The function of fences is, of course, to protect.But among them there are also real works of art. We will tell you about some of them today. The most beautiful fence, according to our editors, surrounds the Swarovski crystal factory in Wattens, Austria. Its translucent glowing waves look fantastic and even a little magical. During the day they shimmer with a mother-of-pearl shine, and at night, thanks to the unusual lighting, they seem to glow from within. The fence was created according to a project by Design Studio Regina Dahmen-Ingenhoven.
The most democratic fence has been createdAmerican designers Peter O’Shea and Robert Winstead for the town of Charlottesville in Virginia. Here, along the pedestrian zone, there is a wall covered with black chalkboard paint. Now, any passerby can write whatever they want on it. The authorities, frankly speaking, were afraid that expressions of free thought would not always be censored, but it turned out that the children liked the wall-board the most, and now they enjoy drawing on it. The project was called The Community Chalkboard.
Here is another example of a public invitationto the creation of a street masterpiece: the almost destroyed wall at the Hamburg train station has now, thanks to designers Mathias Berthold and Andreas Schon and local residents, not only been restored, but also decorated with a mosaic describing the objects of love and hobbies of the city's residents.
Gorgeous fences
