Chippendale Meets Machine Aesthetic

Bench for public sidewalk. A familiar object is placed in an unfamiliar context. Intent was to bring the inside outside by placing familiar everyday image of a Chippendale style sofa in a different /outdoor context. The comforts of the inside of home are brought outside. Infused with unusually bright colours as a means to distance it from the familiar.

Size: 3 ‘ H x 7 feet W x 3’ D

Materials: Checkerplate steel, polyurethane paint. 

Location: Located on public sidewalk in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Commissioned by the 4th  St. BRZ Revitalization Zone.