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Condusive Surfaces

A child quite happily climbs to the top and slides down this interior feature - it was touch and go whether he would slide of the edges onto concrete. Surfaces invite interaction. To what extent are designers responsible for the interactions they induce? At what age are people resonsible for their own actions and interactions? If the surface material was able to understand the interactor, how would it respond differently to different people?

Sculptured entrance to Helsinki's metro above (reverse side shown) and one of the numerous skate-grindable surfaces around Kamppi below.

Writing from Helsinki | September 12, 2006 | Permalink