STREETswing
Here is a video to show the progress we’ve made so far developing a backpack that is also a portable swing. We tested our swing in a variety of urban […]
Category Archives: park
2 months of responses: Message in a Bottle @ Union Square
Thanks to all of you who participated in this project! Let us know what you think!
Stairway Stories: Part II @ The High Line Elevated Park, NYC
Learning from our first attempt at this project done in the Pratt Institute stairwell of Stueben Hall, we decided to move the project outside. We decided on Chelsea’s famous elevated […]
Message in a Bottle with a Pulley System: Experiment in Union Square
Field Experiment: Can we develop the original Message in a Bottle experiment in a way that will engage people more physically? What can we learn by installing this project in […]
Message in a Bottle: Experiment in Union Square
Field Experiment: Can we entice people walking through the park to stop and contribute to an interactive public design project? Plan: A clear glass bottle, tied with ribbon and a […]
Mobile Shapes: Experiment in Fort Greene Park
Field Experiment: Can we initiate interaction with simple shapes and without written signs or verbal cues? Plan: A 3D “puzzle” with black 2-sided triangular pieces, each with a slot to […]
An Inviting Rock
This rock in Fort Greene Park naturally makes people want to climb.
Drag Racing: Experiments in Prospect Park
Field Experiment: Can we persuade people to move more, and in a different way, as they are walking down the street? Test #1: Create a simple race track on the […]
Skipping Only Zones: Prospect Park & Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Field Experiment: Can we persuade people to move more, and in a different way, as they are walking down the street? Plan: Create a “Skipping Only Zone” with 2 yellow […]
Inspiring Movement: Workout Equipment in Chinese Parks
We love these weather-proof, kinetic exercise machines; however, so little attention has been payed to the aesthetic beauty of their design. Their function is wholly obvious , but does this […]
Design That Moves You 