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Project: CROSSY - Portable zebra-crossing mat. 'Territories' with Kevin Slavin, Area Code.
Role: Concept, design.
Contributors: Tomonaga Tokuyama, Jin Kang.

CROSSY: Portable Zebra-crossing mat.
The other territory we examine and invade is the zebra-crossing. These stripes of white on tarmac, in the absence of a traffic light, interject the fast moving vehicles on a road, as soon as a pedestrian sets foot on it. The presence of a pedestrian on the white stripes, is a trigger that stops the traffic and makes way for the pedestrian, thus temporarily switching the domination over that area on the road for that period of time. We designed a portable zebra-crossing mat. With this portable zebra-crossing, the pedestrian can now switch the traffic off by just unrolling this striped mat across any road. By unrolling the mat the pedestrian unveils a banner that claims temporary authority over that part of the road, thus helping him or her cross the busy road with ease.