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S P A C E  H O M E S Inside NASA’s Plan for Private Space Homes

“Last summer marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that first placed our species on the moon. And while that event will remain the apogee of human achievement, we are on the verge of yet another accomplishment in the cosmos. NASA recently unveiled the design for its first-ever space modules. To complete this difficult feat, the government agency joined forces with Texas-based startup Axiom Space in creating at least one structure that would have the ability to house private citizens visiting our solar system by 2024.”

“To design the interiors of each unit, NASA and Axiom turned to French-born designer Philippe Starck. The 71-year-old virtuoso has made a career of designing an eclectic range of products (including watches and yachts). But it’s his most recent design, which will house private citizens in outer space, that will allow us to witness the furthest reaches of his imagination. According to Starck’s website, the design will be “a home base for professional astronauts and private explorers.” While the prospect of ordinary people rocketing into space is exciting, the project has facets to it. The modules will provide housing to national astronauts from countries that are not currently part of the International Space Station (ISS) partnership (or those that are but do not currently receive as many flight opportunities). All Axiom flights to outer space will be commanded by professionally trained astronauts. What’s more, any government or person that pays the cost of the flight (which has been reported to be at least $35,000) and passes a basic physical examination may board a flight. Prior to the launch, however, private citizens will be trained by Axiom professionals at its facilities in Houston. The trips will last roughly 10 days, with eight of them spent aboard the ISS.”

““Our goal was not to create a copy of life on earth but to create the best environment for human beings in this infinite territory,” says Starck. “My vision is to create a comfortable egg, friendly, where walls are so soft and in harmony with the movements of the human body in zero gravity.” To this end, each livable unit will be outfitted with padded walls embedded with touch screens and LED lights, as well as handrails for navigating oneself in zero gravity. The current plan calls for the space homes to be attached to the ISS, with the goal of eventually having a cluster of homes branching off and turning into self-sustaining structures.”

“Perhaps the most appealing part of living within one of these space modules is the views afforded from within. Each module will be fitted with large windows, allowing for unparalleled views of Earth and beyond. Some of the convenience of conventional life will be on board the space module, including high-speed Wi-Fi.”

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B L A C K  H I S T O R Y  M O N T H  B A R B I E Barbie collaborates with stylist Shiona Turini to celebrate black beauty

“coinciding with black history month — held each february in the united states — barbie has released a new doll collection created in collaboration with bermudan stylist and creative consultant shiona turini. the new set of barbies aims to celebrate diversity through fashion. ‘it was important for me to reflect on barbie as an icon through the lens of black culture during black history month,’ comments turini. ‘I drew inspiration from the first black barbie seated in her all-red look. I incorporated her into the lineup with no alteration and built new looks with inspiration from an outfit that makes me feel confident and empowered.’”

“with styling and creative direction by shiona turini, this barbie series merges references across fashion, art and culture. ‘while flipping through styles a sherbet-green coat totally captured my eye. I loved it so much, I built an entire vignette around it,’ continues the stylist. ‘my vision was to style diverse dolls in bold looks with themes seen throughout my work, like contrasting snakeskin and leopard challenging traditional uniformity,’ turini concludes. ‘when I worked on the movie ‘queen & slim’ the stand-out, ‘hero’ look for me was mixing snakeskin and tiger prints in the same look. the contrast of the two patterns completely subverts expectations, and I was excited to use the same formula on pieces such as barbie’s thigh-high boots to break the traditional mold of dolls I had grown up playing with. collaborating with barbie is a childhood dream given I spent countless hours with my cousin playing with barbie.’”

“this new collection is part of barbie style, a channel introduced in 2014 aiming to celebrate barbie as a global icon in the digital age. barbie style has partnered with everyone from gigi hadid to the sundace film festival to bring fans inspiring and engaging stories. the channel shows the breadth and the diversity offered in the barbie product line, highlighting the most diverse and inclusive doll line on the market. 

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R E V I V A L  O F  S P I R I T U A L I T Y The revival of spirituality amongst Millennials and Gen-Z

“We live in a world and society dominated by tech, The Internet and factual knowledge that we can access wherever, whenever. But it’s not solely these undisputed information the young are interested in. Because we also live in a world and society with social-cultural, ecological and political inequalities and challenges, wishing things would be different. Today’s story is about how Millennials and Gen-Z find support and comfort in spirituality, and why that is important.”

“Mercury in retrograde, new moon, affirmations, Saturn in Pisces. These are some of many popular terms in (modern) astrology. Astrology is like a blueprint of someone’s personality, determined by the position of the planets, the sun and moon at the very moment said person was born. Tarot offers a symbolic map of insights in their current direction of life, offering new information about how they could move forward. It’s not about predicting the future for themselves, like traditional horoscopes and Astro-TV often propagate. On the contrary, they use it as a tool to understand their here-and-now, their place in society and the ongoing challenges and pressure these generations are facing.It is hard to pinpoint when exactly this rediscovery has started, as spirituality has never fully disappeared. Magazines and online platforms still publish their yearly, monthly, even weekly or daily horoscopes. But there was a visible layer of dust on the subject, and a some time ago tweens and Millennials have polished it up again. Why?

Millennial and journalist Emma van Meijeren, who has been interested in astrology since the age of twelve, uses the medium to create an inner compass, as well as to make her more at peace with current challenges society gives her. She rediscovered her interest in astrology by following astrologists like Chani Nicholas, a renowned and feministic astrologist. Nicholas’ messages are encouraging rather than actual predictions, which is an important difference between superficial tabloid-horoscopes and more in-dept ones. Being ideas instead of facts could be a characteristic Millennials are so drawn towards them. They encourage its reader to create a connection between personal experiences and external influences that seem set in stone. Because when young creatives look at the harsh reality, astrological information can make these facts appear more fluid, giving them inspiration to look at situations differently. “In a world where Donald Trump is president of the United States, and Kavanaugh judge of the Supreme Court, it doesn’t feel like a big step to believe in something ‘unreal’ like astrology” says van Meijeren in an article she wrote for Vice.

