Serac Bench by Zaha Hadid for Lab23
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid imagined a block of ice formed in the crevasses of a glacier for the design of this bench, launching this week in the Tortona district of Milan. More
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Water Lily by Ryuji Nakamura
Japanese designer Ryuji Nakamura used crayons to draw thin lines of colour along the rods of these gridded benches (+ slideshow). More
Collection #2 by Colonel
Maison&Objet 2013: French design duo Colonel present furniture inspired by camping at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, which concludes tomorrow. More
B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Cologne 2013: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a bench system based on the iconic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe (+ movie). More
Zieharsofika upholstery by Meike Harde
Product news: German design graduate Meike Harde has designed a range of upholstered benches and stools simply by folding foam mats and fixing them to wooden frames with elastic bands. More
"This bench is a tribute to a local hardware shop" - Roger Arquer
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, east London designer Roger Arquer talks about the benches he made for the Stepney Green Design Collection using materials sourced from his local family-run hardware shop just before it closed down. More
Bow by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
London Design Festival: industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has created a trestle table and bench with timber parts held in tension by sheets of bowed steel. More
General Woodwork Bench by Roger Arquer for the Stepney Green Design Collection
East London designer Roger Arquer has made a bench out of materials he salvaged from his local hardware shop before it closed down, which he is contributing to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More
Bench Years by Established & Sons at the V&A museum
London Design Festival: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Jasper Morrison and AL_A are among the designers who have created benches with British design brand Established & Sons for the central courtyard of the V&A museum (+slideshow). More
Bodge Bench by Gitta Gschwendtner for the Stepney Green Design Collection
East London designer Gitta Gschwendtner is going to make a one-off three-seater version of her Bodge Bench as the first piece chosen for the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More
Seasons by Valentin Loellmann
German designer Valentin Loellmann used hazel branches to create the knobbly legs of these benches, tables and stools. More
Lisbon Christmas Lights by Pedro Sottomayor, José Adrião and ADOC
Fallen stars, glowing red dominoes and a vine-covered tree are some of the lights installed by artists, designers and architects in Lisbon this Christmas (photographs by Fernando Guerra). More
Family Bench by Valentin Garal for Le Porc-Shop
Spanish designer Valentin Garal has designed a bench with an integrated budgie cage. More
Balloon Bench by h220430
This floating bench by Japanese studio h220430 appears to be held up by bunches of balloons at either end. More
Pylon by Marcus Abrahamsson and Kristoffer Fagerström for Nola
Swedish designers Marcus Abrahamsson Kristoffer Fagerström have created this bench with a seat made of stacked pine batons for outdoor furniture brand Nola. More
Shared Space III by Chris Kabel
Dutch designer Chris Kabel has created a circular bench made from one 10 metre-long wooden beam. More
In Flakes by Mount Fuji Architects Studio
These mirrored benches by Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio sit beneath cherry trees at the Towada Art Centre in Japan. More
Cantilevered bench by StokkeAustad
Designers StokkeAustad presented a cantilevered bench with a concrete base at an exhibition called Norwegian Prototypes during the London Design Festival last month. More