{"id":169,"date":"2008-12-21T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T03:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2025-08-23T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:01:43","slug":"boombench-by-nl-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/boombench-by-nl-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Boombench by NL architects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Designer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/michaelschoner.de\/\">M Schoner<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlarchitects.nl\/\">NL Architects<\/a>\u00a0designed a bench that plays music from nearby mobile phones via Bluetooth called &#8216;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2008\/11\/20\/boombench-by-nl-architects\/#more-20177\">Boombench<\/a>&#8216;. NL architects transformed a regular piece of street furniture into a sound system. This seemingly normal street bench reveals its special feature when it becomes active via Bluetooth, allowing the public to play the music on their mobile phones. Sometime back the bench was on display at the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanplay.org\/\">Urban Play<\/a>\u00a0event 2 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. And here is the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/1976994\">video<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-170\" href=\"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/boombench-by-nl-architects\/boombench-main\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" title=\"boombench\" src=\"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-main.jpg\" alt=\"boombench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-main.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-main-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-main-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-171\" href=\"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/boombench-by-nl-architects\/boombench-5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-171\" title=\"boombench\" src=\"http:\/\/funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-5.jpg\" alt=\"boombench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-5.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/boombench-5-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designer\u00a0M Schoner\u00a0of\u00a0NL Architects\u00a0designed a bench that plays music from nearby mobile phones via Bluetooth called &#8216;Boombench&#8216;. 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