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Aerial views of the new furniture installation and mural @riverdaleavenuecommunityschool designed @streetlab in partnership with@equitydesigninc and @nychealthy

Footage by @casa_og and thank you to @hivepublicspace

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

Catch a new article about @streetlab in @urbanomnibus ! Link in bio.
Article by UO Editor-In-Chief Mariana Mogilevich photos by @christopherpaynephoto

@streetlab is a @interiordesignmag @nycxdesign award honoree for the schoolyard installation of furniture and mural. Created in collaboration with @equitydesigninc and @nychealthy for @riverdaleavenuecommunityschool

My @streetlab design for a new active schoolyard at Riverdale Avenue Community School in partnership with @equitydesigninc and @nychealthy is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag award finalist!

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Are you ready for NYCxDesign @nycxdesign ? Join Women in Design NYC @womenindesignnyc and Museum of Food and Drink @mofad for a conversation with three industrial designers whose practice lives at the intersection of food and design.

Taste Makers: Women In Food Design

Panelist:
Marjorie Artieres @marjorie.artieres @pinchfooddesign
Amanda Huynh @amandahuynh
Emilie Baltz @emiliebaltz

Moderated by:
Hannah Berkin-Harper @hbhdesign

Saturday, May 16th
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

RSVP link in bio.

#WIDNYC #WomenInDesign #NYCxDesign #FoodDesign #MOFAD @idsadesign

Meet the 2026 IDSA NYC WID chapter team ✨ 
We’re excited to welcome @hbhdesign as our Co-Chair! Get to know Hannah and swipe to see some of her work →


With nearly 20 years of design experience in New York City, Hannah has worked as a designer in Karim Rashid’s studio, founded HBH Design, a consultancy focused on environmental sustainability and public space, and has taught at Pratt Institute, NYU Tandon, and Montclair State University. She is a two-time NYCxDesign Award honoree and a 2025 IDSA IDEA winner. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Next City. Now as co-chair of NYC WID, she’s excited to help lead this amazing community of designers through it’s next exciting chapter.

#WomenInDesign #IDSA #WIDNYC

Meet the 2026 IDSA NYC WID chapter team ✨ 
We’re excited to welcome @hbhdesign as our Co-Chair! Get to know Hannah and swipe to see some of her work →


With nearly 20 years of design experience in New York City, Hannah has worked as a designer in Karim Rashid’s studio, founded HBH Design, a consultancy focused on environmental sustainability and public space, and has taught at Pratt Institute, NYU Tandon, and Montclair State University. She is a two-time NYCxDesign Award honoree and a 2025 IDSA IDEA winner. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Next City. Now as co-chair of NYC WID, she’s excited to help lead this amazing community of designers through it’s next exciting chapter.

#WomenInDesign #IDSA #WIDNYC

Meet the 2026 IDSA NYC WID chapter team ✨ 
We’re excited to welcome @hbhdesign as our Co-Chair! Get to know Hannah and swipe to see some of her work →


With nearly 20 years of design experience in New York City, Hannah has worked as a designer in Karim Rashid’s studio, founded HBH Design, a consultancy focused on environmental sustainability and public space, and has taught at Pratt Institute, NYU Tandon, and Montclair State University. She is a two-time NYCxDesign Award honoree and a 2025 IDSA IDEA winner. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Next City. Now as co-chair of NYC WID, she’s excited to help lead this amazing community of designers through it’s next exciting chapter.

#WomenInDesign #IDSA #WIDNYC

Meet the 2026 IDSA NYC WID chapter team ✨ 
We’re excited to welcome @hbhdesign as our Co-Chair! Get to know Hannah and swipe to see some of her work →


With nearly 20 years of design experience in New York City, Hannah has worked as a designer in Karim Rashid’s studio, founded HBH Design, a consultancy focused on environmental sustainability and public space, and has taught at Pratt Institute, NYU Tandon, and Montclair State University. She is a two-time NYCxDesign Award honoree and a 2025 IDSA IDEA winner. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Next City. Now as co-chair of NYC WID, she’s excited to help lead this amazing community of designers through it’s next exciting chapter.

#WomenInDesign #IDSA #WIDNYC

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

Somehow I never made a proper post of this excellent work by my @njit_hillier ID juniors! We collaborated with Newark Zine Fest for a second year (thank you to @itsdense !!) and the students got to show their work at @newarkmuseumart . What a great day!
Seating by @juliansaar, @s.toyb , @n_albarracin_ and @connellyjaqua

#Repost @streetlab with @use.repost
・・・
This year, Street Lab created a mural and two new designs—Play Pods and Arena Benches—for Riverdale Ave Community School to use in their yard and also on an Open Street we created together. This work was part of a larger partnership and co-design process led by @equitydesigninc transforming the environment around the school for active and outdoor learning with @hivepublicspace and @nychealthy.

