Ignore the problem? Why not wallpaper it instead! #iamfinley

30. September 2014 von schall & rauch

Wallpaper. It’s everywhere and there are are so many different kinds: plain, ugly, colorful, with or without patterns, nostalgic, postmodern, structured, depicting the latest holiday snapshot or full of teddy bears and matchbox cars. And they all have only one purpose: to cover up unattractive concrete and brick walls and decorate interior spaces. It’s probably a real fun job to be a wallpaper designer, don’t you think! But what happens if you take the domestic wallpaper – whatever kind you like – outside and […]

Kategorien: english, ergreifendes, papier & ähnliches, sehenswertes, verspieltes • Tags: art, awareness, design, dumpster, environment, finley, installation, new york, planet, project, public, rome, urban, wallpaper, waste

#Living with no strings attached: ProtoHaus, a compact #home on wheels made of #recycled materials

13. November 2013 von schall & rauch

Tired of your job? Bored with your surroundings? Can’t stand your neighbours? Not a problem! Well, it wouldn’t be if you lived in a ProtoHaus. You could just hook up the house to your car and go. Oh, but don’t forget to hand in your notice to your boss, file a change-of-address order with the post office, find a new dwelling in the destination of your choice, get another job and … okay okay okay, it wouldn’t be easy. But […]

Kategorien: english, ergreifendes, nachhaltiges, sehenswertes • Tags: always, basement, bed, bored, boss, car, change-of-address, cupboard, destination, easy, essentials, freedom, holiday, home, imagine, job, living, material, no strings attached, notice, order, park, possible, power, preferably, problem, protohaus, reclaimed, recycled, self-experiment, self-sufficient, small, solar, space, surroundings, tired, waste, water, wheels, wind