Valentin Loellmann

 Valentin Loellmann's bench in charred oak.

Kelly and Stubbs

Pete Kelly and Peter Stubbs have been committed to upcycling since working in Brooklyn in the 1990s. 

This is their made to measure birch ply end bench, for use inside or outside, which was designed to utilize offcut high-grade exterior use ply which was heading to the landfill from a business above their base in Goyt mill, Marple. It features their 'Waterfall' joint which is subtle and very strong. 

Yong Ju Lee

Root bench design by Yong Ju Lee Architects, completed in 2018 in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea, It is a 30-meter diameter circle of dynamic forms resembling a tree's root structure.

Base 10 Furniture I

Ebonized ash bench from Base 10 Furniture displaying its beautiful grain. Base 10 is a small family company formed by Joshua Friedman and his partner Lindsey Muscato, now based in LA.

Paul Anderson I

The wonderful benches by Paul Anderson have great character looking cobbled together, wonkey and simply beautiful looking like they have time traveled from times of care, handcraft and clever thrift.

"My love of discarded materials have been powerful influences: I use mostly relic oak from defunct barn roofs, boats, gates and fences to make elemental thrones, tables, daybeds and benches which, although they have an ancient, recently unearthed quality about them, work well in contemporary settings. The furniture is rugged, risky, energetic - functional but sculptural. The means of construction is usually very evident – maybe that keeps the work visceral and emphatically un-glib." Paul Anderson 

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Sam Hecht

Mutli functional furniture from combining elements of a stool, bench and chair by Sam Hecht inspired by seating on the Tokyo metro which combined individual seating with benches, made by Established and sons.

Yejun Yao

Yejun Yao's rocking horse bench combining a traditional bench with a rocking horse which will support one or two people.

Greg Klassen I

Hand carved maple bench with walnut legs by Greg Klassen.

Chloe De la Chaise

Beautifully simple and wonderfully clever this is Chloe De la Chaise's contemporary twist on a Victorian love chair. Chloe is an independant designer who endevours to workin a sustainable way using locally sourced materials and utilise the skills of local artisans.

Jack P Craig

Jack Craig lives and works in Detroit Michigan.He studied Industrial Design at the University of Illinois, graduating in 2010. He continued studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art, earning a Master of Fine Art in 3D Design. 

The work pictured is part of his broken board series where he has combined the shattered broken pine with polyester resin. The captured the texture of the torn wood surface is protected and sealed in the resin and is the focus of these pieces.

Keenan Keeley

 Above: detail from lap table, Below: Bent Ply Bench

Keenan Keeley designs very clear functional furniture simple but beautifully crafted, he is based in Portland Oregon and combines a furniture making background with a Product Design education.

Plant and Moss

The 'odd couple bench' by Plant and Moss.
Plant and Moss is a creative design studio founded by James Plant and James Moss in 2009, which has its own collection as well as collaborating and working with industry. They are incredibly successful and have a wonderful ethos about how they work, who they work with and where they source their wood please read more here.

'Odd couples bench relates to human characteristics, personifying the quirky couples at restaurants that sit next to each other instead of opposite. The contrasting backs represent the different characters that are to grace the seats. Carefully selected backs from times gone by pay homage to Ercol. Not just for couples, do you jump in first…or offer a place? Made in Ash they take into consideration the time honoured style and quality of English produced turning and chair making'. Plant and Moss

David Gates II

David Gates has some beautiful design solutions within his work and some lovely details. I love the bench with its lifting handle which doubles as an arm rest, and the broad comfortable looking styling on his dining chairs. David's designs are based on people watching observing how people interact and how furniture aids or hinders this process.

"the rocking chair variant of the dining/side chair . . . inspired by social eating- wanting to stretch forward to talk over the table or lean back and relax, the rockers make twisting to face another person easier. More active conversations made easier." David Gates

Raphael Charles

Raphael Charles clever interactive design solution of birch rods coated with black paint that can be connected in geometric or amorphous forms due to the way they are magnetised, endless fun!

31 and Change

'31 & change' is a Brooklyn based furniture set up by Kurt Lenard. It is a company that blends urban and rustic creating unique one of a kind pieces often upcycling old furniture incorporating it into fresh timber.
The benches use three contrasting chairs from different eras to form a new contemporary piece.
For every piece of furniture that 31& Change sell  they plant two trees one for you and one for the company, wonderful.

Jeppe Hein

Jeppe Hein's fantastic explorations of  the possible mutations of a humble social bench, make the benches disfunctional as traditional public seating and instead create interactive street furniture for play, exploration and intrigue.

Kana Nakanishi

 Kana Nakanishi gets the most out of the least amount of materials with her wonderful clean simple designs.