French designer Camille Walala has installed benches, planters and flags adorned with her signature colourful patterns along South Molton Street to turn the road into the Walala Lounge.
The French designer created the furniture to bring colour and fun to the central London street, while also being a practical addition as the pedestrianised street previously had no public seating.
"I wanted to not only bring some colour to the street but to do something more interactive, more sculptural," Walala told Dezeen.
"I wanted Walala Lounge to be surprising and out there but also comfortable and home-like. And now that the benches are in place, it seems crazy that they weren't there all along."

Built as part of this year's London Design Festival for developer Grosvenor, but set to say in place for a year, the installation consists of 10 sculptural benches and a series of cube-shaped planters. Each of the pieces, which were designed with Walala's creative producer Julia Jomaa, has been designed as a family of furniture that will bring joy to visitors to the street.

"Cities can be so grey, it can feel really oppressive sometimes. I want to change how it feels to live in a big city, to inject some colour and light into people's days," said Walala.
"It means so much to me when I can make people smile. That's how I feel I can have the most impact on the world. To take what I care about and share it with others."

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