Broken Bench - Gray polyurethane bench by Snarkitecture / L 190 cm

Date: 2020

Gufram, the Italian design brand that always stands out for its radical and revolutionary approach, continues its partnership with the renowned New York firm Snarkitecture (Daniel Arsham, Alex Mustonen).
Since the release of the Broken Mirror in 2017, the Broken series has been enriched with 2 new items released in 2020: the Broken Square Mirror and the new Broken Bench.
The goal of the Broken series is the development of a contemporary radical idea working on the versatility of polyurethane, the material made famous by Gufram through its various ready-to-use projects.
Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham, by using (soft) polyurethane to imitate concrete, play between the actual softness of the material and its appearance.
The polyurethane used for the collection is entirely refined by hand by Gufram's artisans, and the Guflac® paint is also applied entirely by hand. Each object is slightly different and therefore unique, and also entirely made in Italy.
Between design object and works of art, the pieces of The Broken Series come in black, white - in a limited edition of 77 pieces each - or grey.
The Broken Bench is an irregular slab of "soft concrete" in polyurethane. It appears to be the missing part detached from the large Broken Mirror.
The bench is supported by beams made of highly resistant plastic agglomerate that highlights the industrial look of the piece.