Gardening Bench by Jurgen Bey

Jurgen Bey
Gardening Bench, 1999

What if a park could grow its own furniture? For Gardening Bench, Jurgen Bey pressed hay, leaves, bark and garden cuttings into long seats. Each bench looks different because its colour and texture depend on the materials available each season: garden rubbish is pressed into an endless bench in extrusion containers. Any length is possible. Nature decides when it is time to have the organic material back. Created for the Couleur Locale project in Oranienbaum, the design was never meant to last forever. Over time, it wears away and becomes part of the landscape again.