New Wave

Computer rendered image of the New Wave seating system.

Project Details

• Project Name: New Wave
• Client: DSM
• Project Type: Furniture Design
• Principal Designer: Kai Richter
• Design Team: Studio Richter
• Date of commencement of project: 2003
• Usage environment: Public spaces

View of the bench in use at the Frankfurt am Main station.

The Product

The design for the New Wave public seating system recognizes that individuals tend to lean against a variety of surfaces at various points in their daily activities.

It therefore attempts to respond to user waiting habits by bringing together the act of leaning and traditional sitting within a single bench. Owing to its modular construction the leaning/seating elements can be combined in a number of ways to cater to individual project requirements and capacity.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Photographs: Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Manish Mehta