The Rolling Bench 1 Feb 2008

There's nothing like a walk in the park after a rainstorm. Everything feels so much fresher - the grass seems greener, the air seems cleaner, and the pathways are clear of the dirt, cigarette butts and chewing gum that previously polluted them. The only thing that's not so fresh are all those soggy park benches.

Fortunately, Korean designers Sungwoo Park, Yoonha Paick, Jongdeuk Son, Banseok Yoon, Eunbi Cho and Minjung Sim have come up with a clever solution to this problem: "The Rolling Bench". After a rain shower, simply turn the winding handle on the bench's right-hand side and its seat will rotate to expose its dry side...so you can safely sit down without getting your bottom wet!