40 projects were selected and will soon be on view in 60 different locations in the capita. Parisians and tourists alike passing by will be invited to give their views on these sometimes-futuristic objects in surveys conducted near the experimentation sites. “These experiments do not mean that the city of Paris will necessarily be the one who embraces these products and services in the future.” 

However, as rightly pointed out by Missika, “today, Paris is the first city to launch an experiment of this magnitude.”Each experiment will last six months, but can be extended once for up to one year in total. The projects were chosen for their creativity and above all their innovativeness: candidates already selling their products or services were immediately disqualified. An overview of the projects follows.

A double-sided touch-screen terminal

A double-sided terminal, touch-sensitive on one side and dynamic on the other. The terminal uses Viadirect software, an interactive orientation solution that helps users quickly locate and access information.Retractable Street FurnitureConserve valuable city surface area and avoid urban sprawl with dual-purpose street furniture. The retractable furniture can temporarily transform ordinary spaces into places of transit trade, rest, work…Smart and comfortable public seatingThe first public contemporary furniture sculpted from a single piece of 3D memory foam. An RFID chip built into every piece of furniture allows walkers to identify available seats in real time.

The project offers visitors / walkers a unique interactive experience: using their smartphones to locate the furniture, users can access a vision of the surrounding environment in augmented reality designed by an artist or personality.

Versatile and multimodal bike station

The size of a parking space, this self-charging station can store up to 10 bikes in private boxes. It also acts as an ad hoccarpool point and has an interactive multimedia display function.

Public information support

Interactive, useful, socially conscious and environment friendly furniture. The system is equipped with a defibrillator and a touch screen specially adapted for disabled guests.

Durability in the service of security

Extremely hard-wearing and light, the stanchion-tag in a “LUMART” form enhances the visibility of danger points (junctions, cycle paths …), to improve user safety and to prevent illegal parking.

The mobile vegetable garden Acquaponics

This agricultural and fisheries combined production unit is mobile and flexible. It produces environmentally friendly fish and vegetables while adapting to intermittently available space. No carbon emissions and local job creation.

The urban mushroom bed

Take advantage of crop wastes and agro-industry (coffee) byproducts to produce up to 5 tons of mushrooms per production unit, while helping to feed fish in an aquaponics module through vermicomposting.