{"id":746856,"date":"2026-09-13T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:10:25","slug":"finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec98188487f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec98188487f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647539\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has ever sprinted through a train station with a rolling suitcase in one hand and a coffee sloppily balanced in the other knows the particular despair of scanning a row of seats and finding every single one occupied by someone\u2019s backpack. Not a person. A bag. Sitting there like it paid for the ticket too.<\/p>\n<p>That small, maddening moment is basically the whole reason a London studio called Of My Imagination designed something called Flip, a modular public seating system where each individual seat can rotate out of the way on command. Instead of a bench being a fixed slab of \u201csit here or don\u2019t,\u201d Flip treats every seat as its own hinge point. Flip it down, it\u2019s a chair. Flip it up and out, it becomes open space for luggage, a stroller, or just more room to breathe when a platform gets crowded. It sounds almost too simple to be clever, which is usually the sign of a genuinely good idea.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ofmyimagination.com\/project\/flip\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Of My Imagination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647540\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647540\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"84fa517284335e6754c55309-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"84fa517284335e6754c55309-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647541\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647541\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been thinking about public seating a lot lately, mostly because so much of it seems designed for an idealized version of how people move through the world rather than the messy, unpredictable reality of it. Airports, bus terminals, hospital waiting rooms. These spaces swing between dead quiet and total chaos within the same hour, and yet the furniture almost never adjusts with them. A bench built for a slow Tuesday afternoon becomes a liability during a holiday rush, when every inch of floor space suddenly matters and immovable seating just gets in the way.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647543\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647543\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"84fa517284335e6754c55309-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"84fa517284335e6754c55309-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647544\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647544\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Flip\u2019s answer isn\u2019t flashy. There\u2019s no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, no motor, no sensor deciding when a seat should move. It\u2019s a mechanical latch and a rotating joint, the kind of low-tech solution that feels almost old-fashioned in a moment when everything gets pitched as \u201csmart.\u201d I actually like that restraint. Public infrastructure breaks down constantly not because the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is too simple, but because it\u2019s too complicated, too fragile, too dependent on software updates and maintenance contracts nobody budgeted for. A seat that flips because a person physically flips it is a seat that still works during a power outage, a system failure, or just a Tuesday when the maintenance crew is short-staffed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647546\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647546\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The pandemic-era spacing rules get a mention in OMI\u2019s own description of the project, and it\u2019s worth sitting with that for a second. Remember all those benches wrapped in caution tape or marked with awkward stickers telling you where not to sit? Most of that signage disappeared once the emergency did, but the underlying problem never really left. Public seating still needs to flex between \u201cpack people in tightly\u201d and \u201cspread them out,\u201d whether that\u2019s for health reasons, accessibility needs, or just the reality of rush hour versus a quiet Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647547\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647547\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What strikes me most is how much this design respects the intelligence of the people using it. Flip doesn\u2019t try to predict what a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>er needs. It just gives them the option and gets out of the way. That\u2019s a surprisingly rare quality in public design, where the instinct is often to over-engineer a solution that anticipates every scenario instead of trusting a commuter to make a simple physical adjustment themselves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647549\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647549\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-010.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647550\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647550\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-011.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Is it going to replace every bench in every transit hub across the country? Probably not right away, and cost, durability testing, and vandalism resistance are the unglamorous hurdles any concept like this has to clear before it shows up somewhere you\u2019d actually sit down. But as a proof of concept, it\u2019s a refreshing reminder that flexibility doesn\u2019t require a screen or a subscription. Sometimes it just requires a hinge and a little humility about how unpredictable public spaces actually are.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647552\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-647552\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The next time I\u2019m standing in a crowded terminal, silently negotiating personal space with a stranger\u2019s overstuffed duffel bag, I\u2019ll probably think about Flip. Not because it solves everything, but because it solves the one thing that\u2019s been sitting there, unaddressed, for as long as public benches have existed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-647554\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/09\/12\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Finally, a Bench Design That Never Wastes a Seat\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/09\/finally-a-bench-design-that-never-wastes-a-seat\/flip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" 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She graduated with a degree in Film and Audio Visual Communication from the University of the Philippines and holds certificates in Digital Marketing Communications. She previously worked in the PR, advertising, and events industry and also taught communication subjects at the collegiate level. She has been writing for social media, books and publishing, pop culture, technology <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, and design for the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSee Full Bio<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"17\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M5.52978 5.44L8.58312 8.5L5.52979 11.56L6.46979 12.5L10.4698 8.5L6.46978 4.5L5.52978 5.44Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aioseo-author-bio-compact-footer\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Ida Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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