Clever Tent Keeps Campers in City
#52. Clever Tent Keeps Campers in City
© Michael Rakowitz
Michael Rakowitz’s (P)LOT project is a car-shaped tent that restores parking spaces to pedestrians as street-side camping. Constructed with a standard two-person tent and a commercially-available car cover, any model of car can be reproduced to blend in with a national style or fashion. The Porsche tent was stolen, but others continue to be used. Michael Rakowitz frequently works with concepts of nomadism and urban appropriation. He teaches at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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This is fantastic! And no parking meter!
That is excellent! My wife and I are going to be walking for the next year. Something like this may be in our future.
so what happens when a drunk driver plows over your tent?
Something like this may be in our future.
btw, I like your site design.
wouldn't that be a little dangerous? these arent for people to sleep in are they?
Seems to be a hell of an idea, I like these out of the box people or car... people :)
Put up a warning sign so that no one accidentally runs into it!!! Please!!!
Not genius to me just don'e get it. It's a cover over a car!
Hmmmm.. looks a bit dangerous to me sleeping on the street. Reminds me of that friends episode when Joey pretends he has a porche - Cher Lloyd