Criminal Crafting: Tanya Aguiñiga vs. The Beverly Hills Police

Craft & Design
Criminal Crafting: Tanya Aguiñiga vs. The Beverly Hills Police

On a summer day in Beverly Hills, furniture designer and maker Tanya Aguiñiga put some coins in a Rodeo Drive parking meter, attached herself to a palm tree, sat down in her parking space, and began to backstrap weave. It didn’t take long for police to show up and demand that she leave, despite her reasoning that she had technically rented that space. They told her it was for her own safety, and pointed her to a nearby park, where her folksy, handmade appearance annoyed some tourists hoping to get photos of the large Beverly Hills sign behind her. The complete interview is up over on the southern California community news site KCET.

I enjoy the contrast of something so DIY happening on one of America’s most well-known and elite shopping streets.

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!
Tagged

"To oppose something is to maintain it." –Ursula Le Guin

Currently: NEO.LIFE Alum: Instructables and MAKE

View more articles by Laura Cochrane

ADVERTISEMENT

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 16th iteration!

Prices Increase in....

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
FEEDBACK