers
art | 03.13.11
urban artist veronika tzekova focuses on shifting the appearance or function of what she considers 'ill' elements of the cities where she has lived.
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yen trinh: I just wanted to say
design | 02.24.11
a play on the 'priority seating for the disabled' signs posted in most public transit cars, yen trinh's interventionist project encourages spontaneous conversation in day to day life. a bus shelter billboard and geo...
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itay ohaly: elevated bench
design | 01.19.11
integrated into the existing urban architecture atop spiral staircases, the benches provide a new perspective of the city.
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vincent wittenberg and guy königstein: p
design | 12.22.10
'public wardrobe' is a response to the behaviour of bat-yam residents who collect their old clothes or belongings in a plastic bag. this design encourages people to expose more personal items in public.
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vincent wittenberg and guy königstein: s
design | 12.21.10
this bench is a docking station in which individual chairs can be released by simply inserting money for use anywhere on the street. the deposit is returned when one brings the seat back.
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