Sunday, April 25, 2010

Stylin' Sewers


Sometimes when looking at the streets here, everything can blend in with one another. The curbs, roads and and sewer covers all seem to combine into a shade of grey. Not in Japan though, they decorate their sewers with graphic patterns and images. I like the use of geometric shapes in the patterned covers and the sense of balance that is created with them. Ones with images seem to use simple shapes of bright colour similar to stained glass windows. It's interesting how a small space such as a sewer cover could have so much opportunity for design.

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