AthensBenchMark |

2010 Jun 22 - 16:01

Get your "own" bench in Athens!

2010 Jun 22 - 16:01

ATHENS BENCH MARK PRIZES
	1^st Prize	Mybench.gr	Aris Stathis
	2^nd Prize	City Break	Vasiliki Katsarou, Andreas Econonomopoulos
	3^rdPrize	Hand of Earth	Constantinos Douzis

ΑTHENS BENCH MARK COMMENDATIONS
	Bliss	Elias Georgakopoulos
	Ξεφλουδίστε την πόλη	Area Daouti, Mitroulia, Raftopoulou
	Slim	Iosif Foskolos

Ελληνικά

Industrial Design Competition: Athens Bench Mark

Common Poll Results (shown in random order 5 of 100)

Greece, Athens

2manyrounds Bench
South Africa, Pretoria

APEIRON
Greece, Thessaloniki

Shelter Bench
Greece, Zografou

bench V.2.0.
Greece, Thessaloniki

1+1=1

Athens Bench Mark

See the results of the voting public!

Art Design Competition: Future Bench

1st Prize	astiko hromoswma 1	Vardoulaki Pavlina, Vasilaki Penelope, Verteouri Anastasia, Galactiou Catherine, Dragana Marcetic, Ifandi Elena and Hazapi Anna	Greece, Athens and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prijedor
2nd Prize	futurecyclebench	Antonella Nikolopoulou	Eindhoven, Netherlands
3rd Prize	draw-extrude	Repusku Evangelia	Greece, Athens
3rd Prize	002	Katerina Kanelopoulou and Elina Tseliagou	Greece, Athens

Visit and view the proposals chosen by a jury at the first evaluation phase (shortlist) listed in alphabetical order

Visit and view the 50 most popular proposals from public voting

UNDER THE AUSPICES

SUPPORTED BY

FUTURE BENCH EXCLUSIVELY SPONSORED BY

Bombay Sapphire

MEDIA SPONSORS

CREATE YOUR OWN BENCH
LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE CITY

GEARING UP ATHENS FOR A CHANGE
MAKING THE CITY OVER

What a bench means to me

N. Kaklamanis, Mayor of Athens

T. Karapanagiotis, President of "The World of Athens"

K. Katsampe, President of ETOAA

Etymology

bench (a) nm, a simple structure placed in open spaces (parks, bus stops etc.) and used as a seat

<Etymology
bench (a) nm, a simple structure placed in open spaces (parks, bus stops etc.) and used as a seat

Future Bench TV Spot

Mega TV Spot Athens Benchmark

Design Specifications

The competition Athens Bench Mark is for new benches that will undergo industrial production, therefore it is neccessary to design benches with specific standards in mind.

Design aesthetics and harmony - the way it is implied by the central idea of the contest - in the relation of the relevant proposal with the urban environment.
Object ergonomics to suit not only the average user but as well the elder, disabled people ect.
Quality of materials and functionality
Innovative and sustainable design.
Environmentally friendly and other possible materials and methods of building the final product in an eco friendly or energy saving manner…”Green product”. More > >

Inspiration

The competition Future Bench has no required design specifications. Designs will be the free creation of the artist. Benches will be exhibited in a major art exhibition called Future Bench.

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