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The benches are formed from flat rectangles of same proportions to Euro currency.
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Solution

These benches can be distributed flat, and be folded out as needed. They can be folded back to flat for efficient storage. They are made of polyethylene plastic, grooved with hinge-like fold channels. Once folded, they create a flexible yet sturdy structure that is pleasantly perky. The bench has a springy action, which cushions you as you get seated, and assists you as you get standing.

The bold graphics can be slowly phased out to brand colors, once everyone becomes acquainted with the symbolic origin of the shape. Because each bench is inexpensive, the color or graphics can be changed seasonally.

What is the idea behind your Sparda-Bank-Bench?

You want a bank that can carry your ass, no matter what burdens are put on the Euro. The same holds true for this bench.

What makes your Sparda-Bench iconic?

As furniture, its main virtues are : flexibility, resilience, and reliability. As sculpture, it is instantly memorable in the figurative sense, and infinitely ponderable in the symbolic sense. As industrial design, it challenges convention by creating curved edges and surfaces, using only flat linear folds. Because this bench can be set up or put away in minutes, it is highly functional and thus enduring in the hearts of users.

Give us an idea of how your bench is produced and at what costs.

It can be inexpensively manufactured from standard flat roll stock. The fold lines and edge radiuses can be cut with an automated router. If the bench is accepted as an ongoing product, then they can be mass produced with mold tools for maximum economy.

Is your bench transportable and all weather proof?

It is lightweight and stacks efficiently flat. It is 100% weatherproof, and wipes clean. It is arguably disposable, and indeed recyclable.

Did you use any stock or third party material? Please list all stock, fonts, and creative commons material!

The graphics are simplified versions of the actual government banknotes. My right to use these likenesses is guaranteed by international law, under the category of sociopolitical commentary.