Lace Market Bench (inspiration)

Lace Market court yard

The reason I choose to design the benches for the Lace Market was the current benches where poorly designed and easily damaged.

I then researched into products already inspired by lace such as Marcel Wanders Crochet table and Lace fence by Demakersvan. These seemed very interesting but the shapes seemed very simple. So I researched into more organic forms.

Matthias Pliessnig's benches give a very organic look that would fit in well with the tree designs in the court yard.

Frank Gehrys visitor’s bench and Lucile Soufflet benches have a very similar design to the tops of the tree and have a easier form of manufacture to the Matthias Pliessnig seating

Using the shapes from the design on the lace that i had collected I came up with a shape i felt looked and would work well.

using the insperation from gehrys bench i then reflected the shape to create the final design and feel i have come out with a great out come.Final Design