See-Saw Bench

• Prize
  Winner in Kids Playground
• Company/Firm
  Inklings Building Workshop
• Designer
  Su Zheng Mei
• Lead Designer(Other)
  Basir Amir, Goh Chiaw Meng
• Location
  Singapore
• Project Date
  23 July 2019

In January 2019, our partner’s first child was born. This new role in parenthood is exhilarating! It also kindled our interest in indoor playground furniture. While available options were plenty, they are often too big to fit in a typical urban city apartment and designed for one single purpose: play

The fact that a parent buys a play furniture, only to throw it away or sold off cheap a couple years later seemed economical and environmentally irresponsible.

This got us thinking: “How can we design playground furniture to last longer than its play lifetime?”

This Play Series is our answer.

In upright position, this is a bench with an armrest. When turned over, the bench becomes a see-saw.

The play furniture is a combination of clean design lines with natural wood and tubular steel, stripped away all excess. Modest joinery details complement the simple design while allowing ease of assembly.

The natural wood and tubular steel give the piece warmth and elegance while remaining sleek, functional and environmentally friendly. The natural finishing will age gracefully over the years. Every new dent or scratch will be an etched memory for the family.