Seesaw Bench
September 22nd, 2008Seesaw Bench by Martin Nicolausson & Tom Eriksson.
An attempt at getting strangers to conversate start a conversation in public spaces. This bench requires cooperation to be functional.
EDIT:
The original bench was designed by Lars Gunnars for the city of Stockholm in the early 90’s.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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September 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 am
Very cool. Any word on where this bench is located?
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Brilliant.
Clever and simple!
September 24th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Also, it’s an attempt to get strangers to converse, not conversate. Cheers.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:16 am
I want to lie down on it… defeats the purpose I know but it could be fun! Wish the location was labeled. *hint hint, nod nod*
September 24th, 2008 at 4:20 am
You DO know that “conversate” is NOT a word, right? You can converse, or have a conversation, but CONVERSATE? So Jerry Springer!
September 24th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I bet if one person sits nears the middle it could work. Or is it just too heavy?
September 24th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Conversate? What Planet?
September 24th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Thanks to all for pointing out that conversate isn’t a word.
I’ve quoted that sentence from the designers website, I should have payed a little more attention.
So sorry again, English is not my mother tongue.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
brilliant idea that makes sitting into a necessarily cooperative effort
September 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
at least it keeps the homeless fit, while sleepong on it
September 27th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Actually, the entire “art” rationale was merely a ruse. The City officials were looking for a way to keep the vagrants from sleeping on the benches. Unfortunately, the bums found a workaround — they jammed enough trash under both ends for support and then laid down for the night. In addition, some drunken men tried to play teeter-totter and one of them got a severe concussion. The pivot mechanism has since been welded in place and it now serves as a regular bench.
September 28th, 2008 at 3:03 am
sweet excuse for the convrsate thing!
September 30th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
This would be so great for the drunk tramps in the local parks. They’d soon clear out.
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October 8th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
All of the people who complained about your diction have grammar and punctuation errors in their own posts. You’ve done well, particularly if English isn’t your first language.
November 8th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Nice Idea,
Altough something at the back of my mind tells me I have already seen things similar things or concept in public spaces., ora maybe even exactly that somewhere else..
November 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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November 18th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
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November 27th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Very nice idea..Makes public spaces that much more fun..
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:52 am
i would like to know when these people will start to make diference betwen art and design.
this is not design at all. this sucks. in a garden i need a bank to seat.
it looks like vandalisme, not design..
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