»Pink Seesaws Win Design of the Year 2020. This is How They Bridged Communities at US-Mexico Border
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Pink Seesaws Win Design of the Year 2020. This is How They Bridged Communities at US-Mexico Border
The pink teeter-totter that was installed in US-Mexico border in July 2019.
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The Teeter-Totter Wall saw installation of three pink seesaws through the slats of the wall across El Paso in Texas and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, bringing together children and women from the other side.
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Remember the collection of three pink seesaws those were built across the US-Mexico border on July 28, 2019, as a symbol of bridging the gap between communities? The teeter-totters have now won the prestigious Design of the Year 2020 award from London Design Museum.
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