Gloves to prevent unwanted landings on the subway
Solid silver, lambskin, silk
$350
New Yorkers have come up with countless ways to circumvent unwanted contact. Be it the tiny fences that keep dogs out of planters, ledge-bumps that fend off skateboarders, or the scratched plastic pass-throughs one crams bills into after late-night taxi rides – there are hundreds of examples of this “separation innovation.” Of the many effective anti-contact devices, one of the most successful has proven to be the rows of wire spikes that prevent pigeons from landing on signage and windowsills. And really, can you blame them?
Well, pigeons aren’t the only things that tend to land where one doesn’t want them. In fact, one doesn’t even need to be outside to experience it. How about the phenomenon of holding onto a subway pole, while the inconsiderate hand above yours starts to slowly drift down?
The Mind the Gap gloves are an experiment in transferring the innovation of bird-spikes from architecture to one’s person. Can the threat of a passive stab always fend off the unwanted touchdown of a downwardly drifting pest?
