Thursday, September 25, 2008

Found internet objects: Take a seat

"Take a Seat is an ongoing series of public furniture installations aimed at increasing the availability of seating options for [public transit users]. Perfectly functional chairs are rescued from trash piles and reassigned to [stops] where limited seating options leave patrons no choice but to stand for extended periods of time.
Take a Seat creates value simply by relocating an object to a new location. Rescued chairs - once liabilities - become assets with little to no effort. Seating solutions installed for Take a Seat are not affixed to [transit-owned] property in any way, opening up opportunities for collaboration with patrons who, if they take the initiative, may continue the project by installing the chairs in other locations that could benefit from more seating options.
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Read more at http://jasoneppink.com/takeaseat

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