OPEN! FURNITURE is a project that, through fieldwork, furniture-making, and art events, seeks to discover the new possibilities of public space in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
In continuation of last year’s OPEN! FURNITURE project with SHIBAURA HOUSE and TORAFU ARCHITECTS, Ishinomaki Laboratory participated again in the fieldwork and workshop phases in September and October, respectively. Workshop participants joined us in putting together the custom-made benches that, through the previous fieldwork, addressed the needs of different members of the local community while functioning as new public space. After the benches were put together, the group walked together to deliver them to the community members at the specified project sites.