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A garden grows inside a former water-treatment plant
Seonyudo Park retains columns and tanks from an old water-treatment plant, adapting them into gardens and resting places. The route once followed by water still shapes the walk.
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Pull a cord and music comes from the wall
MUJI’s wall-mounted CD player starts with a gesture familiar from an extractor fan. A simple pull transfers an everyday movement to listening to music.
Objects too hard to throw away find a place in a museum
The Museum of Broken Relationships collects objects and stories left after relationships end. Personal memories take the place usually given to price or date of manufacture.
A neighborhood bookshelf with no due date
Little Free Library shares books through small neighborhood boxes. Free access still depends on someone caring for the books and their shelter.
Making a Polaroid by photographing a phone screen
Polaroid Lab exposes instant film to light from a phone screen. Lenses and chemical development turn an existing digital photo into a print to hold.
A red typewriter that you want to carry around instead of a briefcase
Olivetti Valentine gave office equipment a vivid new appearance. Its ambition to be an affordable portable machine took a different course from its later status as a design icon.
The rain stops where you stand
Rain Room tracks visitors and stops the water directly above them. Walking through the rain becomes a way to change the installation.
Loving something cute without taking responsibility for an animal’s life
Four small robot ducks joined Jensen Huang onstage. They suggest a different kind of companion for someone who wants a cute presence nearby but cannot care for an animal.
Reading letters with your fingertips and building LEGO together
LEGO Braille Bricks put tactile braille and printed characters on the same piece, allowing people who read by sight and touch to build and play together.