Parking Bumper in Sponge Breeze Block
Sponge breeze blocks affixed to concrete breeze blocks with string form a safety bumper for errant parkers.
Materials: Breeze Blocks, Sponge Breeze Blocks, String
Location: Kamogawa, Chiba
Railing Protection in Glove
To prevent scratches or catching, top of railing post is covered with glove secured with rubber band.
Material: Rubber Band, Glove
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo
Saftey Reflector at Intersection
At an Aoyama Dori intersection in Shibuya this reflector appears to act as a (not very effective from the amount of bashing it has taken) indicator of where the pedestrian saftey railing begins.
Materials: Reflector
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Mystery Reflector
Spotted on a Shibuya street – a reflector glued to a triangular piece of foam placed high above the pavement…..anyone have an idea as to its function? There is a bar above, and a small staff entrance door further along the wall, so it could be acting as signage for late night deliveries/pickups…….
Materials: Foam, Reflector
Location: Shibuya
Parking Signage in Cone, Chain, Perspex etc….
Parking Full signage in constructed on a cone base. Handle in duct tape and shoelace. Sign in perspex frame, attached with bulldog clips and chain. Magnificent!
Materials: Cone, Chain, Shoelace, Clip, Perspex, Duct Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Stabilzing Pamphlet Stand
Packing straps stabilze a pamphlet stand at a local railway station.
Materials: Packing Strap
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Reflector Gate
Safety reflector tape on driveway gate and wall make late night parking a breeze.
Materials: Reflector Tape
Location: Hachioji, Tokyo
Don’t Bump Me! – in Tape
Yellow tape performs its ‘watch out!’ duty wrapped around a substantial concrete roadside planter.
Materials: Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Buffer in Tires
Used tires form a buffer to protect house from possible collisions at intersection.
Materials: Used tires, Wire
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo
Mind your Head in Tape
Hard corners above garbage disposal space for apartment block made more visible with tape.
Materials: Electrical tape
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo
Playground Safety in Cans
Tops of athletic bars in playground capped with cans for safety. Cans fixed to poles with wire and sealed with electrical tape.
Materials: Cans, Wire, Electrical tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Safety Rail in Wire
Wire gate fashioned of wire to protect pedestrians from short drop to carpark below.
Materials: Wire
Location: Ome, Tokyo
