The HOME I bench by Stefon Diggs starts with a simple idea: furniture doesn’t sit still in meaning. It can act as a seat, a table, or a sculptural object depending on how it’s placed and how people use it. It comes from Stefon’s larger HOME series, where each piece connects back to the idea of “home” as something emotional rather than architectural. The HOME I bench sits within that system as a starting point for how the collection takes shape.
“The HOME series starts with hand-sculpted forms in foam,” Stefon says. “From there, molds are made, but each piece still ends up slightly different depending on material and finish.”
From there, the materials do most of the storytelling. Fiberglass resin, metal, and leather come together in different combinations. Each piece feels slightly different depending on finish and upholstery, even when the form stays the same.
The HOME I bench by Stefon Diggs starts with a simple idea: furniture doesn’t sit still in meaning. It can act as a seat, a table, or a sculptural object depending on how it’s placed and how people use it. Photo courtesy of Stefon Diggs
Visually the work pulls from late modern design from the 1960s through the 1980s, but Stefon didn’t intentionally set out with a specific era in mind. His goal was to mix influences in a looser way, so the pieces can fit into different kinds of interiors without feeling locked into one style.
At the center of it all is the idea of home as a feeling or reset point.
“When I first began designing furniture, I started with the word ‘home’,” Stefon says. “To me, home should be a sanctuary. This piece was the first and serves as the ‘H’ in HOME.”
The HOME I bench is also designed to be flexible. It can be a stool, a side table, a bench, or simply a sculptural object in a room, depending on what the space needs. Some versions are soft and upholstered, others are more hard-edged in fiberglass resin, so the same form can shift between warm and architectural.
