Dutch designer Nic Roex has taken some ordinary garden shovels and turned them into a curving, double-sided seating structure with a light and whimsical feel that can seat up to 8 people. This would be seriously fun in a park area with a community garden.

This shiny metal bench is an ingenious design also by Nic Roex. From the front it looks like a sleek and smooth, molded seating element. I love the use of the bright color, it works well.

From the rear, the structure of the bench is revealed and you can see that it’s actually a repurposed car hood. I like how it seems like a total behind-the-scene, peek behind the curtain kind of thing as if you’re not really supposed to know that it’s a car hood. The metal frame feels like scaffolding holding up the structure. Super cool.

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