Low-Cost Incubator
His name is James Roberts, he’s only 23 – he has just graduated in engineering from Loughborough University (UK) – but he’s already a recognized inventor. His MOM design – an inexpensive inflatable...
View ArticleA glass yacht
The idea was that it should reflect the character of the family for whom it was designed. The standard needed to be high enough for the role it was to serve. It had to exude a welcoming sense of...
View ArticleScampia’s Italo-Romani furnishings
In late 2014, Scampia was the setting for a design and self-build workshop titled Trame [Weaves], organized by “Chi rom e… chi no” [Some Rom... some not] and “Ammafà_laboratorio di pratiche urbane”...
View ArticleCarlo Ratti’s “Cloud Cast” in Dubai
This technological “cloud”has two goals: reducing the waste of energy and water while creating a space in the city for wellness. This can be offered to a single inhabitant according to the different...
View ArticleDear Radical, how modern you are!
Last July while everyone was going crazy over the Radical architecture revival of Monditalia’s installations at the Venice Architecture Biennial, in Florence there was a series of events dedicated to...
View ArticleLe case galleggianti di Christian Grande
Parmigiano e pluri-premiato yacht designer, conosciuto soprattutto per aver firmato imbarcazioni dallo stile sportivo e dinamico (Sessa Marine, Sanlorenzo Yachts e super gommoni SACS Marine), Christian...
View ArticleArrival of the 4D table that assembles itself
Those who have found themselves assembling furniture on their own tend to have a dream: self-assembling furnishings. This futuristic idea is now much closer to reality thanks to a collaborative project...
View ArticleIn Leicester, the unbearable lightness of the sacred according to Francesco...
The new Cathedra (or Bishop’s throne) and Crucifix for Leicester Cathedral were designed by London-based Draisci Studio, which was founded by the Apulian Francesco Draisci. Francesco Draisci next to...
View ArticleMelt, Mould, Make, Mend
An idea by the British designer Peter Marigold to tackle emergency situations, the card-shaped bioplastic FORMcard, became a reality thanks to two popular crowdfunding campaigns The post Melt, Mould,...
View ArticleArchitects and virtual reality
Within five years virtual reality will radically change the architect’s work, says founder of Arch Virtual Jon Brouchoud. Studios will probably have a headset to move around in the projects The post...
View ArticleThe bus that flies above cars
The train-tunnel bus project imagined in 1969 by two American architects is (maybe) about to become a reality 47 years later in China. With this innovative bus on rails The post The bus that flies...
View ArticleThe future of yacht design
Born from international competition, the most innovative ideas for the future of yacht design. Waiting for clients willing to put them into effect The post The future of yacht design appeared first on...
View ArticleWe are already Bionic
Some people have already implanted microchips under their skin in order to interact directly with their electronic instruments. Others are working on contact lenses capable of supplying data for...
View ArticleThe start-up that cleans the air
An intelligent vase that filters over 90 percent of the toxins present in the air in your house. It's the (great) idea of three young entrepreneurs from Friuli The post The start-up that cleans the air...
View ArticleAquatic sculptures
Through 3D modelling the japanese Haruka Misawa transforms a typically kitsch category into an object for design addicted The post Aquatic sculptures appeared first on Abitare.
View ArticleLands of origin, source of inspirazion
Sicily and Calabria are a source of inspiration and basis for the creative imagination of Mario Trimarchi and Antonio Aricò respectively – two designers with studios in Milan but who are deeply linked...
View ArticleOn your bike, with the Eco Helmet
The winner of the James Dyson Award is a low-cost helmet for cyclists: made of honeycomb-core cardboard, it takes up very little space but is ultra-resistant. The post On your bike, with the Eco Helmet...
View ArticleWipprecht and the fashion of the future
Abitare met with Anouk Wipprecht, the Dutch designer who creates innovative and technological fashion inspired by natural phenomena The post Wipprecht and the fashion of the future appeared first on...
View ArticleChameleon Interiors
The interior of the driverless car is a revolution too, losing its directionality and becoming an “à la carte” setting. Lounges, offices, even bedrooms. Highly connected and empathetic. We talk to...
View ArticleFlying free
To implement its plans for the transport of the future Uber is imagining air taxis to be plugged into the system of urban mobility. The Los Angeles-based architect Craig Hodgetts – who has tried to...
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