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Street Furniture that Makes Use of Existing Infrastructure

The Corner bench, by industrial designer Lars Tornøe

By Rain Noe - May 1

in Furniture Design | Urbanism

When I was living in the city, I wore out the ass of a pair of Carhartts just by sitting on stoops and concrete. Bummed me out as the rest of the pants were still good. If only NYC was bedecked with these:

That's the Corner bench, by Norwegian industrial designer Lars Tornøe. The benches take advantage of existing concrete infrastructure, and attach via brackets.

The frames are made of hot-dip galvanized steel, with an option to add powder-coating. Four types of wood are available: Nordic Pine and Kebony for outdoor use, Oak and Ash for indoor use.

The Corner bench is in production by Vestre, a Scandinavian manufacturer of outdoor furniture. Because a number of their products are destined for harsh, salty coastal environments, they offer a lifetime guarantee against rust (and a 15-year guarantee on the wood).

With the lifetime guarantee the powder-coating option isn't so much about protection, but aesthetics: They offer 200 different colors.

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Rod Parker-Rees

7 months ago

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I am impressed by your choice of the wholly appropriate phrase 'bummed me out'!

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Michael Ayukawa

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And it keeps you insulated from the cold concrete. Handy in colder, marine climates that we see in Canada.

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Ryan Cee

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Anti-hostile architecture? I like it!

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