During the pandemic, inexpensive construction materials like snow fences and jersey barriers were repurposed to cordon off outdoor dining sheds and pedestrianize public streets. Jumbo’s What Is New York series continues this line of aesthetic inquiry, reimagining the everyday construction devices as functional furniture.

Snow Fence Chair shown at Local Objects at International Objects in April 2023.
Barricade Bench shown at Anti Chairs at Emma Scully Gallery in May 2022.

Design Lead at Jumbo.

Photography by Sean Davidson.