Glove Storage on Receptacle
Gloves are stored right on top of the place they are to be used – the receptacle for empty beverage cans.
Materials: Rubbish Bin
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Street Broom in Nook
Thanks to Jared Braiterman of Tokyo Green Space for this fix:
“I visited the Nezu Museum last week and saw this broom, resting in a cut-out of the outside wall. i love how this broom is just sitting near where it will be used, and there is NO concern for it being stolen.”
Materials: Nook
Location: Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Glove Drying in Hanging Pegs
Rubber gloves hung out to dry on hanging pegs attached to a gate in Sendagaya.
Materials: Pegs
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo
Sink in Hose and Wire
Washbasin created with a short hose attached to the tap with wire and tape and secured at the correct level with wire twisted around a screw.
Materials: Wire, Electrical Tape
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo
Tree as Garbage Disposal Storage
String turns tree trunk into storage space for plastic bags, pegs and nets needed for the apartment complex garbage disposal space.
Materials: String
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo
Tree as Storage
Tree as outdoor storage/drying space for mops and dustpan. Mops hang off hooks on branches.
Materials: Hooks
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo
Faucet in Hose Parts and Tape
Outdoor wet-space constructed from hose parts and made ‘watertight’ with tape. One spout fitted with hose connector for washing cars etc, one spout fitted with plastic piping for casual hand-washing and water-gathering. Tap/handle removed to prevent unauthorized use.
Materials: Hose, Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Washbasin in Rags, Hose, Soap and Net
A community washbasin fashioned from a hose fixed to a tap, a net with a bar of soap, and rags to stop the leaking.
Material: Rag, Net, Hose
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
