Written by Elsa Brown: Ramón Coronado moved to Los Angeles four years ago. He settled across the street from MacArthur Park, and became quickly aware of the lack of recreational spaces, and overabundance of trash in the neighborhood. In response, Coronado recently completed a 12 week project in which he constructed furniture for children— including a chair, lamp, and swing— out of discarded shopping carts.

Of the relationship between the abandoned carts and LA, Coronodo writes: “Shopping carts exist everywhere and anywhere throughout the city of LA and include themselves as part of LA’s landscape. A shopping cart says a lot about a city. Seeing one on every block adds attention to the poverty and that there is no control of private property.” Coronado’s re-purposing brings new attention to the circumstances of his city; it recognizes the possibility for objects that have been cast aside to transform their environments for the better. Click Read More for additional information and photos.

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