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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

Atlanta Airport Has Chairs Made From Campus Trash. They're Gorgeous - Yanko Design

There's something quietly radical about sitting in a recycled Adirondack chair while you're waiting for your flight at the world's busiest airport. Plastic Reimagined transforms locally sourced plastic waste into full-scale seating prototypes, bridging design education, material research, and civic infrastructure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and honestly, I can't stop thinking about how clever this is. Here's what happened.
Design
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Take a seat! Thousands of NYC bus stops to get outfitted with new benches or leaning bars

Approximately 8,750 eligible NYC bus stops will receive benches or leaning bars over ten years through a $40 million DOT program to provide universal seating.
San Francisco
fromFast Company
5 months ago

This 4-mile bench could someday snake through downtown San Francisco

Urban design increasingly prevents resting; a San Francisco firm proposes a 4-mile bench to promote public seating and accessibility.
SF food
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 months ago

Wooden benches appearing at bus stops across Bay Area. Who is behind them?

Community-driven benches are being installed throughout the Bay Area to address the lack of public seating at high traffic bus stops.
fromstupiddope.com
6 months ago

Soft Baroque's Dancing Bench Brings Kinetic Design to Public Spaces in Spain | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

The Dancing Bench installation by Soft Baroque redefines public seating by encouraging physical interaction, transforming utilitarian objects into engaging sensory experiences.
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