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Yoann Henry Yvon's manipulable street furniture
By Rain Noe - Apr 06, 2010
Check out the petals-based design of Milan-based Yoann Henry Yvon's Marguerite Bike Rack, intended to enliven boring streetscapes with a flash of nature-inspired color and form. Each petal can be tilted to either side on a pivot, and while we're skeptical of the spacing between petals--imagine trying to access a bike in the middle if this rack was full, for instance--we dig the concept and hope Yvon takes it further.
Yvon's Wave Bench, below, uses a similar form principle of movable tines, this time to create a sort of personal-space-defining backrest.
Check out the rest of Yvon's book on Coroflot.
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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