Weaving a home : des yourtes ultra-légères, autosuffisantes et modernes

Une solution imaginée par l'architecte Abeer Seikaly pour faire face aux challenges des migrations climatiques et d'un éventuel retour du nomadisme.

Par Harold Paris -28 décembre 2016

 Guerre, changement climatique, inondations violentes, assèchements de points d’eau, les raisons ne manquent malheureusement pas pour mettre des populations entières sur la route et les contraindre à migrer. D’après l’ONU, une situation qui ne fera qu’empirer dans les prochaines années avec une estimation à 250 millions de réfugiés climatiques à l’horizon 2050.
Face à ce constat, une architecte a commencé à travailler sur un projet qui permettrait d’apporter une solution de logement temporaire aux populations sur la route, tout en offrant un habitat moderne, autosuffisant, capable de répondre aux besoins élémentaires, solide et facilement transportable.

Home Office Productivity Tips

This Infographic Gives Advice on Doing Productive Work From Home

Published: Jul 29, 2015 • References: mashable & okadirect

This infographic offers insight on how to do productive work from home. Created by OKA, the chart 'Make Your Home Office Work For You' explains the best ways to be productive while working at home. This will be especially helpful to those joining the growing numbers of people turning to freelance careers and remote job positions.

The productivity tips focus on interior decoration and the effect your surroundings can have on doing productive work from home. You can make your home office more productive by addressing noise compared to music, getting supportive seating, making the most of your lighting, using your screen properly, working in 70 to 73 degrees, introducing color and saying goodbye to non-social distractions.

 

Danalock: The Smart Lock For Your Front Door

The future is wireless, and the Danalock smart lock is leading the charge. Why carry around keys anymore, when you can open your door with your phone?

Personal Robot: Advanced Home Automation System

 

The future is now with household personal robots. From starting your coffee to protecting your home, Maya will be there making life easier.

Smart Stairs Marking in Utah Valley University

Utah Valley University students walks along the bright green lanes painted on the stairs to the gym Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah. Utah Valley University spokeswoman Melinda Colton said the green lanes were intended as a lighthearted way to brighten up the space and get students attention. (Photos by AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Building Tomorrow

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Minimal Home Fits Everything You Need in 140 Square Feet

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Somehow Polish designer Szymon Hanczar was able to take his 13-square-meter (approx. 140 square feet) city apartment and turn it into a surprisingly functional home that provides everything one might need or want. Besides being functional, the minimal space is pretty aesthetically amazing, right?

This Infograph Pairs Your Lifestyle to an Ideal Couch Design

Published: Sep 15, 2015 • References: hipvan & visual.ly

This furniture chart entitled 'What is Your Sofa Personality?' by Singapore online design retailer Hip Van offers an interactive way for homeowners to find out what couch design is best suited for their lifestyle. The infographic cleverly pairs up the reader's personality to a sofa style that best suits them.

The 'What's Your Sofa Personality?' chart highlights six different types of people and couches that match their lives. The first is The Socialite that suits best a Chesterfield couch that is designed to accommodate lots of guests, offer an elegant decor and last during countless parties. The infographic uses colorful block graphics and minimal text to interact with the reader as they figure out what couch is best suited for them.

BUDDY : Your Family’s Companion Robot

Today, crowdfunding begins for BUDDY, the world’s first affordable companion robot. BUDDY’S campaign seeks to raise $100,000 and will last 35 days, with funds going towards bringing BUDDY to mass market. At heart, BUDDY is a friendly companion. BUDDY entertains and educates, makes video calls & sends messages to family & friends, acts as your calendar and alarm clock and monitors your home. BUDDY augments the care of younger, older and less mobile people by providing companionship and help with day to day activities. With BUDDY, carers can use video to check in remotely with their loved ones. Additionally, BUDDY is an open-source technology platform, meaning that developers across the world can collaborate to build software and hardware for BUDDY. Rodolphe Hasselvander, creator of BUDDY, says: “It’s been a long time dream of mine to bring a companion robot to mass market. BUDDY is the manifestation of this dream: a friendly robot that helps with day to day life, but also boasts the latest in robotics technology. I’m excited to bring it to the crowdfunding community today.”

Air-Filtering Plant Guides

This Infographic Explains Purifying House Plants and Indoor Air Toxins

Published: Jun 12, 2015 • References: lovethegarden & designtaxi

If you are concerned about air quality at home, this guide to purifying house plants will come in particularly handy. From gardening tips website Love the Garden, the infographic 'The NASA Guide to Air-Filtering Houseplants' includes information gathered by a 1989 clean air study. The plants listed are the most effective common indoor plants that can filter harmful toxins and pollutants out of the air.

The chart not only recommends purifying house plants such as spider plants and Boston ferns, but also discusses toxins found in the air and how they affect humans. Each plant also includes a symbol so you know which pollutant it is best suited to tackle.

If you work from home or spend a lot of time indoors, this chart is definitely worth reviewing.

Smart Home Frameworks

The Apple HomeKit Offers iOS-Friendly, Third-Party Manufactured Accessories

Published: Jun 3, 2015 • References: developer.apple & hypebeast

Launched a year ago, the Apple HomeKit program has finally revealed the fruits of its labors in a small collection of smart home products designed and developed by third-party manufacturers. All went through rigorous testing methods to ensure the products live up to Apple’s high standards as well as those of their consumers. Through Apple HomeKit, the products will be able to work seamlessly with iOS devicesas well as connect to Siri.

