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INSPIRO-TAINER @ MoMA

an airplane cargo container/LD3 transformed into an individual station to work and play for WORKSPHERES at MoMA

installed

2001

location

Museum of Modern Art, New York

curated by

Paola Antonelli

client

MoMA

collaborators

John Hartman, project lead

fabrication

UAF / Marc Ganzglass

photography

Danny Bright

awards

concept & vision

an individual workstation for inspiration and creative production moves around to allow individual and/or collaborative work

design & architecture

the container is conceived as a modular and movable unit that can provide complete isolation or be combined to allow teamwork. Its top/front portion opens up to connect to more INSPIRO-TAINERS and create a meeting room

program & use

it is equipped with computer, flat screen monitor, stereo DVD/CD player, surround sound speakers, projector and retractable screen, reading lights and ventilation fans. All inside surfaces are lined with convoluted foam used both as padding and acoustic insulation. All technologies and mechanisms are operated by a touch screen panel through which the user can easily activate and select preferred configurations

impact & significance

the INSPIRO-TAINER is an incubator for ideas. It retrofits an airplane cargo container, LD3, as an individual workstation that blurs the boundaries between work/play, activity/relaxation, isolation/communication, and meditation/entertainment

Dec 12, 2025

WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND

WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND