Design Pod

Design Pod

2000

Winner of the Haworth Asia Pacific Design Awards.

THE CHANGING WORK ENVIRONMENT

It is a reality of the changing work / studio environment that we are working in larger, shared, non-hierachical spaces. For the sake of efficiency many feel the loss of their autonomy, and power over their own actions. By using technology to create a sense of ownership and territory, we can empower the individual, while maintaining a free and fluid work / studio environment.

The Design Carcass and its peripheral studio solution provides a response to this condition.

THE DESIGN CARCASS

As the environment that we work and interact within becomes increasingly synthetic, there becomes greater need for an immediate work environment that is increasingly maluable, tactile, personal and real.

The Design Carcass offers the individual the opportunity to control their work environment and further more give them the opportunity to manipulate and move their work station into any environment desired. In the case of the architect, engineer, landscape designer or any profession that requires careful consideration of site, environment and local conditions the Design Carcass provides the perfect opportunity for on-site design and documentation and also correspondence to home office, consultants or the client.

MATERIAL

The Design Carcass has a super lightweight carbon fibre frame with internal rubber seat padding and an external rubber shell. The lightweight structure allows the user to easily transport the Design Carcass, while its rubber shell protects it from damage. Furthermore, its protective rubber shell allows the user to personalise their Design Carcass through the choice of pattern, colour and texture.

THE DESIGN DESKTOP

Providing the full spectrum of multi-media output the Design Desktop gives the individual control over the everyday tools of the design studio such as communication and basic computing needs. More importantly though, the Design Desktop provides the user with the ability to bridge the gap between 1)virtual drawing and design technologies and 2)the designers mind. It does this by removing the 'Mouse' from the equation.

THE DESIGN Co-Op

The Design Co-Op is an open studio established by the users for the use of like minded people such as artists and designers to pool their resources and produce an environment of shared space, media and ideas.

The Design Co-Op is owned by all and like the contemporary work environment it is non-hierachical. The individual stores the Design Carcass here and has access to all the Design Co-Op’s resources 24 hours a day.