Versatile and modern, benches can complete a seating system or live independently in more informal settings. Emmanuel Gallina imagines the bench as a pouf: padded and upholstered in fabric, Jane is a comfortable additional seat for the day area, also ideal next to a table. Jean-Marie Massaud instead favours minimalistic lines and the warmth of wood, and with Home Hotel transforms the classic bench into an ele- ment of great elegance for all the environments of the house.