The Church Of The 21st Century Is Not A Church
Imagine your own utopia, a quiet and peaceful place where you can lay back and relax. With its Yourtopia pavilion, Amsterdam-based architecture office SeARCH wanted to create such a place. The structure, officially called Het Nieuwe Paviljoen, represents a utopian view on living in the early 21st century, answering the question: What is minimally needed to achieve an optimal quality of life?
Urban Nomads: Design For A Lifestyle On The Go
Since 2001 the German artist and designer Winfried Baumann has been exploring urban nomadism. In this 13-year period he has produced an incredible collection of small, flexible, and movable constructions that give shelter to urban nomads in the widest sense. Doing so he has created a powerful and influential statement about urban nomadism as an upcoming lifestyle.
A Cabin For Rent Inside A House
The Brooklyn-based artist couple Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao have constructed a bed & breakfast cabin inside their own house that they rent out on Airbnb.
Food To Go, Brought To You
What began as a one year trial with nine food trucks operating around Sydney has now grown into a huge city-wide service. Asking the public what change they wanted to see in the city, the City of Sydney Council say that one of the most resounding responses was for “more food options late at night”. And so the Sydney Food Trucks project began.
The Next Campsite Is A Honeycomb
A group of designers from Belgium have presented a new solution for festival lovers to spend the night in a comfortable and relaxed way. Their modular B-AND-BEE sleeping cells are a cross-over between a Japanese capsule hotel and a campsite.
Bacon: The New Urban Lifestyle Food
How come that bacon so suddenly seems to become a lifestyle snack? Earlier this year Bacon sprinkles were successfully funded on Kickstarter and taken in production after, and now sportswear brand Reebok comes up with bacon as a new sports-related lifestyle product.
Homeless Are Making Money With Their Handwriting
In order to raise money for a local charity, HOMELESSFONTS has made the handwriting of ten homeless people in Barcelona available as downloadable fonts.
Does Our Environment Affect The Way We Work?
Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of healthy work spaces. International corporations such as Google and Facebook have pioneered a new way of working in open, flexible workspaces which break away from the traditional ‘cubicle’ style. Dutch designers KNOL wanted to test just how much our surroundings impact on the way we work, and how we feel when we work.
City Surfing For Urban Dwellers
For years surfing has just been a holiday pastime for city-dwellers, but now with the growth of the urban surfing movement, the sport can be brought to even the busiest metropolis's waterways.
Building On Trash In Jakarta
In Jakarta garbage is recycled in a quite special way. The waste from the Ciliwung River is stored alongside the water, creating foundations for the poor to build their homes on.
Smartphone Zombies, Please Stay Out Of The Fast Lane
Using a smartphone changes your behavior in public space. This leads to tensions and strange, sometimes even dangerous situations — not only on streets and in bicycle lanes but also on sidewalks, according to the makers of the National Geographic series Mind over Masses. That's why they wanted to find out what would happen if they created a dedicated zone for smartphone zombies on the sidewalks of Washington DC.
Just Find It: Nike’s Pop-Up Vending Machine
The streets of New York have featured a mysterious guest recently. Popping up at random locations without warning, the Nike FuelBox is a pop-up vending machine which allows you to exclusively trade NikeFuel for company gear.
Derelict Houseboats Get New Life As Temporary Creative Quarter
Clusters for creative industries are nothing special these days, but in the north of Amsterdam something interesting is going on with De Ceuvel, a self-sustaining temporary creative village on a polluted brownfield that consists of sixteen houseboats-turned-offices.
Many Food Trucks Make A Pop-Up Food Court
In Amsterdam the initiative Kanen bij Ten Kate asks local food trucks to gather every Thursday afternoon between 4 an 9 PM in a market street in the west of the city in order to create a spontaneous pop-up food court.
Amsterdam’s Disco Taxi: A Nightclub On Wheels
Taking a cab in Amsterdam to enjoy nightlife is often a mood killer. When you're lucky the driver accepts your short ride, but will grumpily honk at other cabs while listening to weird music. How different is this with the Disco Taxi! You will arrive amped up as driver Maroni Sonelli screams your name through a microphone to make sure everyone knows you're there.
