RemyVeenhuizen's Tennis Ball Benches

This weekend, while retrieving a dog-slobber-drenched tennis ball wedged between my sheets, I wouldn’t have considered a constructive or attractive use for such things, besides a non-noisy chew toy for Stella and a reason for guys to stare at Maria Sharipova whilst claiming to have a “valid” excuse. +Remy/Veenhuizen‘s Tennis Ball Benches, designed for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam though, gave me a new appreciation for the humble tennis ball, as they now provide fun, striking — and apparently quite comfortable — seating for hundreds of museum patrons every day. Tejo Remy discussed this project (amongst others) on this year’s Reclaiming Design panel at HauteGreen in NYC, which you can catch in it’s entirety here if you missed it.

via Inhabitat