Stylish modern benches and creative bench designs from all over the world.
Reef Bench
Wooden bench by Remy & Veenhuizen features moving slats that move slowly without disturbing the fundamental structure.
Bike Rack Bench
Creative park bench by ADD Innovation doubles as a bike rack.
Fault Line Bench
Unique jagged shaped bench designed by Cameron Van Dyke.
Coral Bench
Algorithmically generated laser cut pattern extends along the full length of this stylish bench.
Stay Bench
Modern park bench inspired by flowers and tree branches.
Pencil Bench
Cool bench made from 1,600 pencils which are individually sprung.
E-Turn Bench
Elegant fiberglass bench designed by Brodie Neill for Kundalini.
Quarry Bench
Beautiful and stylish modern bench designed by Ryan Dart.
Odalisque Bench
Handmade bench by New York based designer Pryor Callaway.
Muscle Bench
Modern bench soldered and bent from steel by Alexandre Moronnoz.
Infinity Bench
Stylish wooden bench designed by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt.
For more bench designs, check out: 15 Creative and Unique Benches
Salmon
These are nice but not that nice. :S
Apr 19th, 2010
Joel
Some of these look sorta unconfortable and just plain strange.
Some are cool though.
Apr 20th, 2010
Kan
awesome,, loved the Quarry Bench
Apr 20th, 2010
Zunny
It’s a huge amount of material for a very simple function/purpose-
pretty wasteful in most cases.if someone tried to make a bench using the least amount of material that might be interesting.
what happened to recycled materials?
Apr 20th, 2010
Den
I agree some look rather uncomfortable, and the use of material is indeed excessive in most cases! Why pencils?!
Apr 20th, 2010
Betty
Theses are really wonderful but the STAY bench is brilliant. It would be great to have that design as the new park bench classic.
Apr 20th, 2010
Moo
A standard wooden park bench looks more comfortable than any of these.
Apr 20th, 2010
forumlogic
Might be okay for a short sit if you carry a well-upholstered rear – if not, ouch!!
Apr 20th, 2010
bird
I think those are all very well designed. I agree that we need more eco-friendly designs, but I still think that the world needs more good design such as the stuff shown here
Apr 20th, 2010
Toasty O's
A lovely roundup of over-designed benches. Blah. The reef bench at the top has potential.
We need benches that serve the needs of the people that use them.
How about a bench that folds down like a futon for homeless people to sleep on? With some sort of cover that rolls up and over to protect them from the elements?
Apr 20th, 2010
timmay
amazing, but wouldnt the pencil bench break when sit on it.
Apr 20th, 2010
Karin L.
Very aesthetically pleasing!
Apr 20th, 2010
Stacey
@ timmay – It’s the same idea as a bed of nails in that the weight is equally distributed so it doesn’t break or make harsh pressure points
Apr 21st, 2010
Reilly
Very cool.
Apr 21st, 2010
Barbara
I like their shape even if some look agressive.
Apr 22nd, 2010
Jason
Some pretty funky designs. Doesn’t look very easy to maintain.
Apr 23rd, 2010