above > ‘steps’ is a new concrete seating design, aimed to redefine how people use public space
[ raw edges ], a london design studio, recently designed steps as a cluster of concrete seats which will live outside now gallery on peninsula square for the foreseeable future to create a place for two to nest, invite people to dwell, play, lean and relax in this new swathe of london and enjoy the developing surroundings. fabricated by mass concrete, the simplicity of the seating will both stand out from the contrasting concrete metropolis and blend into the surrounding verdant peninsula gardens.
Raw Edges Steps from Raw Edges Design Studio on Vimeo.
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Despite its name, the Battery Conservancy is not an organization about electrical devices, but a public policy and park administrator in Manhattan. The Battery is the extreme southern point of Manhattan, long defended by a battery of cannons and now site of parks.
That is why there is a battery chair, chosen after a publicly judged design competition. Its winner—top among five finalists—is the Fleurt chair by Andrew Jones, a Canadian designer. The chair takes its form from a flower, drilled with multiple lacey like holes to dry quickly after rain and painted several tones of blue: a merger of practical function and poetic form. Jones wins a $10,000 prize and the chance to see some 300 copies of the chair scattered across the open space not far from the Staten Island Ferry dock. [ andrew jones design ]
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