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208 baby dolls animate japan pavilion in ei arakawa-nash's playful ode to care

designboom | architecture & design magazine·thomai tsimpou I designboom·6 months ago
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visitors change the dolls’ diapers and scan QR codes attached to each baby

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the open pilotis and pathways become part of the work’s rhythm

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