Concrete in public space or:

The more variants of Conics you know, the more of a city planner you are.

Humor and playfulness as a refreshing element of public space are brought by designers Eduard Herrmann and Matěj Coufal, who designed a new collection of outdoor furniture for us called Conics.

„We like to discover new and unconventional solutions,“ explains Eda, and his colleague Matěj adds: „For example, the basic structural and esthetic component of Conics is a hollow cone. It may be the stable leg of a bench or a planter for vegetation in cities.“

The search for new shapes that would liven up public space and expand the way street furniture was used led the designer duo of Herrmann & Coufal to create a brand new modular series called Conics. Its cornerstone is a conical body of concrete. Conical casts in three sizes rotate into their final role: table, seat, planter, or bench. What is very impressive is the round table with an inner planter for perhaps a tree or herbs. Round shapes are very popular with outdoor furniture because of both their esthetics and greater variability and capacity utilization.

Conics seats and benches combine well with the steel tables from the award-winning Pixel series, whose authors are also Herrmann & Coufal. A creative approach is encouraged by the HPL material used for either tables or seats, as it allows for color printing. The planters have a sophisticated insulation system that protects the plant’s roots from freezing in the winter and overheating in the summer. A component of the containers are an esthetically positioned irrigation system. Conics is an impressive, variable, and, most importantly, functional element of street furniture. Fun with cones starts with just a slight turn.