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A new take on the two-century old loveseat concept, the ChaTaT Bench enables two people to converse face-to-face by sitting on opposing ends of the bench's twisted top surface.
Gerard Furbershaw, Furbershaworks
Rick English
Rick English
Rick English
Rick English
Rick English
Rick English
Rick English
The polyurethane foam core being CNC machined.
Finishing the fiberglass/carbon fiber skin. Two layers of carbon fiber are on the top surface to increase stiffness.
The ChaTaT Bench is a new take on the two-century old loveseat concept. Named after a combination of the word chat and TaT, the acronym for the French term tête-à-tête, the ChaTaT enables two people to converse face-to-face by sitting on opposite sides of the bench. The seating surfaces at the ends are angled off the horizontal plane in opposing directions. This twisted seating surface communicates the bench's intent of fostering face-to-face interactions. The twist angle is minimal enough to also accommodate a conventional seating configuration for one person or two.
The ChaTaT Bench has a computer numerically controlled (CNC) machined polyurethane foam core covered with a fiberglass/carbon fiber skin. It can be used indoors as well as outdoors in pool and garden settings.
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ChaTaT Bench - Conversational Loveseat
The design provides an interesting commentary regarding human interactivity. It encourages two users to sit on the same bench in opposite directions so they are seeing completely different scenes, while inviting them to twist a little to turn towards each other to interact.
Thought-provoking! Although any furniture design has to serve its function, a truly creative design like this bench goes farther to evoke an emotional reaction. It takes you to a place beyond merely "is this something we can sit on" to a multi-dimensional experience. It's icing on the cake, in this instance, white icing.
Thought-provoking! Although any furniture design has to serve its function, a truly creative design like this bench goes farther to evoke an emotional reaction. It takes you to a place beyond merely "is this something we can sit on" to a multi-dimensional experience. It's icing on the cake, in this instance, white icing.
This is definitely not news worthy. Any bench with no back allows two people to face each other and talk. I'd be more impressed if it wasn't made from toxic materials.
They need a photo of two people on this bench if that's the use case they're pitching.