#Repost @streetlab with @use.repost
・・・
This year, Street Lab created a mural and two new designs—Play Pods and Arena Benches—for Riverdale Ave Community School to use in their yard and also on an Open Street we created together. This work was part of a larger partnership and co-design process led by @equitydesigninc transforming the environment around the school for active and outdoor learning with @hivepublicspace and @nychealthy.

#Repost @streetlab with @use.repost
・・・
This year, Street Lab created a mural and two new designs—Play Pods and Arena Benches—for Riverdale Ave Community School to use in their yard and also on an Open Street we created together. This work was part of a larger partnership and co-design process led by @equitydesigninc transforming the environment around the school for active and outdoor learning with @hivepublicspace and @nychealthy.

#Repost @streetlab with @use.repost
・・・
This year, Street Lab created a mural and two new designs—Play Pods and Arena Benches—for Riverdale Ave Community School to use in their yard and also on an Open Street we created together. This work was part of a larger partnership and co-design process led by @equitydesigninc transforming the environment around the school for active and outdoor learning with @hivepublicspace and @nychealthy.

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

📸
1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

📸
1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

📸
1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

📸
1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

📸
1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

✨2025 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ✨

Jointly administered by the League and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA, @nyscouncilonthearts), Independent Projects supports self-generated work in design that seeks to answer the question: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?

Today, we’re introducing five projects that received the 2025 Independent Projects grants:

Visible/Invisible: Women’s Constant Negotiation of Space in Mosques
Aya Abdallah
@aaaayayayaya
New York, NY and Statewide

Shad3d
Hannah Berkin-Harper and Tracey Weisman
@hbhdesign and @tracey.weisman
New York, NY

Newburgh Tools: Forage & Fabrication Lab
Zach Blaue and Anoushae Eirabie
@newburghtools and @anoushae
Newburgh, NY

Overlooked Objects and Projects
Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal
@chaussa_belly and @ekinbilal
Buffalo and New York, NY

Adopt, Foster, Share: Furniture as Social Practice
Tien Chen, Siyang Dai, Shisi Huang, Lu Zhang, and Zijun Zhao
@fostering_chinatown_furniture, @tien.chen, @dai.siyang, @zhao_zijun_, @wetdreamsneverend, and @shhhhhesssssee
New York, NY

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2025 Independent Projects recipients. Information about the next Independent Projects cycle will be announced in 2026.

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1) Women’s prayer space separated from the main hall by an ornate wooden mashrabiya screen inside a historic Cairo mosque. Image credit: Aya Abdallah
2) Concept image of Shad3d knit canopies in use. Image credit: Tracey Weisman; Source photo by Clarence Eckerson Jr., Streetfilms, with permission from Open Plans
3) Site harvest and tool library construction in Summer 2026. Image Credit: Newburgh Tools and Anoushae Eirabie
4) Left: Partial inventory poster, Office of Back of House. Image credit: Ekin Bilal; Right: Still from video game, The Objectiles Guide To Time Travel. Image credit: Celia Chaussabel
5) A map reflecting preliminary research on Columbus Park and its everyday use, intending to activate this central Chinatown space through a shared street furniture system during People’s Pavilion 2026. Image credit: Zijun Zhao

My @njit_hillier Juniors absolutely CRUSHED their lighting project. They had 4 weeks to research materials, conduct experiments with light, develop concepts and build working prototypes. Great job!!
1. @n_albarracin_
2. @s.toyb
3. @connellyjaqua
4. Julian Saar

My @njit_hillier Juniors absolutely CRUSHED their lighting project. They had 4 weeks to research materials, conduct experiments with light, develop concepts and build working prototypes. Great job!!
1. @n_albarracin_
2. @s.toyb
3. @connellyjaqua
4. Julian Saar

My @njit_hillier Juniors absolutely CRUSHED their lighting project. They had 4 weeks to research materials, conduct experiments with light, develop concepts and build working prototypes. Great job!!
1. @n_albarracin_
2. @s.toyb
3. @connellyjaqua
4. Julian Saar

My @njit_hillier Juniors absolutely CRUSHED their lighting project. They had 4 weeks to research materials, conduct experiments with light, develop concepts and build working prototypes. Great job!!
1. @n_albarracin_
2. @s.toyb
3. @connellyjaqua
4. Julian Saar

#Repost @streetlab with @use.repost
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We’ve added a new element to Street Lab’s pop-up cooling station. Misting Arches are now on the street, and our friends at @34_ave are putting the new design through a field test, seven days a week. Pop-up that cools New York down. Made possible with support from @conedison.

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab

I’m so excited to share @streetlab OASIS is an @nycxdesign @interiordesignmag honoree!

OASIS is a pop-up, open-air, cooling station. In high heat, New Yorkers are often forced to retreat to indoor, air-conditioned spaces, which can be isolating as well as energy-intensive. OASIS offers an alternative: a communal, outdoor gathering space that relies on water, plants, and shade to cool people, right in the heart of neighborhoods. More at @streetlab