That ‘s great design, for close look and awesome !
Nicki Boutiette
Really?
Nicki Boutiette
lololololol.
Nicki Boutiette
No, but they should be mildly accessible and not insanely dangerous. That high one? Come on.
Nicki Boutiette
No, I can understand the meaning, I just think the proportions are all wrong and awkward as hell. I think they could have used human proportions better, because, after all, humans designing a social experiment should design for the users – aka humans.
Nicki Boutiette
Actually, no. Art is meant to be judged. Have you ever honestly thought about anything without judging it on some level? If you say no, then you aren’t a human, because judgement is human instinct.
Nicki Boutiette
YA lol… that one that’s wicked high up with the little girls on it seems like it’s just asking for an injury.
Nicki Boutiette
Do you even design bro? Cuz if you worked as one, you would rescind that comment, stat. They make crap money.
TMM
You’re home benches, go drunk!
ChaBenavides
And here you are living de magic of those benches with out even seeing them in real life.
Jake
Ok here’s an ice breaker for you with an “antisocial bench”: aren’t these normal benches great for sitting on? Which happens to be their main purpose? They are not comfortable but at least you don’t have to climb on something just to sit on a slanted piece of wood…
realmodest
Because we don’t have benches to sit on?
realmodest
I don’t think they just left these as the only benches to sit on. Seems like you need to remember what art is.
realmodest
You must be one of those people who thinks art has a limit, and for that, I don’t think I understand you one bit. Then again, as an artist myself, I’m glad I do not understand your negative views on something so wonderful. There is NEVER any harm in creating art in any form. It’s meant to make you think, not to judge.
realmodest
the amount of people that don’t understand what making something “social” means is astounding..
Maya John
creativity very nice.
Nicain
Waste of money and time. Real benches would actually be useful.
Charlotte Delforge
guessing (because of the background) the Belgian coast… Checked it and it’s part of a Triennial art expo named “Beaufort” indeed along the Belgian coast.
A. Khan
nice benches!
Giorgos
Amazing benches!! Well done designers!! A lot of people cant understand the meaning of this design.
Wow
Go drunk benches, you’re home!
Faiza Iqbal
The comments are more interesting then this post 😀
sean
For gods sake, how many people cant understood… THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE USEFUL
sean
Yep, these are so meant to be the benches of the future…
sean
Im so sorry that you find art pretentious, please explain what is pretentious about it?
Personally I see all these designs useless , I mean the high benches and the uncomfortable chairs are beyond the necessary needs of setting ^___^
tanke freud
they are really cool! I think its a great way of playing with the social conceptions of what things should be like. Approaching the concept of a bench and the uses people give it might unravel a new and unexpected bench model. its like giving an empty box to a kid; they sure as hell are gonna find a lot more to do with it than store something.
I guess some people don´t like progress and rather be still sitting on a rock…
dont feed the idiots they are useless messy walking filed with nasty bacteria . Who set that this art looks like the benches are benches? that is just and only art and the way u use it is just your way right? i like it.
They’re great, but when I’m outside looking for a bench I’m not looking for a social hangout, I’m looking for a fucking place to sit! 🙂
Johnny Kronaz
Thanks for making me scroll to the top of the page and then count the pics one by one to find out which one you were talking about. It’s not like they’re numbered or anything, so that means you also counted, you obnoxious twat.
Faded
bcnhes, durnk hmoe y’ruoe go!
disqus_SUg8thp3q2
It’s a social/psychological experiment designed to manipulate patterns of human interaction. Ordinary functionality was not the aim of this project. There are plenty of regular benches out there already.
DERP
what?
DERP
d) expect that art often isn’t appreciated by dolts like you
Don’t feed the pigeons. They are useless messy flying rats filled with nasty bacteria that can kill children.
MistaGoonball
I like. Ahyess.
David M
If designers during human history wouldn’t have make common things more pleasant, interesting or visual attractive, you guys probably would still live in caves sitting on a rock. So please, shut up the stupidity in your comments and enjoy the temporary art that indeed bring people to the bench to try-out and therefore is social.
what a load of unpleasant nasty pretentious bullshit
Jenny
If I lived there I would be pissed. “Why the f**k they gotta be changin the benches all the time! I try to feed the pigeons or take my dog for a walk and there’s nowhere to sit but these impractical tourist attractions! It’s art!! Don’t replace real things with art!” haha
Sam
Go home benches, you’re drunk!
disqus_ckXLJHeXjo
Number 11 is on the roof of the Auckland Art Gallery. And yes, you can sit on it. Just not all of it.
hana
they look sort of dangerous 😐 kids would try to play on them and break their necks…
Jo
You forgot to add, c) probably make more money than you
Bob_Dobbs
I’m convinced that designers a) Spend a lot of time standing b) are illiterate (ever seen a bookshelf by a designer that can hold more than 5 picture books?)
