THE ZIPPER BENCH SYSTEM ©

POSTED ON: 05.13.2011
WXY’s Zipper Bench was officially unveiled, together with UN Studio’s New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion, at Battery Park, New York City on May 12th.

POSTED ON: 05.13.2011
The Zipper conceptually strives to positively encourage social interaction with any different number of people gathering, relaxing and engaging.

POSTED ON: 05.13.2011
The bespoke elements of the bench design facilitate a multiplicity of options in their arrangement. These components act as parts within the urban whole.

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The bench seductively approaches the Kentucky Coffee trees placed throughout Peter Minuit Plaza as a flat plane allowing for multiple sitting positions simultaneously.

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As it rises effortlessly towards the tree it splices around the trunk not only creating an integration with the landscape elements but provides shifting views and vantage points.

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POSTED ON: 06.07.2011
The Zipper Bench in Dongdaemun History & Culture Park in Seoul, Korea

POSTED ON: 06.07.2011
The Zipper Bench in Dongdaemun History & Culture Park in Seoul, Korea

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The zipper bench by WXY has been installed in the Zaha Hadid designed Dongdaemun History & Culture Park in Seoul, Korea as a design exchange between New York and Seoul.


POSTED ON: 06.07.2010