why this project?
The collective mapping project K67 – The Kiosk Shots, initiated by Publicplan Amsterdam, wants to show how the public space in Eastern Europe is determined and linked by the K67 kiosk design. The eye-catching street furniture traversed different stages according to the recent history. The unified functional design has been successfully spread within planed economy systems. Also it was providing space to cultural and political change. Nowadays, with Eastern Europe in social, political and economical transition, it becomes a prominent linking element in East European public space. By collecting as many K67-photopraphs as possible the project intends to create a dense documentation of urban environment in Eastern Europe.
The K67 design was introduced in 1966 by the Slovenian architect and designer Saša J. Mächtig. Its system is based on polyfibre reinforced modules, which could be used as single units or combined to large agglomerations. It inhabits the cities as newspaper kiosks, parking-attendant booths, copyshops, market stands, shelter booths, chip stalls, student cafes or lottery stands, easily visible and accessible, in different colours and combinations. The unified functional design of the units enables them to fit almost any location and its context as well as numerous, diverse functions.
The K67 kiosks are, nevertheless, in danger of disappearing from public stage. Statements by eastern inhabitants about vanished or vandalised kiosks confirm this worry. The aim of K67 – The Kiosk Shots is to revaluate the design and point out its extraordinary role in the urban space of Eastern Europe. By collecting and mapping the K67 kiosks -both, the original design and its several copies- this project will give an outline of the eastern countries in their state of transition. The K67 website www.publicplan.com/K67 brings together, at least virtually, the kiosks which are physically spread out over the whole of Eastern Europe, linking the most diverse urban spaces in Eastern Europe and rendering them visible. The project intends to show the individual variety and diversity this design product can bring into public space. K67 is significant component of a complex history and identity of the eastern European countries. With these countries joining the EU it also becomes part of a wider, common European history.
Europe till 1989
Europe since 1992 (2004)
AD Andorra COE 1994
AL Albania WP 1955-1991, COE 1995
AM Armenia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, since 1991 CIS, COE 2001
AT Austria COE 1956, OECD 1961, EU 1995
AZ Azerbaijan COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 2001
BA Bosnia-Herzegovina COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 2002
BE Belgium COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961
BG Bulgaria COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, COE 1992, EU applicant
BY Belarussia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991
CH Switzerland EFTA 1958, COE 1963
CY Cyprus COE 1961, EU 2004
CZ Czech Republic COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1992 CSSR, COE 1993, OECD 1995, NATO 1999, EU 2004
DE Germany COE 1951, NATO 1955, EU 1957, OECD 1961
DD German Democratic Republic 1954-1989, COMECON 1950-1989, WP 1955-1989
DK Denmark COE 1949, NATO 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973
EE Estonia 1940-1991 UdSSR, COMECON 1949-1991, COE 1993, EU 2004
ES Spain OECD 1961, COE 1977, EU 1986, NATO 1982
FN Finland OECD 1969, COE 1989, EU 1995
FR France COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961
LI Liechtenstein COE 1978, EFTA 1958
GE Georgia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1999
GB Great Britain COE 1949, NATO 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973
GR Greece NATO 1952, OECD 1961, COE 1974, EU 1981
HR Croatia COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1996
HU Hungary COMECON 1949-1991, COE 1990, OECD 1996, NATO 1999, EU 2004
IE Ireland COE 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973
IT Italy COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961
IS Iceland NATO 1949, EFTA 1958, CE 1959, OECD 1961
MC Monaco
MD Moldava COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1995
MK Macedonia COMECON 1964-1991, 1991 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1995
MT Malta COE 1965, EU 2004
NL Netherlands COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961
NO Norway COE 1949, NATO 1949, EFTA 1958, OECD 1961
KZ Kazakhstan COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991
LT Lithuania COMECON 1949-1991, 1940-1991 UdSSR, WP 1955-1991, COE 1993, EU 2004
LU Luxembourg COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961
LV Latvia COMECON 1949-1991, 1940-1991 UdSSR, WP 1955-1991, COE 1995, EU 2004
PL Poland COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, COE 1991, OECD 1996, NATO 1999, EU 2004
PT Portugal NATO 1949, OECD 1961, COE 1976, EU 1986
RO Romania COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, EU applicant
RU Russia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1996
SE Sweden COE 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1995
SL Slovenia COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1993, EU 2004
SK Slovakia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1992 CSSR, COE 1993, OECD 2000
SM San Marino COE 1988
TR Turkey COE 1949, NATO 1952, OECD 1961
YU Yugoslavia COMECON 1964-1991
UA Ukraine COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1995
non European countries within COMECON
MN Mongolia COMECON 1961-1991
CU Cuba COMECON 1972-1991
VN Vietnam associated member COMECON 1978-1991
AN Angola associated member COMECON
MZ Mozambique associated member COMECON
YE Jemen associated member COMECON
ET Ethiopia associated member COMECON
LA Laos associated member COMECON
KG Kyrgyzstan associated member COMECON
TJ Taijikistan associated member COMECON
TM Turkmenistan associated member COMECON
UZ Uzbekistan associated member COMECON
western economical and political systems since 1949
COE – Council of Europe 1949 [ www.coe.int ]
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949 [ www.nato.int ]
WEU – Western Europaen Union 1955
CEE / EU – European Union 1957/58 [ www.eu.int ]
EFTA – European Free Trade Association 1958
OECD Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development 1961 (1948-1961 OEEC) [ www.oecd.org ]
eastern economical and political systems since 1949
COMECON – Council Of Mutual Economical Aid (SEW), 1949-1991 (42 years)
Warsaw Pact – 1955-1991 (36 years)
CIS – Commonwealth of independent states 1991 [ www.cis.sol.by/eng.shtml ]