What if our public spaces were filled with playful opportunities to take a happiness break and connect with strangers? This is the vision of artist George Zisiadis whose merry-go-round bench was tested at the Market Street Prototyping Festival in San Francisco last month. Watch the video and go about your day with a smile on your face. We keep our fingers crossed that George gets commissions for permanent happiness-inducing benches in cities everywhere.
Public bench turns mundane moment into blissful break
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