Park furniture is
furniture
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...
in a
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
. It is often made out of iron or wood.
Common examples of park furniture include
bandstands, benches,
chess tables,
fountains, light fixtures, picnic tables, and statues.
Description
Researchers in
Hong Kong wrote that park furniture is "a type of artifact to support outdoor public recreational activities and green environment where users may act fairly as stated by
British Standards Institute (2005)"; this means that the furniture should be inclusive – "accessible to, and usable by, as many people as reasonably possible ... without the need for special adaptation or specialised design".
Construction
Around 1840,
Janes, Beebe & Co. produced one of the earliest products of mass-produced
cast-iron seating in America, an example of which is held by the
Smithsonian Institution as inv. no. 1980.006. The seat is an example of furniture that appeared in public parks in the mid 19th century.
In some jurisdictions, furniture used in public parks is made by prison inmates as part of
prison work programs.
See also
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Beach furniture
Beach furniture is furniture designed for use with or in an urban beach or natural beach.
Standard beach furniture
Typically beach furniture is made of plastic, concrete, or of stainless steel.
For example, the Dundas Square beach area include ...
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Garden furniture
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Street furniture
References
Furniture
Garden features
Landscape architecture
Parks
Street furniture
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