hongtao zhou: bench made of 1000 belts
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12525/bench-made-of-1000-belts.html

Hongtao Zhou, a sculpture professor at the University of Wisconsin, made a bench out of a thousand leather belts. One end is shaped like a belt buckle and serves as a table and the other is shaped like a bull’s head.

the bull's head


chinese artist hongtao zhou's bench made of 1000 belts is a two-ended seating option: one is a 'belt buckle' 
that functions as an end table, while the other is a bull's head made of chair parts and belts.

the curving structure is a metal frame in which the belts are wrapped around, creating the supporting seat surface.
all the belts were collected or donated by people in madison, wisconsin, each one holding a personal story.



front view of the bull's head


the piece is made up of individual curved benches which can be stacked for easy storage and transportation.



the 'belt buckle' at one end of the bench functions as a table



the seating option is made up of individual curving benches



up close



full view



the individual curved benches can be stacked for easy storage and transportation



detail



detail