Dan McMahon
Designer
Based in Brooklyn, NY
Objects
Projects
About
An acupuncture and wellness studio in the Chinatown neighborhood of lower Manhattan wanted to cover some unsightly pipes in their waiting room with custom seating.
The studio’s branding features natural elements, and the color green has been used heavily throughout the space. We decided to build a series of low walls to cover the pipes and pump, and 3 benches to follow the perimeter.
Each bench seat, upholstered in green fabric, rests on oak frames which span a pair of boulders sourced locally. The boulders were flattened by hand to create coplanar faces. Due to the weight of the boulders, the benches were designed to be transported in pieces and assembled on site.