Bob Betong
A collaboration between Blå Station and Starka
Bob has been waiting to go outdoors since its successful launch in 2017.
The free-flowing sofa for indoor use has now been adapted to all seasons in a close
collaboration between Blå Station and Starka, which has 80 years of experience in
the manufacture of concrete for special applications. The heavy-duty version of Stefan
Borselius and Thomas Bernstrand’s meticulously designed modular sofa system will furnish
public spaces all around the city with generous seating for everyone. Take a break, eat
your lunch, read a book or wait for a friend. Bob Betong will offer comfortable meeting
places in parks, town squares and along sidewalks. The seating elements can be built
in straight lines, at angles or in zigzag-patterns, which will make for major upgrades
in the public sphere. Bob Betong’s soft, rounded shape will break up monotonous and
anonymous surroundings, while also acting as a sturdy physical barrier protecting
pedestrians from invasive, stressful traffic. Bob Betong can be used to enrich new public
spaces or rejuvenate older ones, while also securing the city from all kind of threats. Bob
Betong is also at ease around entrances to companies and public institutions, enhancing
the city as a place for growing together. Bob Betong will contribute to the rebirth of the
public space where citizens will have the opportunity to conquer the city anew and
create places for debate, meetings, and of course life itself.
Blå Station launched Bob last year; it’s a modular, extremely flexible sofa, which is
now also available in concrete for outdoor use. Bob Betong is cast by the concrete
manufacturer Starka in seating sections, which weigh in at 250 kilograms. Up to 9 Bob
Betong elements can be attached together, and they can also be fixed into the ground
or onto concrete slabs. The close collaboration between Blå Station and Starka offers
a solution that will furnish public spaces with accommodating seating that also acts as
impact-resistant safety barriers. Bob Betong will be launched in concrete grey and will
be available in other colours soon after. The concrete is impregnated to give it a
resistant, maintenance-free surface. An optional anti-graffiti coating is available.
Find out more on our website blastation.se
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