Street Furniture News

Artform Urban Furniture have supplied Parallel 42 timber benches to The University for the Creative Arts, Epsom campus. The communal area of UCA had recently been rejuvenated, and the client had required a contemporary style of external furniture to fit in with the modern design of the building and help to offer unity to the area.

For the first time in history, more than 50% of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. By 2050 this is expected to increase to a whopping 66%. Surprising when we all live with the knowledge that cities are damaging our health!

A new research project by a Danish design company is aiming to ensure that cities become smarter and self-powered by making use of solar cells. If the project proves successful, it could be integrated into cities on a global scale...

With the majority of us now working at home in front of our monitors, we have to question what actually is the purpose of a shared office space? Is there anything that can't be replaced by a Zoom call?

As the World tiptoes tentatively into a new post Covid landscape, we celebrate all that’s new and innovative in the world of street furniture. How can we make our personal bubble better?

Both working from home, shorter working weeks and flexible office space has been applauded by human resource experts worldwide and considered favourable over a mass return to traditional working.

The Cloverleaf Seat is a configuration of individual shaped modules that come together to create a clover. The distinct curves of the backrest in the middle of each module winds across the seat, providing back-support while also shielding users from those on the other side.

Covid has without doubt altered the way we work and where, we will no longer use the ‘office’ in the same way. Working remotely has taught us that we can. However we are unlikely to ever give up our working office environment completely. Isolation and connectivity issues make working from home less than ideal as a permanent solution.

Tackling Coronavirus is down to everyone following the guidelines, keeping their distance, washing their hands regularly, using their elbow to cough or sneeze into, using face masks etc. Every step has been established to protect ourselves and will help to protect our neighbours, colleagues, friends, and family members.

Artform Urban Furniture have supplied a complete package from bus shelters to street furniture for the eagerly anticipated improvements to Eastbourne Town Centre.