Bridge Bench, collaboration

Bridge Bench, collaboration

As part of their ongoing exploration into creative reuse, Ella Doran and Blake Carlson Joshua have co-created two unique benches, each rooted in place and made from salvaged materials:

Bridge Bench Multi Colour

Crafted from reclaimed Iroko wood, waste paint, and paper, this bench celebrates colour, balance, and material transformation. Ella extends the legacy of her waste paint from her Paint Drop project, only this time, as the duo had decided to work on a bench, the horizontal nature of the piece led Ella to choose for the paint to be dropped and poured from both sides of the reclaimed Iroko; thus balancing the convergence of this uplifting waste paint colour palette, with the hand crafted paper stones at either end. Read more

Bridge Bench Nude

Exhibited at Solid Floor's “Re-create” Showroom

Built from Solid Floor's wood offcuts, shredded office paper, plywood, and a salvaged brass inlay, this bench embraces raw textures and subtle tones. the paper stones are formed around salvaged fence posts that anchor the bench.

Both benches are part of a growing series that bridges design, craft, and circular thinking.

Bridge Bench Nude