In a dream-combination of sustainability and mobility, Brooklyn based artist Kevin Cyr has taken the idea of a mobile home to a new level. He has created two concept designs that swap gasoline fueled vehicles with human power as the force that propels movable living structures.
His Camper Kart examines habitats and housing; recycling and ecology; exploration and mobility by fusing a pop-up camper with a shopping cart. And the Camper Bike, which is actually a functioning sculptural piece, continues this idea by taking an in-bed truck trailer and putting it on top of a serious looking 3 wheeled bicycle.
While neither [...]

While we were unable to catch them in Paris, this week’s New York (Capsule) show proved that good things do come to those who wait. The event, which expanded this year to include a neighborhood wide celebration, pop-up gallery, and furniture by Design Within Reach, was definitely  not to be missed. Held in the  elegant Angel Orensanz center, the two-day trade show featured  the creme of the crop in up-and-coming brands from around the world, with cutting-edge indie menswear designers from France, Denmark, England, and  New York in attendance.
While it was disappointing not to see crowd favorites from the previous [...]

In this age of ever-increasing product parity and marketing sameness, people form their opinions of a brand based on all the things it stands for—its values, its point of view, its “beliefs.” In the past, companies too often assumed that conveying these beliefs to their audience was limited to what they could put in an ad or a clever tagline—everything else was just business. But as people’s media habits become more diverse, more sophisticated and more “real time,” they expect a brand to be a lot more than just an occasional commercial break. And they are forming their opinions of [...]

We like Christian Susana’s stylish re-imagination of the camper as a modular combination of living /traveling components. Instead of the traditional one piece caravan, Susana’s design features a car that can detach from the living quarters, allowing for jaunts away from the campsite without towing the whole thing along for the ride. Besides the flexibility of living anywhere you can park, the interior space is made up of multi-functioning areas that further expand your options.
Susana explains:
“The Colim concept – an acronym meaning ‘colors of life in motion’ – is an intelligent mobility concept which stretches primarily the bridge between caravans, [...]