Shine -Light Inside-
Yoshiro Maruyama
Tohoku University of Art & Design [Japan]
The studded paving block has a lot of problems. For example, people often put obstacle on it. There is no standardization of its material, size or color. You find it installed even where it is not necessary at all. All of these have been caused by the poor understanding of, or the lack of consciousness of the installation in the part of the seeing.
While thinking over it, there came an idea to me – a light emitting block! It might provoke some criticism on its use, but it doesn’t matter, if my design leads to a better understanding of the situation, so that the blind can walk along much more.