red-and-white safety barriers reimagined as public seating
A signature element of Dutch urban infrastructure, the red-and-white aluminum traffic barrier (schrikhek), serves as the primary design reference for ‘stop!’, a new collection of outdoor benches and stools by Studio Martins Mezulis and 13_0663_tsx. Typically deployed across the Netherlands to signal construction zones and redirect public traffic, these standardized aluminum structures have been reconfigured to serve a social rather than restrictive function in public spaces.
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recontextualizing utilitarian infrastructure into furniture
The ‘stop!’ collection by Studio Martins Mezulis and creative 13_0663_tsx reinterprets the visual language and material composition of traditional safety infrastructure into functional street furniture. Instead of diverting pedestrians and cyclists away, the modified forms invite users to pause, sit, and gather. By recontextualizing the familiar high-visibility aluminum panels into seating, the project explores how utilitarian safety elements can be adapted for community interaction. The collection makes its public debut during Dutch Design Week, with installations positioned at Strijp-S Ketelhuisplein and Design Perron in Eindhoven.
red-and-white striped aluminum elements reconfigured for social interaction
project info:
name: stop! outdoor bench collection
designers: Studio Martins Mezulis | @studiomartinsmezulis, 13_0663_tsx | @13_0663_tsx
location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
event: Dutch Design Week | @dutchdesignweek
materials: road safety barriers, steel
measurements: 450mm height; 1250mm lenght; 500mm width
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edited by: Christina Vergopoulou | designboom
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