To both welcome and bid bon voyage to passengers headed into and out of LAX, artist Paul Tzanetopoulos, as part of an airport redesign led by architect Ted Tokio Tanaka, created columns of light that he calls "color therapy" for travelers. "The colors are all taken from our cultural fabric—the flags of the nations. We have many more liknesses than differences," says Tzanetopoulos, who spoke at Dwell on Design in 2013. The sculptures elevated LAX to an instantly recognizable travel hub honoring the ways in which air travel connects our world. Photo 1 of 7 in Mobility and Design by Erika Heet

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To both welcome and bid bon voyage to passengers headed into and out of LAX, artist Paul Tzanetopoulos, as part of an airport redesign led by architect Ted Tokio Tanaka, created columns of light that he calls "color therapy" for travelers. "The colors are all taken from our cultural fabric—the flags of the nations. We have many more liknesses than differences," says Tzanetopoulos, who spoke at Dwell on Design in 2013. The sculptures elevated LAX to an instantly recognizable travel hub honoring the ways in which air travel connects our world.