Portable benches

Designed by Marlon Darbeau, and seen in the wonderfully named MADMuseum in New York. More on the project here

BENCH ON THE WALLS...

THIS IS NOT A BENCH

Musical Bench

This bench was presented in the year the society apparently performed Carousel. I wonder if they would have preferred horses to benches...

Benches at the Royal Academy

From the British Sculpture Show...



A hessian covered bench that is facsimile from one used in Anthony Caro's first solo exhibition. Love how the size and shape of this one has become a space in itself.



A bench seen through a Barbara Hepworth public space sculpture.



And a 'proper' gallery bench from one of the less-visited galleries upstairs.

Royal Bench

Good Memories...

A MEMORIAL ARMCHAIR...

Found on Chair Blog by Alex Johnson, aka shedboy.

Sitting and watching together

We don't have the wonderful American concept of sitting on your porch and watching the world go by here in the UK, but it was interesting to see something of the kind happening in front gardens in Bath recently.

Memories of Spring...

Winter's drawing in here in the UK, but here's a photograph of a sunny bench taken in the East Goshen Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania and kindly sent to me several months ago by D M Eppley. I've put it up now to remind me that it won't be long before I can go benchsitting in comfort once more...