Isamu Noguchi

1941 design for a playground that was never built in Hyde Park. Noguchi struggled with safety issues as many officials said that his designs were not safe enough for children to play freely on.

Ive been having a look at the 20th century sculpture Isamu Noguchi. A friend from work recommended I look at him as he designed alot of playgrounds and had a very specific view of what children would want from them.

"In other words, the playground, instead of telling the child what to do (swing here, climb there) becomes a place for endless exploration, of endless opportunity for changing play.''