Ever since I started looking at and researching plants, I began getting sponsored advertisements on instagram – posts and stories. They range from plants, plant accessories, plant identification apps, botanical decor elements, etc. It is actually quite interesting to see how wide this range of plant related product advertisements can be. Here are a collection of screenshots I’ve taken. I might keep adding more to this blog post over time,…
Pilea is my first plant that I got after arriving in the city. I bought it from a very sweet lady on Facebook Marketplace towards the end of August. Today, my plant collection has grown quite rapidly to 8! I was talking to my grandmother and she asked me why I’m ‘buying so many plants when I have no space for myself. I didn’t have an answer to give her…
To begin working on our individual research project, we quickly brainstormed design and research topics that we were interested in. These fell under the following categories: social problems or phenomenon you’ve found compelling (recent, longstanding) personal challenges or passions people in your life are engaged with (elders, roommates, peers) new ideas, terms or questions that have come your way in DT/NYC fantasy tool/ toy /experience you wish you could invent…
You can view the presentation and the video documentation of the final setup by Yellow 5 (Hanna Borg | Johanna Schneider | Smitha Rao Aluri) This post is a reflection of our project, Smells in Trees, upon completion. We created an instruction set for strangers in New York City, without using any form of spoke or written language. By making use of the sense of ‘smell’, we hung bags of spices…
My teammates and I went to shops to identify and choose the smells we’d like to use. We ended up at a store called Kalustyans at 28th and Lex Ave. I was surprised to see such wide range of aromatics, that too from all over the world! We considered strong scents such as spices, herbs, teas, dried flowers, candied fruits and coffee. After we eliminated sandalwood chips, garlic, cardamom and…
This presentation by Yellow 5, a team comprising Johanna, Hanna and myself, outlines the brainstorming, research and proposal for Instruction Set for Strangers: Smells in Trees.
Drawing 1 – Standing | Waiting Location: 96th street, 2nd Ave Time: 5:32pm – 5:44pm Duration: 12 minutes Observations entry / exit elevator to 96th Street Subway Station glass enclosure with spider fittings entrance faces 95th street bushes on either side services Q train can hear the train moving below paver blocks and tiles close to East River, FDR Drive can hear the loud roar of buses and bikes (services…
