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Live at NeoCon: Brit Bench Metallic

By Jacob Slevin on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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Our last (but certainly not least) live post from NeoCon Day 2 is the Brit Bench Metallic, designed by Simon Pengelly, and manufactured by Leland International. This might sound a bit crude, but I have to say it: this bench is super sexy!

An exciting new concept for public seating, the Brit Bench can be used as a stellar stand alone feature or linked together to form molecular like arrangements. Brit bench is a sculptural answer to seating in fast paced environments such as airports and large open lobbies. The seat proportions offers visitors the opportunity to sit or straddle the bench and the harmonic form encourages human interaction. The securely mounted table appears to float over the bench and provides additional functionality for a laptop or as a surface for a drink or small meal.

I additionally see these seating artifacts appealing to hospitality designers. I suspect we’ll the see the Brit Bench Metallic appearing in hotel lobbies (perhaps minimalist and modern boutique properties) as a floating centerpiece. Without doubt, it’s a very progressive furniture piece, and when two or more benches are positioned together, it becomes more and more powerful.

Be sure to visit Leland furniture before this show ends. You’ll want to straddle this bench yourself… I promise.

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Jacob Slevin is a big bear with an even bigger heart. Trained as an architect at Cornell University, he has worked both at Frederic Schwartz Architects and then briefly at FXFOWLE Architects before beginning work on Designer Pages.

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by Lora Leonard June 12th, 2008

No it’s not crude … it is super sexy! Would love to use this on a future project.

by 3rings » NeoCon Wrap Up July 9th, 2008

[…] DAY 3 - June 11, 2008 - I wrote Live at NeoCon: Greenplay, Live at NeoCon: Brit Bench Metallic, Live at NeoCon: Kittinger in the White House, Live at NeoCon: Uno e Zero, Live at NeoCon: Luxo the […]

by The Brit Bench « The Lab August 19th, 2008

[…] bench is very versatile and has many different options for arrangement and finishes.  The bench won a Silver Award in the Best of NeoCon Competition in […]

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