Identity/Environment/Technology

This website combines the identity of an individual linked with their environment. It then takes an item in the individual's space and incorporates it with the technology of interior design. Click on the link below to the website.


Identity/Environment/Technology

New "Green" Technologies

Sustainable Wallcovering...

MOD Green Pod- Delight. 

This is a vinyl-free, FSC certified, ground paper pulp wallpaper. 

  

Recycled Dog Bed... 

Hugh Hayden Design- Hex Tennis Doggie Bed.

This dog bed is made from discarded tennis balls. 

 "Green" Chair Design...

 

Koji Enterprises- Niche.

The niche is made out of rattan cane, polyurethane leather, maple, and woven liana. 

"Green" Dining Table...

 Pia- Strata.

This dining table is made out of various multicolored reclaimed and recycled  woods and glass.

Homemade Living Wall

This is a homemade living wall.

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 Travel Case (with plastic holders and a hanger at the top)

A couple of your favorite plants (preferably ones that hang)

DIRECTIONS:

Take the travel case and remove any of the packing paper. Remove your plants from the pots they came in and transfer small sections of each plant to the different levels in the travel case. When finished you have yourself a living wall! It's that easy!

SIDE NOTES:

I did sew the top of the first pocket in the travel case to hold the plants in better. You may also need some extra dirt if the pots don't contain enough. 

Culture Reflection

This abstract image is a collage of different colored squares overlapping. Each square represents a specific idea, memory, goal, image, experience, practice, or knowledge that you have obtained throughout your life. Culture is a combination of behaviors and beliefs that make up a particular social group and every individual. Each individual combines these experiences and knowledge making up who they are. In the image, the squares overlap (much like everything a person learns as they grow) and create one big picture.

Flooring Technology

Liquid Lava Floor Tiles...

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These floor tiles are resilient modular tiles containing liquid inside. When pressure is applied the liquid literally swirls around your feet. They are made up of two sheets of polycarbonate. The top is an anti-slip surface and the lower is shockproof. They become one single piece when sealed with rigid polycarbonate. These are also available as tables, counter tops, and different backlit surfaces. 

This + That= WOW!... 

This company also allows architects and interior designers to create their own custom installations by combining different products to create a one of a kind surface.  Above are two examples of custom installations.

Convertible Furniture

Bookcase Into a Bed... 

A mattress stands upright in four bits and forms the bulk of the bookcase. These surrond five storage shelves which are suspended in mid-air by a wall mounted frame. The mattress sections are placed on the floor and slot together to form the bed. (Can make a single or double bed.)

Bed Up

This is a french design that is made to create multi-functional spaces. It is stored on the ceiling and drops down to fit overtop of the living space. It's then suspended down and planks also hold up the bottom. 

Technologies in Interior Design

Green Walls...

If you really want to bring nature into your interior, a green wall or living wall is perhaps the best way. They have an abundance of green and help purify the air in the environment.

3D Wall Tiles...

While most wallpapers stick to two dimensions, these wall panels are three dimensional. The panels are light weight and made out of recycled paper. The add texture to the walls and can be arranged in a number of different ways (creating a unique pattern).


"Touch me" Wallpaper...

 Zane Berzina created a wallpaper that is impregnated with thermochromic ink, which changes color in response to body heat. The patterns remain on the paper until it returns to room temperature.

The Stromer...

This is an interactive LED wall which turns shadow into light. As pedestrians walk by the wall, a camera catches their silhouette and displays the same shape as light on the wall. Because the wall is motion activated, it remains dark until someone walks by (leaving the area dark when no one is around). It saves energy because of this feature.