In the public realm, we need places that spark our imagination more than ever, while encouraging interaction, enjoyment and togetherness. In this talk, Crafts' Debika Ray is joined by thought-leaders to discuss the role of design, making and materials in creating playful spaces for us to congregate.
Speakers include Giles Smith, a founding member of Assemble, and playworker Penny Wilson, who are together masterminding Assemble Play, the architecture collective’s new branch. They are joined by New York-based sculptor and maker Risa Puno, whose interactive installations use play to encourage people to connect with each other, and Hadrian Garrard, co-director of Create London, which commissions art and architecture for the public realm, including a series of playgrounds for the Becontree Estate.