Last fall,
Design Museum Boston announced their Street Seats challenge for the Fort Point region of the city. Calls for entry were to submit designs for benches or "street seats" to be installed in the Innovation District in Fort Point, downtown Boston. 170 entries were submitted and 20 finalists will be on display beginning April 27 through October 6. Each one is very unique in style & function. You can see them on the
Street Seats page, where their building progress is tracked and a short video for each can be viewed. This caught my eye as a team from Syracuse University is in the final group!
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"Industrial Hotspot" |
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"Ola Bench" |
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"Re-Cord" |
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"WA Chair" |
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"The Wharf Bench" |
As this area is near my apartment, I will certainly be visiting this summer!

Design Museum Boston's Street Seats
those seats are so cool! i haven't been down by the north end/waterfront lately but i will need to check it out!
ReplyDeletexoamy
www.cupcakesncouture.com
oooh i like those light up benches!!
ReplyDeleteSo fun...love those colorful curvy ones!
ReplyDeleteHa! Those are so fun!! Love the one's with flourescent lighting underneath. That would be awesome to sit on at night.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Jules of Canines & Couture
www.caninesandcouture.com
this is soooo cool!!! i love when they just let people be creative!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of contests like this - the industrial seats are so fun but I think we're more of a classic city. The wooden bar is such a cool concept :)
ReplyDeleteI work near the area and will be definitely be checking this out!
ReplyDeleteThose are very cool. I need to look out for those!
ReplyDeleteKristen
So cool - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog,
Dana
http://www.keepyourpantson.com/