STEWP!

TAKE A SEAT! and sit a spell. Take a minute to rest and enjoy the view.  Have some conversation.

STEWP! is about creating a gathering space where none existed before. Iconic in cities like New York, Chicago, and Philly—Stoop fronts are more than a means to enter and exit a home. They’re meeting places for the neighborhood, especially within communities of color.  These are places where neighbors talk and greet one another, elders share stories, kids play, hair gets braided, aunties sit and protect the neighborhood, small businesses thrive, food is shared and secrets are told. Stoops are where community naturally forms.

At this moment in time, as people grow more isolated and separated, STEWP! becomes a necessary public engagement intervention—an invitation to come together, put your phone down (after you take a picture and read this). sit side by side- face to face, talk, listen, share...and simply coexist.  We hope you enjoy.

-Artwerk! A RISD Industrial Design Social Design Class

This is a Lady J Production- brought to you by Professor Jess Brown