Thursday, November 15, 2012

Quirky.com

This is an interesting idea: an upgraded version of crowdsourced product design. One part corporate design exploitation and lots of parts open-air design idea emporium. Makes sense once you factor in the retail partners:


Seems like designers in Ghana could easily do something similar, using social media and some of the larger distribution networks in retail.

Once plastic is involved, there are unlimited possibilities:


Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SAINT VAL Laurent / proposed Haiti housing

proposed Haiti housing
Cool project by SAINT VAL Laurent, Architetto

Reminds me of Sejima's small house but really should harvest/process rain water + while compression joints are interesting, way too many connections per structure. It's bamboo -- just lash it.
When I recall where I just saw this, will add via

Monday, November 12, 2012

Maker Faire Africa



Cool design projects by youth related to architecture and building tech. Things I liked at Maker Faire in Ikeja, Lagos - Nov. 5-6, 2012. More pics on my Flickr.

kids love latex gloves!

recycled plastic tile

urine-powered generator

custom steering wheel sans stereo

pressure-sensor alarm

Nigerian dream house

sawdust gasifier

wiring for home-made inverter

ground floor plan

this dream house...

...is electrified!

model a 3d market

students at make future lagos model

bike hack

Friday, October 26, 2012

How to make a bamboo dumpster

Here's a design for a simple bamboo dumpster that a carpenter and assistant can build in a day. Scale down by 50% to build in a half day; or if limited experience with bamboo and/or using a cutlass. Designed and built in Anam, Nigeria.

Bamboo dumpster in Ebenebe (photo: Stacy Passmore)




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