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Concrete Furniture for Public Spaces

An outdoor bench designed to improve socializing and human interaction in public spaces.
The research began by investigating people’s behavior in parks and public spaces and what people need from parks, this furniture offers a comfortable seat with an appropriate angle to make people face each other and feel closer like belonging in a group. This project was taken into consideration with what the city council prefers as a furniture choice in public spaces. Concrete material is a durable material against use and hard wear with a low maintenance level, very strong and significantly cheaper than any other material. The Furniture is modular with two different angled seats. Its modularity provides limitless arrangements, forming small private booths for people to socialize or even a space divider piece. The uniqueness of its seat construction, made by fabric forming concrete material offers the viewer and the user something unusual and mind-blowing

Yiannis Hadjipapas
Product and Furniture Designer Leicester, United Kingdom