Benches

One bench, and it does one thing. A plated base runs as a ribbon along the floor, turns up at both ends, and holds an upholstered seat between them. The curve is continuous — one run of plating from end to end — so there is no front or back to it, and it can stand away from a wall instead of being pushed against one. At 1.73 metres it seats two, and the seat is upholstered in fabric.

That lack of a back and arms is what makes it useful in places a chair is wrong: at the foot of a bed, where a chair would block the way past; in an entry, where nobody wants to sit upright in a coat. The base turns up at each end so the seat reads as held rather than resting on something.

Made to order in one workshop, 8–14 weeks, plus 6–9 weeks in transit. The length can be re-cut when the order is placed.