At the Helsinki café Kauko, the coffee is free, but the experience is unpredictable. A Web sitewith live video lets Internet users raise or lower the seats and tables, dim the lights, or change the music. This can all be done remotely, or, with free wifi, customers can even play tricks on others on the spot.
The installation, which will remain in the Forum shopping mall through mid-February to celebrate Helsinki’s designation in 2012 as a World Design Capital, is intended to question what makes good and bad design. Is interactivity essential, desirable, or even smart? (via Artinfo)
