My sister asked me, "Have you seen any nice clean benches for a hallway? Simple contemporary lines, not too deep?" Hmmmmm..... a challenge. I've been searching, and I've found a few that may fit the bill. So, would you like to take a look?...
Oh! I
must show you this first one...
Ingrid Donat's high caryatide bench. It is very probably my favorite piece of furniture of all time. I remembered seeing it a few years ago in one of my magazines, so I searched and found the article on line at
Metropolitan Home. This woman creates such incredibly lovely, sculptural pieces. Each one is a work of art, made in small, limited editions. You can contact her via
her website to
inquire about this or any of her work. Wow, I do love this bench! One day... one day. OK, on we go...
The two above are BDDW's. The amazing BDDW. Love. And I love these benches. Simple...check, contemporary...check, not too deep...check! For each of these, you can choose from a few wood species and finishes. The
Simple bench on the left can be ordered in a custom size, and there are a two leather choices. For the
September bench on the right, you can provide your own material or leather. (oh, and there's more BDDW later...)
The next two, the
Sutto and the
Oak SR, are by
Truck Furniture. I think these, too, are beautiful.
Truck is a Japanese company, so I'm not sure if they ship to the US or have distributors here. But, their
website is so inspirational - do go
look.
Above is
Shimna's Pawnee media console, which would make a totally cool bench. It's sleek, modern, and has space to hold front hall stuff (shoes, hats, mittens, leashes, flashlights). Nice... and colorful, if you like! It's available
here.
This one above is made in Belgium with iron and reclaimed antique teak (or oak). Custom sizing is available. And - bonus!- it is sold in
a real (as in physical location) shop not far from my sister.
This one might work, too. The solid sides are a little different, and may be her style. (I've decided that white-washed brick or stone walls must be necessary for successful bench photography.) It is the MASH studios LAX Bench. Design Public sells it
here. And BDDW offers the similar...
Axel Bench, which they'll make to your length, with several wood and finish choices available.
OK, below are seven more possibilities and another, clearer look at the Pawnee (#3)(because it
is pretty cool) ...
We have: 1.
Marina Bench in mahogany from Bungalow 5, 2.
Terrain Cady Bench in oak from ABC Home, 3. Shimna's
Pawnee Media Console at Burke Decor, 4. the always appreciated
Florence Knoll three-seat bench from Hive Modern (see their
other benches here), 5.
Hilary Bench by Oly, 6. Jonathan Adler's
Bergman Bench, 7.
Cortland Bench by Williams-Sonoma, and 8. Oly's
Jonathan Bench. Please note that there are
many fabric/leather choices available for 5, 6, 7, and 8!
If any of you have others to fit the bill, please let me know in the comments section (perhaps some more economical options, too??)
Wow... and some people do this every day?? I'm so hopeful that my sister finds inspiration in these. We shall see!
ps.... If she goes for the Ingrid Donat, I'm buying a ticket on the next flight to see it in person!
A bit disjointed, I'd say. Too much going on for me. I need to be more together, calm, organized, present, focused. I'm aiming for the feeling I get when I look at these images...
So, my lovely friends, I've realized that I need to take a little break from my blog baby. I will be visiting all of you, finding so much inspiration, keeping up on your news, and loving your creativity. And I think I will be back, probably after the new year (which will be here before we know it... really). And maybe I'll pop in a few times before then, too. Thank you, thank you, thank you for visiting me here. I have so loved and appreciated all of your support!
