Happiness Here urban park seating

Happiness Here urban park seating
by Hikoko Ito

• Awarded April 15, 2019
• CLIENT: The Art Promotion Office (APO), The Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong SAR government
• 9.342

This seating is meant to be a statement as well as a design solution. It embraces community involvements and conveys a much-needed message of happiness to encourage positivity in a city that repeatedly fell short on the global ranking of happiness level. Infused with cultural references (origami, paper-cutting) drawn from the designer’s mixed (Japanese-Chinese) heritage, the seating has also adopted Sun Chan's Chinese character art motifs as the designer’s tribute to her beloved late father who departed the same year she was commissioned this project.