Dream station #1 - UPCYCLE CREATION
The Upcycle Station at the Co-design Workshop was inspired by a dream saying "I dream for people to use less plastic = less pollution".
To make this dream come true, West Palm Beach DDA teamed up Resource Depot, faithful supporter and one of the core partners of the Trojan Rocking Horse project.
Each participant created their own 3D “Junk-O-Gram Collage” that represented all the recycled material that they would like to use for building a “Dream Machine”.
The junk-o-grams were creatively put together representing not only the recycled materials one would use to build the Dream Machine but indirectly representing their dreams for the community. With some junk-o-grams speaking of wind and solar-powered energy, or ziplining around the city to reduce pollution from motor vehicles, one thing was clear, they all wanted a nice clean city that everyone takes pride in.
CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP
This co-design workshop was put together as the first response to the thought provoking dreams the Trojan Rocking Horses collected during their Downtown March through West Palm Beach at the beginning of 2023.
From the collected dreams an idea was crystalized to create a mobile community center – The Stable. As the design for the 8 Trojan Rocking Horses was based on creations the children made during workshops with architect Marco Casagrande and collage artist Mary Glazier, the design of The Stable should also be done with community input.
To harvest more dreams from our West Palm Beach community, the co-design workshop consisted of 8 immersive creative stations designed to let your imagination run free and create a record of it.
Each station was inspired by a particular dream gathered in the children workshops and Downtown March.
Big THANK YOU to all of the organizers, partners and participants!