This crowdsourced photography series entitled 'Street Chairs,' is of abandoned seating around the world. The uploaded images tell a story of the furniture people leave outside in a visually compelling way. Participating photographers snap shots of the couches and chairs people leave on the street, the ones we have all seen on street corners with a sign saying 'free,' waiting to be claimed. On the other hand, a broke- down armchair is just as likely to become a permanent fixture in a different part of town.
MIT's Community Innovator's Lab (CoLab) Radio site hosts 'Street Chairs,' where dozens of unloved furniture pieces might find appreciation on the Internet. Abandoned seating has been captured all over the world, including Bosnia, Barcelona, Montreal and New Orleans.
What's Driving This Trend
- Crowdsourced Photography
- The trend towards crowdsourcing photography allows for unique and diverse perspectives on a wide range of subjects.
- Abandoned Furniture Repurposing
- The trend towards repurposing abandoned furniture can lead to innovative solutions for sustainable interior design.
- Visual Storytelling
- The trend towards visually compelling storytelling through images and photography is increasingly popular on social media.
Who This Affects Most
- Interior Design
- The abandoned furniture photography trend presents an opportunity for innovative and sustainable design solutions in the interior design industry.
- Digital Media
- The crowdsourced photography trend presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the digital media industry to source and showcase unique visual content.
- Tourism
- The trend towards visually compelling travel content, like the abandoned furniture photography series, presents an opportunity for the tourism industry to showcase unique cultural experiences.
