Emerging designers brighten London's streets with playful City Benches

A stone courting bench and a giant teacup are among nine imaginative seating designs that architects and designers have created for the London Festival of Architecture.Dotted through Aldgate and the Cheapside financial district, the street furniture was made for London Festival of Architecture's (LFA) annual City Benches competition that aims to showcase emerging creatives.
The nine winning benches respond to the theme of this year's festival, care, and invite discourse on how people can better