Originally designed by GGN for Chicago’s Millennium Park, the Maggie Bench complements the contemporary and historic elements of its context while standing alone as a beautiful object. Maggie expresses the form and gesture of the human body with the simple elegance that is a GGN signature. This metal bench has a dignified profile and fluid form. Its subtly contoured seat and back provide comfort and a palette of paint finishes provides complimentary color. Now, as part of the Landscape Forms standard product portfolio, the Maggie Bench lends its sophisticated presence to a wide variety of outdoor environments.

     The Charlie Table, also originally designed for Millennium Park, expresses the vitality of urban public spaces. In this painted steel table with connected benches, GGN has created a place for resting and relaxation that re-imagines the traditional picnic table. Charlie’s tabletop and seats are connected, lifted and supported by the swooping lines of legs with an asymmetrical arrangement. The oval form allows up to six people to sit comfortably on the benches enhancing social interaction. The open ends of the table provide wheelchair access.

About Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

     Founded in Seattle by partners Kathryn Gustafson, Jennifer Guthrie and Shannon Nichol, GGN works through the Americas and Asia. GGN designers bring professional backgrounds in landscape, architecture, engineering, graphics, ecology and other sciences, to the design of landscape environments and elements within them. The designs express sculptural qualities of contextual landscape. The firm has special experience in designing high-use landscapes in complex, urban contexts. On rooftops, between buildings, or suspended in the air, GGN’s landscapes are widely varied but share qualities as healthy settings for diverse and ever-changing activities. The local complexities of human experience and natural systems are deeply embedded into GGN’s landforms. This creates landscapes that are serenely grounded while also feeling alive and comfortable at all times – whether bustling with crowds, offering moments of contemplation, or doing both at once. As author Jane Amidon describes, GGN’s gentle warping and cutting (or cupping and canting) of land form in both plan and section allows a flexible perception of spatial volume, enabling the site to be "empty when full, full when empty.” GGN’s recent project awards include multiple ASLA National Design Excellence Awards, Tuck Architectural Awards and AIA/ASLA Honor and Merit awards for Design.

About Landscape Forms

     Since its founding in 1969 Landscape Forms has earned a reputation for excellent design, high quality products and exceptional service. The Landscape Forms U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan with sales offices throughout North America, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and Southern Europe. Landscape Forms collaborates with renowned industrial designers and consultancies, landscape architects, and architects to design and develop integrated collections of products that address emerging needs. The company has an installed based of products around the world. Clients include municipalities, transit centers, corporate, college and health care campuses; and familiar brand leaders such as Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, Sprint, American Airlines, Herman Miller and Nike. Landscape Forms was recently named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top 15 Small Workplaces in the US.  www.landscapeforms.com

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