The local government of Athens must have been concerned about the pale skin of the local nerds. Flickr user Tribalddb.Athens made these pictures of…
In my article of last Saturday I described the emerge of location independent working and the phenomenon of coworking. In this article I’ll come up with three examples of…
The classic model of industrial development is characterised by a time-spatial concentration of work. In the past centralisation of labour created not only a dividing line between work and non-working,…
Posted in Theory | Also tagged flexible, labour, mobile |
Half a year ago I read an article about the Dutch police wanting to use flying cars for their work. Finally now it’s here: the personal flying car.…
Posted in International Practices, Theory | Also tagged car, city, flexible, fly, future, history, infrastructure, mobile, system, transport, urbanism |
Japanese architects Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office have designed the PACO. PACO is a complete house in a cube of three by three meters.
PACO…
Wow, I’m impressed by the fantastic contemporary city benches Torino-based design studio Adriano Design created. Finally some outdoor seating that meets the wishes of the city dwellers of…
Just a great picture from our friends of Je Hoofd Loopt Om, taken in Berlin. The photo illustrates a major development of more and more people getting footloose; a…
Most people collect so much stuff during their life that they get trapped in their own possession. The more stuff you have, the bigger your house has to be, the…
Posted in International Practices | Also tagged box, cologne, creative class, design, flexible, interior, lifestyle, lips, mobile, mobile workers, pop-up, room, transportable, trendwatching |
How often did I fuck up a whole afternoon of working being unproductive due to immense tiredness? Drinking coffee is not the only solution. Taking a 30 to 40 minutes…
Posted in International Practices, Theory | Also tagged amsterdam, culture, flexible, innovative, lips, london, power-nap, sleeping, stuttgart, tokyo, working |
Carl Rohde is a trendwatcher and the leader of a network of ‘coolhunters’ across the world. After many years of working as a professor at the University of Utrecht, Rohde…