Young Greek industrial designer Aris Stathis won the  first prize in the ‘Athens Bench Mark’ competition for best design of street furniture. Stathis won a prize of 5000 euro for his design inspired by a bike rack. 500 entries from all over the world were received for the ‘Athens Bench Mark’ competition which was conducted solely on the internet.

The competition was organised by the City of Athens to come up with new and original designs for street furniture. The Mayor of Athens Nikos Kaklamanis announced that 1000 new park benches will be installed across Athens paid for by private sponsors.