Bench seating has its bright moments: it brings people together, creates space for conversation, and offers a casual place to rest. But it’s typically fixed in place, designed to stay put while the world moves around it. Rarely does it move in public spaces – until Dutch design brand Weltevree and the Kröller-Müller Museum decided it should. Their latest collaboration, the Wheelbench Kröller-Müller Edition, takes an iconic design and quite literally puts it in motion.

Designed by Rogier Martens, the Wheelbench was originally rendered in oak as an easily movable seat. “The Wheelbench is an invitation to be active, to explore your world the way you want, time and time again,” shares Martens. A built-in wheel allows a single person to move the bench with ease, eliminating the need for extra hands. No longer a static object, the bench lets users choose their place of rest, wherever that may be.

For this new edition, aluminum was selected for its durability, lightness, and weather-resistant qualities. Installed at the Kröller-Müller Museum, the Wheelbench stands out against its natural surroundings in a cheerful sunshine-yellow hue – even the wheel hub, traditionally red, has been color-matched. Adding a playful layer, stickers illustrated by Sue Doeksen featuring artworks from the museum’s sculpture garden allow users to personalize the bench, turning it into a moving souvenir that carries memories of art and place.