shopping carts (10 articles)
xavier degueldre recycles discarded shopping carts into chairs
#design
with shopping carts being destroyed after 10 to 15 years of good service, french designer xavier degueldre wanted to give them a second life.
with shopping carts being destroyed after 10 to 15 years of good service, french designer xavier degueldre wanted to give them a second life.
urban shopping cart merry-go-round by nuno pimenta
#art
the merry-go-round is an urban carousel that subverts one of the greatest symbols of consumerism into a place of joy and fun.
the merry-go-round is an urban carousel that subverts one of the greatest symbols of consumerism into a place of joy and fun.
urban hacking - from shopping carts to parking lots
#art
french artist florian riviere has transformed a parking lot into individual playing fields for multiple sports including: basketball, football, hockey, tennis and waterpolo, made »
french artist florian riviere has transformed a parking lot into individual playing fields for multiple sports including: basketball, football, hockey, tennis and waterpolo, made over through tape and shopping carts.
smart shopping cart by SK telecom
#technology
pilot testing has begun for a 'smart cart' program where tablet PCs installed on shopping carts synch with users' smartphones to provide store and product information tailored to »
pilot testing has begun for a 'smart cart' program where tablet PCs installed on shopping carts synch with users' smartphones to provide store and product information tailored to shoppers' needs.
mike bouchet transforms shopping cart into lounger
#design
reappropriating the shopping cart for everyday comfort and relaxation...
reappropriating the shopping cart for everyday comfort and relaxation...
streeeeeet bench by vincent wittenberg + guy königstein
#design
this bench is a docking station in which individual chairs can be released by simply inserting money for use anywhere on the street. the deposit is returned when one brings the »
this bench is a docking station in which individual chairs can be released by simply inserting money for use anywhere on the street. the deposit is returned when one brings the seat back.
set + drift wheel out shopping cart farming
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this experimental project uses abandoned and repurposed shopping carts as the main tool in growing portable gardens. in doing this, the goal was to create a replicable model for »
this experimental project uses abandoned and repurposed shopping carts as the main tool in growing portable gardens. in doing this, the goal was to create a replicable model for urban cultivation and pocket farms.
ramon coronado's mercado negro shopping cart furniture
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for the 12-week long project, coronado took apart shopping carts and reconstructed them into a swing, chair, table and lamp.
for the 12-week long project, coronado took apart shopping carts and reconstructed them into a swing, chair, table and lamp.
kevin cyr: camper kart
#design
he pop up camper is affixed to a shopping cart which can be pushed to a chosen location and opened to serve as a functioning habitat for an urban camper.
he pop up camper is affixed to a shopping cart which can be pushed to a chosen location and opened to serve as a functioning habitat for an urban camper.
the (all american) history of shopping (carts)
#design
between the 1930 - 40’s cars and large electric refrigerators have increased the size of food shopping trips, but they couldn't have done it alone without a third invention - »
between the 1930 - 40’s cars and large electric refrigerators have increased the size of food shopping trips, but they couldn't have done it alone without a third invention - the shopping cart!
