DESIGN BY HANNES & FRITZ, 2023
Hannes & Fritz’s Weekday Bench was inspired by their impromptu solution to a lack of seating at a dinner party. Retaining the original idea of bringing people together, the Weekday Bench combines a solid, robust presence with softly rounded joints, conveying a sense of warmth and familiarity that invites shared dining and a social atmosphere. Featuring the same simple construction as the classic picnic bench, it is made in strong, durable pine planks that will patinate beautifully and last for many years to come. The Weekday Bench’s strong yet universally appealing character combined with its water-based, weather-resistant surface treatment makes it suitable for outside use in a wide range of settings, from cafés and public parks to private or shared gardens. Available in different sizes in solid pine in a variety of finishes and colours. The benches can also be supplemented with seat cushions in selected textiles for extra comfort.
HIGHLIGHTS
- An outdoor collection of tables and benches in varying sizes and colours.
- Made in solid pinewood with a weather-resistant surface treatment for outdoor use.
- Featuring the same construction as the classic picnic table and bench.
- Robust presence combined with softly rounded joints.
- Available in different finishes and colour options.
- Knock-down construction that only requires screw assembly.
- FSC™-certified.
- Suitable for a wide variety of outdoor, private and public environments.
- The wood has been dried to a humidity specifically for outdoor use, which enables it to withstand outdoor conditions. Therefore, we recommend that it is only used outdoors to avoid risk of wood shrinkage.
- Qualified for contract use.
CONSTRUCTION
Weekday bench and table are designed as a knock down solution, with pre-assembled leg sections, seat and top
Materials
- Solid pinewood with special outdoor surface treatment; a primer and two-layer coating.
- Black plastic glider.
- Options – weekday Cusion
Dimensions
- Weekday Bench 111: Length 111 cm x Width 23 cm x Height 45 cm
- Weekday Bench 140: Length 140 cm x Width 23 cm x Height 45 cm
- Weekday Bench 190: Length 190 cm x Width 32 cm x Height 45 cm
Color
- Bench 111: Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood, Olive Water-Based Lacquered, Steel Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood, Azure Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood, Wine Red Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
- Bench 140: Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood, Olive Water-Based Lacquered, Steel Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
- Bench 190: Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood, Olive Water-Based Lacquered, Steel Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
Duo Combination
Bench 111:
- Frame: Wine Red Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood / Benchtop: Olive Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
- Frame: Olive Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood/ Benchtop: Steel Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
- Frame: Steel Blue Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood/ Benchtop: Wine Red Water-Based Lacquered Pinewood
About the designer
Hannes & Fritz is a design collaboration between German-Swiss design duo Johannes Breuer and Fritz Gräber, who met at ECAL in Lausanne, Switzerland. What started as a friendship developed into a spontaneous design collaboration with the construction of a bench at a dinner party, and resulted in their successful partnership. Both designers bring their unique skillset to the collaboration, with Fritz favouring a more dynamic, expressive design language, whilst Hannes takes a more linear approach. The duo design for a number of international furniture companies, often starting their projects by exploring existing archetypal forms, before defining them in a more contemporary context. For HAY, Hannes & Fritz have designed the Weekday Collection.
