Art benches: the most unusual urban furniture

In the summer, you want to spend as much time as possible in the fresh air: in parks, squares, and just sitting in the sun, or suddenly, if there is too much of it, in the shade.

For example, the work of the French sculptor and designer Pablo Reynoso has been delighting visitors to Sadeley Castle in the English county of Gloucestershire for several years.

Made from just three steel plates, this art object is impressive in size and dynamism, but bears the modest name “Huge Sudeley Bench”.

Another “shop” by the same author with the self-explanatory name “Spaghetti”, although it is made of environmentally friendly wood, but due to the “braiding pasta”, it can cause an impressionable viewer to feel more of a feeling of anxiety than a desire to relax comfortably on it...

French designer Lucille Souffle has created a bench that can be folded, rolled and bent in any way to fit the shape of the body. Moreover, the author suggests using such plastic furniture as home interior:

British design duo Boex “wrote” a thank you letter in an original form, and installed it at the entrance to a hospital in Bristol (UK)

In light of the latest regulations on smoking restrictions, domestic smokers would be pleased to sit on a beautiful and functional bench, which is also designed specifically for them: “Only for smokers”, Fatih Baltaz, USA

Such designer creative furniture is suitable for high-tech lovers who want to create a nightclub atmosphere at home: Designer Manfred Kilnhofer, Austria

Returning to the theme of comfort in nature, such a multifunctional art object as a tree bench is perfect for installation both in the center of a metropolis and on a sandy beach. And if it rains, the water will come in handy for the natural elements of the furniture - grass and wood.

Some of these pieces of urban furniture still exist only in the form of concepts and design ideas of creative authors, but their useful and no less spectacular predecessors have long been a source of delight and even serve as a source of pride for residents: A bench made of 500 flat plates in London

Clothespin bench in Milan

These “Playing Cards” are familiar to everyone who has visited the capital of Mexico - Mexico City.

The original benches can become another symbol of Mexico, in addition to hot tequila and no less hot Tabasco.

After all, a bench has always been a necessary element in the romantic life of city dwellers