Meet the Artist Behind Those Amazing, Hand-Knitted Playgrounds

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Wonder Space II, by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam and Interplay, at Hakone Open Air Museum. Photo © Masaki Koizum.

Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam is known for her massive, colorful architectural sculptures/playgrounds. The most famous example of her work is the expansive net-structure inside the "Woods of Net" Pavilion at the Hakone Open Air Museum in Japan - which Horiuchi MacAdam knitted, entirely by hand, over the span of a year.

We took a moment to speak with Ms. Horiuchi MacAdam about the Pavilion and her other works, how they bridge the worlds of art and architecture, and how they irresistibly invite the world to play. You can read our interview, and see more images of her fascinating work, after the break...

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Cite: Vanessa Quirk. "Meet the Artist Behind Those Amazing, Hand-Knitted Playgrounds " 28 Nov 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/297941/meet-the-artist-behind-those-amazing-hand-knitted-playgrounds> ISSN 0719-8884

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