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<title>Who Wants to Bench / Popular Benches</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:49:29 CET</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Now We Are Talking]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=now-we-are-talking-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=now-we-are-talking-1</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:49:29 CET</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Art in the Park is a successful provider of arts projects both withinSouthwark and across London. Established in 1996 and incorporated as alimited company and registered charity in 1998 its vision is ‘to enrichLondoners lives and environment through making visual art'.  Our community studio is in Chumleigh Gardens itself and we hope to begiven the opportunity to build our bench for the gardens that we love somuch.  Bill Hudson is one of the founding artists of Art in the Park andhis work in Burgess Park is already well known to the local community.Jill Newman has worked as a community artist with Art in the Park forthe last 10 years and worked in partnership with Bill on the William 1Vo<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ear to the Ground]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=ear-to-the-ground</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=ear-to-the-ground</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:00:23 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=ear-to-the-ground</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The design of my bench is based on an ear; the tool for listening. In atrue democratic society the elected leaders must listen to their votersand for a fair debate listening is required in equal measure tospeaking.  The shape of the ear, with its entrance is inviting topassers-by and sitting inside the ear people can talk freely and easilyto each other as it is horseshoe shaped. Either side of the entrance canbe used as podiums for people to voice there opinions on.Read the complete entry here<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A bench to encourage democratic public debate]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=a-bench-to-encourage-democratic-public-debate-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=a-bench-to-encourage-democratic-public-debate-1</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:01:36 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=a-bench-to-encourage-democratic-public-debate-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An intimate circle of friends. People face each other and talk! Acircular plan bench made of marine birch plywood, 24mm thick, cut into10 sections supported by 70 x 57mm oak bearers on creosoted 700mm x150mm min. diameter new telegraph poles set 350mm into concrete footingat 500mm centres 800mm from the centre of the sundial column in thecentre of the facade near the Chumleigh Cafe.Read the rest of this submission here<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The X Bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-x-bench-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-x-bench-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:56:38 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-x-bench-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An X marks the spot ­ a place where there's hidden treasure.  An X issomething that used to be ­ that's now become something else. An X is akiss a love token. An X is a choice ­ what you believe in, who you are,that you are. An X is a simple m<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An ordinary park bench (storylines)]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=an-ordinary-park-bench-storylines-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=an-ordinary-park-bench-storylines-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:50:13 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=an-ordinary-park-bench-storylines-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Democracy isn't about statesmen and notable historical figures, it'sabout ordinary people having their say, the silent majority making itsvoice heard. This bench would be an ordin­ ary (though beautiful) teakpark bench, the kind of bench we've <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&quot;SIT DOWN AND BE COUNTED&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=sit-down-and-be-counted</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=sit-down-and-be-counted</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:33:27 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=sit-down-and-be-counted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;This is a bench which registers the daily patterns of life we don't see - that keeps a tally of its usage and remembers everyone who takes the time in a busy city, to sit on it and watch the world go by. Built in<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban Upholstery]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=urban-upholstery-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=urban-upholstery-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:20:26 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=urban-upholstery-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The idea is to enliven public urban spaces using the power of textiledesign and processes. Heavily influenced by traditional interiortextiles, my aim is to find a new approach to using these textiles andfree them fr<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bench with a Twist]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=bench-with-a-twist-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=bench-with-a-twist-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:41 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=bench-with-a-twist-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a public park bench that encourages playful and socialinteractions between users. It is sprung and offers a degree of movementand ¿bounce¿ to engage people and bring them together under a sharedplayful exp<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Blueprint Bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-blueprint-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-blueprint-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:58:30 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-blueprint-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Blueprint Bench uses an old, simple technology to make a site thatnot only celebrates democracy but also tells a story which offerswarnings about the efforts required to make sure the 'government by thepeopl<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Hi Bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-hi-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-hi-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:55:40 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-hi-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The idea for the Hi Bench is that Democracy is useless withoutcommunication.The right of free-speech isn't of any use if we cannot initiate open andequal discussions with the other citizens of our Democracy. All we <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Shape of Democracy]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-shape-of-democracy</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-shape-of-democracy</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:53:58 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-shape-of-democracy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When I make things I am interested in my role as somebody in the middleoften working for and with several opposing sides, but at the core I'mtrying to solve problems creatively.The proposal has thrown up a lot <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democratic bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democratic-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democratic-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:52:08 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democratic-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For democracy to work well, the people who are elected to represent their constituents must truly understand the issues and needs of the group they are speaking for.They need to have a heart for the people, so my star<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conversation Bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=conversation-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=conversation-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:34:34 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=conversation-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Conversation Bench, Terrazzo, Classic Bianco finishThis piece expores a dialogue between manufacturing processes andsculptural form. A CAD/CAM programme was written based on my maquette,and a prototype was produ<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For and Against Benches]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=for-and-against-benches-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=for-and-against-benches-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:29:29 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=for-and-against-benches-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I propose to make a pair of benches for your 'Democracy Bench'commission: one is turquoise and has the word 'FOR' cut out of the back,and the other one is red with 'AGAINST' in the back. I am an artist andI had these benches made last fall for a temporary interactive publicartwork so they have already been tested as a conduit for encouragingdemocratic discussion.I took these benches to various locations around  Washington, DC in theUnited States and set them up in public locations. People passing bywere invited to sit on the bench of their choice and  pose for aphotograph.The bright colors are attractive, and the words inspire responses.People wanted to be photographed on them with<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Thing]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-thing</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-thing</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:25:03 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=the-thing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A democratic form of seatingA thing or ting (Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; othermodern Scandinavian languages: ting) is the name of the oldest forms ofdemocracy in the world. My idea is not so much a be<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pillars of Democracy]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=pillars-of-democracy-1</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=pillars-of-democracy-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:24:10 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=pillars-of-democracy-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The pillars will be situated in a natural pattern - eliminating any formof hierarchy or specific path of entrance emphasizing equality amongpeople.  The interaction or activity is determined by the way the spaceis used.  It can support a meeting between two people or a small group/sand up to a public/communal lecture/speech/debate.Read the full proposal and artist's CVs here<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rubble bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=rubble-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=rubble-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:47:10 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=rubble-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Proposal: Use the money to import a large, appropriately shaped piece of rubble from the recently bombed hospitals or schools in Gaza. Before shipping it out, get local Gazan children to write their wishes for peace and international intervention on it in Arabic. English translations can be added later if deemed appropriate, perhaps by local English school children.Place this bench-like piece of rubble, a symbol of the Gazan destruction that Britain set in motion with its 1917 Balfour Declaration, in the park next to a plinth and plaque with the original wording of the declaration inscribed into it.Let the real debate begin.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Democracy Bench]]></title>
<link>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democracy-bench</link>
<comments>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democracy-bench</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:41:14 CET</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>benches</category>
<guid>http://whowantstobe.co.uk/bench/story.php?title=democracy-bench</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The design we have in mind would be satirical in nature,  examining the  &quot;corporate  interest&quot; undermining  of democracy; how the power of money is used control not only election processes but the leaders themselves once<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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