The first round of Apple HomeKit products include Ecobee, a WiFi connected thermostat; Elgato, a line of sensors that detect and collect air quality, humidity, air pressure and temperature levels; iHOME‘s SmartPlug, a device that lets you turn on/off appliances through your iOS device; Lutron, a bridge device that connect the HomeKit device with a lighting system and Insteon, a bridge device that connects home automation devices with HomeKit.

The World’s first floating private islands get the green light in Dubai

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The World, Dubai’s artificial archipelago of over 300 islands, will soon be home to 33 luxury floating homes, each with its own garden, pool, and beach and tailor-made to the client’s tastes. Created as part of Oqyana World First, these private island homes were recently given the go-ahead by the Dubai-based government entity Nakheel. Architecture firm Waterstudio.NL collaborated with Jean-Michel Cousteau to design the floating islands, which will also be engineered to provide new underwater habitat for sea life.



Designed in the shape of the seven continents, Dubai’s The World project covers an area of 931 hectares, measuring nine kilometers in width and seven kilometers in length. The luxury development includes residential islands, commercial areas with resorts, transit hubs for ferries, and a tourism zone. The islands range in size from 150,000 to 450,000 square feet.

The man-made floating islands will be completely stable on the water and will be built to last over a century. The customizable islands will be created to the client’s specifications and include underwater habitat. The Oqyana Real Estate and Amillarah Private Islands developers plan to offer similar floating homes in the Maldives and off the coast of Miami in the U.S. The 33 luxury floating homes are not yet available for sale.

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Wearable Ergonomic Device Promises Good Posture, Regardless of What Chair You Sit In

When furniture design doesn't involve furniture

I was disappointed to find that my lazy body can defeat even the most expensive ergonomic chair. No amount of fancy adjustable features will stop me from eventually slouching as I become more absorbed in work.I'm not alone in this, and to address the problem, entrepreneur and sciatica-pain sufferer Katherine Krug has collaborated with two industrial designers to produce an object that seems it will end slouching once and for all. Called Better Back, the device is not a chair at all, but a wearable harness that "stabilizes your pelvis, [restores] your spine's natural curvature, and provides lumbar support."

Air-Cleansing Apps

Blueair is an App-Controlled Air Monitor to Ensure Indoor Air Quality

Jun 14, 2015 • References: us.blueair & design-milk

Blueair is an advanced version of Sense+ air purifier systems that incorporates the app-controlled air quality features and wireless connectivity. This smart device connects three pieces of technology that include the air monitoring device, the smartphone app and the air purifier.

The air monitoring device can now detect how many airborne particles the air is filled with. In addition, this small device can check the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide to produce a better report. When the report is produced and the air is not up to par, the air purifier notifies the Blueair smartphone app. It is then up to the user to turn on the app-controlled air purifying system. This ensures the best quality indoor air is obtained at all times.

In addition to the advanced technology, the brand has also expanded the color selection to include a deep red, leafy green, dark blue, white, black and gray.

Shocking Photographs Showing What It Means To Live In A “Small” Space

Published by Boogie nuggets in Inspirations

 

The Japanese are famous for making practical use of small living areas, a requirement of their high population density. Inspired by this fact, photographer Won Kim created the series “Living Close”, showing the residents of what is best defined as a guesthouse for backpackers in Tokyo.

The photographer states: “Some of the people in these images stay at the facility for a relatively short time, for other residents these tiny cubicles are essentially permanent homes.
For me, the real interest of the resulting portraits is in how each resident has made use of a such a small, confining space. The sharply-defined space and its contents tell something about its occupant’s personality, and his or her ability to function in such a strange, enclosed environment.”

 

 

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PSFK Labs Launches The Desktop Debrief

PSFK by Simone Spilka 


PSFK Labs is excited to present The Desktop Debrief, a comprehensive lowdown of trends in the modern office that inspire happier, more productive workers.
In this report available to purchase here, PSFK Labs showcases the findings of #onmydesk, a research initiative in which we asked readers to share images of their contemporary workspaces on Twitter. PSFK awarded the top entries with $100 gift cards over 10 consecutive days.

PSFK Labs segments trends of items—carefully and thoughtfully arranged items—that people keep near to them each working day, and illustrate why they’re conducive to better working habits.
The Desktop Debrief illustrates how a ‘superior’ work environment is dependent on a range of variables that shift from company to company, or employee to freelancer. Office space architecture, desk layout and employees’ musical and design preferences each play a role in determining the company culture, therefore impacting the happiness of the employees.
Trends also illustrate a shift in the landscape of the workforce, with 53 million Americans in 2015 working in some type of freelance capacity. With that, the settings in which we take meetings, interact with clients or brainstorm with a teams are also evolving.

PSFK Labs researchers found that design agencies keep stacks of magazines scattered around for visual inspiration; CEOs and writers carry post-it notes and analog calendars for meetings and ideas; most everyone has drinking vessels to stay hydrated. While these commonplace objects might carry less meaning standalone, their placement on the deskscape hold significant meaning when adjacent to screens and devices. A family photo provides us with a sense of purpose on a particularly busy day, or a small plant might offer a moment of serenity in a tech-heavy environment.
The Desktop Debrief provides original insight into how office layout, personal style, placement of devices and desktop design positively impact workplace well-being. To learn more, buy The Desktop Debrief here.