PLAY

»PLAY« is simply a table tennis table. Its colors and surfaces, however, personify the prototypes of table tennis as a sociocultural phenomenon: two sides competing against one another in a game. The abstraction of the traditional table markings through colored surfaces expands the game’s realm of possibilities to include improvisation. The table demands that the familiar game be conceived differently, that players act creatively and react spontaneously. At the same time, »PLAY« complies with the requirements of DIN EN 14468, making it possible to play at a competitive level.

The project was created in collaboration with Louis Kohlmann (Projektraum LOTTE – Land of the Temporary Eternity, Stuttgart)