Borselius & Bernstrand
A safer and more
inviting city with
Bob Betong
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 kind of 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 space
all around the city with generous seatings for
everyone. Have break, eat your lunch, read a
book, 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, placed
at an angle or in zigzag-patterns which will
allow for a major upgrade of the public sphere.
Bob Betong’s rounded soft forms will break up
monotonous and anonymous surroundings, at
the same time acting as a sturdy physical
barrier protecting citizens on foot from invasive
and stressful traffic. Bob Betong can be used
to enrich new public spaces or give older ones
a new life, while at the same time securing the
city from all kind of threats. Bob Betong will also
be at ease around entrances to companies as
well as public institutions where the city as a place
for growing together is enhanced. Bob Betong
will contribute to a reborn 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, a modular
and extremely flexible sofa, which now is also
available in concrete for outdoor use. Bob Betong
is cast by the concrete manufacturer Starka in
seating sections, which weigh in at 250 kilogram.
Up to 9 Bob Betong can be attached together,
and they can also be fixed into the ground or to
concrete slabs. The close collaboration between
Blå Station and Starka offers a solution that
will furnish public space with accommodating
seatings, which also acts as safety barriers with
impact resistance. Bob Betong will be launched
in concrete grey, and will shortly be available in
other colours. The concrete is impregnated to give
a resistant and maintenance free surface. Optional
anti-graffiti coating is available. Oppo Betong is
available in this collection.
BOB BETONG
