Do you know that the longest bench in the world is situated in Littlehampton, UK? This bench is made out of 9,000 colored slats and measures at 324 meters. Urban design is constantly developing, and nowadays we can find tons of street furniture pieces that are often weird and sometimes truly astounding.

#1  Sail benches, Verchères, Canada

You thought it was sailing at your first sight but look a little further, you will recognize that the benches in the park, the idea of changing the concept of only on the sea with sailing. However, this sailing boat can not help you to go offshore.

#2 A letter bench, Bristol, England

Although it is not really a letter, the wooden chair also has stamps and the addressee. This chair can probably be sit.

#3 The bench of Claude Ponti, Nantes, France

Is this the gate or the bench for giant people?

#4 It must be the biggest book in the world but you can’t read it because it has no word inside.

#5 This chair makes me wonder, what is the real space?

An upside-down bench in Mexico

#6 A shark girl, New York

#7 The periodic table and a bench, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#8 The state of the pulse at rest, Hamburg, Germany

#9 Go back to your childhood with this slingshot

#10 Pencils but not for paint

#11 A bench through a concrete wall, you’ll not be afraid of rain anymore.

#12 It looks like someone holding the chair for you, Kiev, Ukraine

#13 A robot is relaxing

#14 Park benches made for one person facing away from each other, Finland

#15 A whale tail bench, Santa Barbara, California

#16 “Have a break, have a Kit Kat,” London, UK

#17 A motivational Nike bench, not to sit but to run, New York

#18 A sunken observation platform, Vöcklabruck, Austria

Which of these items would you like to have on your own street?

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