But as designers and strategists, de Reede and Jörg decided to do something about it. In 2014, they put a bench in front of their house and, sitting on it, they started talking to the people who ...

The bench is where truth can be told, a levelling device. In 1994's Forrest Gump , the bench is where Tom Hanks's character spends about 80 per cent of the film, telling the story of his life to ...