Fabian Brunsing is a Berlin-based photographer, designer and artist that has created the ‘Pay & Sit’ park bench. The idea behind this park bench is that because it is supplied by a private enterprise, the owner would pay rent to the city, which would reduce taxes for everyone.
To prevent people from sitting, the ‘Pay & Sit’ has spikes that prevent people from sitting on it. Once you insert a coin, the spikes disappear making for a pain-free bench experience.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Interactive Public Seating
- Opportunity for designing interactive seating experiences that engage users in public spaces.
- Merging Art and Functionality
- Opportunity to combine artistic design elements with functional seating solutions for unique user experiences.
- User-driven Payment Systems
- Opportunity to create user-driven payment systems that offer added benefits or incentives for using public seating.
Where This Applies
- Public Seating Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to reimagine the design of public seating to enhance user engagement and comfort.
- Urban Art and Design
- Opportunity for artists and designers to collaborate on public art installations that merge art with functionality, transforming urban spaces.
- Smart Payment Technology
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop smart payment systems that integrate with public seating to provide secure and convenient payment options.
