Studio Meanwhile, City Blocks Urban Furniture, Turbo Bambi
City Blocks Urban Furniture have brought another playful City Pong Table artist collaboration for everyone to play and enjoy, this time to Kamloops Plaza in the heart of Vancouver's East Village!
With the help of artist Turbo Bambi's playful and day-brightening artwork, the East Village neighbourhood has another reason to enjoy and indulge in the public amenities that this storied Vancouver area offers.
Done just in time for the 2026 FIFA Soccer World Cup fever, the new City Pong Table adorned with Bambi's artwork complements the newly decorated plaza, also adorned with many football-themed ornaments.
Bambi describes her favourite part about doing this piece: that having a bright, new, playful attraction creates an unexpected moment of wonder for passers-by, creating a ripple effect that starts with a glance and leads to a friendly neighbourhood match.
Studio Meanwhile and City Blocks has the privilege of working from the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō (Sto:lo), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, also known as Vancouver, British Columbia. While this is our local home, we recognize that our work extends into the global realm of public space and has an impact on contested, politicised lands that have been and continue to be stewarded by many different and distinct local groups. It is our intention to help elevate these spaces in respectful and honourable collaboration with those who inhabit them, to further our mission to make public space available and accessible, for all people.
