Together- Public Chair

red dot
red dot award: design concept 2008

design:

Lin Chia Chun

Together – Public Chair is a modular public bench designed as individual interlocking units that can adapt to different spatial requirements and social conditions.

Together – Public Chair has been conceptualised as a public bench that adapts to the different seating needs of the user(s). Its design provides conditions for privacy as well as for social interaction. Designed as modular interlocking units, Together – Public Chair can be adapted to the spatial requirements of a given public space, such as a department store, museum, station or other waiting areas. The configuration of the bench, interlocked with subsequent units, creates new social dynamics with multi-dimensional and unpredictable interactive experiences for the users.

The bench has been designed using the simplest material and manufacturing process, with minimal material or production wastage. Each bench is made from a single metal sheet that is cut and bent to give it its three- dimensional expression.