Characteristic of Generation Z is their constant state of activism. Being born and raised in a world that seems more rough than ever, being stripped down from comfort like a scholarship, this generation wants to take action and grows up with a sceptic and critical gaze towards the status-quo. They are extremely sensitive to political issues and strive for a continual ‘woke’ state. Like van Meijeren, Gen-Z uses astrology like a tool to gain insights in their personal state, to help make their world a better place.”

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R E S T I N G  R I S K  F A C E Facial-recognition masks let wearers unlock their phones

“Artist Danielle Baskin has set up Resting Risk Face, a company that will print user's faces on masks so they can use facial recognition technology while wearing them.Baskin, who is based in San Francisco, got the idea for the facial-recognition masks after seeing people using masks to try and protect against coronavirus."I was discussing whether or not N95 masks were effective as a protective measure against the coronavirus and someone brought up the fact that you couldn't unlock your phone while wearing one," Baskin told Dezeen."My immediate thought was to put a face on the mask."”

“N95 masks fit over the mouth and nose to protect the wearer from liquids and airborne particles. They can be used as part of an infection control strategy, but it is not yet known how effective they are against the spread of coronavirus.

Spikes in demand for N95 masks during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak have led to shortages of them.

"I was aware that it is a bit dystopian to sell a virus-related product, so I played into the dystopia," Baskin said. Resting Risk Face describes itself as a maker of "trendy dystopian product".

"I'm waiting to make them, until there's no longer a mask shortage, but in the interim, I'm running tests on different manufacturing techniques," said Baskin.

To print the facial-recognition masks, Baskin turns a 2D photo of someone's face into a 3D image to be printed on a mask.

"The new method I'm using creates a three-dimensional mask with a contoured face that actually does unlock phones that uses depth sensors," she explained. "You just have to set it as an additional face, since it's going to be a different shape than your own."”

“The facial-recognition masks went viral on social media last week.

"The combination of the coronavirus, facial recognition on our phones, fear of surveillance, and late-stage capitalism really struck a chord with the internet," said Baskin.

"The most surprising thing to me is how this spread globally so quickly. People in South Korea, Latvia, France, and China reached out to me within a few days."

"Whether it's a wildfire, a virus, or a protest, I realise humans all over the world right now can relate to the symbol of the mask."”

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T H E  B O D Y  A S  M A T E R I A L Karoline Vitto's garments accentuate the fat rolls women are told to hide

“This collection of cloth and metal-wire garments by Brazilian fashion designer Karoline Vitto finds beauty in the bulges of flesh that women are encouraged to cover up. Designed as part of her masters degree at London's Royal College of Art, Vitto's The Body as Material collection features seven garments that accentuate the rolls and curves of the female form in different ways. The graduate told Dezeen how the project came from "a very personal place", inspired by her own relationship with her body over the years.”

“Having grown up in Brazil, Vitto explained how she was surrounded by culturally rooted beauty standards that encouraged plastic surgery and unhealthy diets. It was only once she moved to the UK that Vitto started having a better relationship with her own body.

"The project started by me looking at how I had dealt with my own body image over the previous years," Vitto explained. "I started by taking a series of photographs wearing a waist clincher I had bought in Brazil a couple of years ago."

"The intention of that purchase was having a slimmer figure, but the piece was so tight that it would make rolls pop up and down," she continued. "So, to smooth them out, you'd need a specific type of bra, then a specific type of knickers and so on."

"I was interested in proposing a new way of looking at those areas that I had tried to hide so much before."”

“The fashion collection includes seven pieces, from trousers and skirts to waspies – a type of corset – and maxi-dresses.According to the designer, each garment acts as a representation of an area she used to be self-conscious about."To me, this collection is not really about size, but about form," Vitto explained. "Aesthetic pressure is something that most women, if not all women, suffer from.""I'm not trying to say that this is a solution, or that I am telling everyone's story – body acceptance is a very individual process – but what I really hoped with this collection was proposing a kinder way of looking at areas we used to consider 'flaws'."”

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R I T U A L S  O F  S E X U A L  P L E A S U R E Coby Huang's sex education toys are designed to explore what brings us pleasure

“Wood and wool feature alongside silicone in the Rituals of Sexual Pleasure series of sex toys, designed by Coby Huang as explorative tools rather than solely for penetration and vibration. The Rituals of Sexual Pleasure (ROSP) kit was created for users to embark on a series of experiments, using different material probes and haptic balls of various textures to work out what and where sensations feel good to them. "There are so many sex toys on the market to choose from, but do we really know what we want," asked the designer. "Do we know what excites us and makes us orgasm? People forget that penetration is not the only way to reach orgasm, and an orgasm is not the only way to feel pleasure. So rather than just buying a one size fits all sex toy, I think it's about having toolbox to explore our own body."”

“With the ROSP toolkit, Huang hopes to bring together all the cognitive, emotional, and physiological processes that make up sexual arousal into a more holistic approach to masturbation.This starts with a preliminary educational step in which a 3D model of the outer part of the vagina and the clitoris is used to help women familiarise themselves with their sex.It comes complete with labelled drawings to help women better speak about and understand their anatomy in terms of pleasure, rather than the typically reproduction-focused terminology used within sex education.”

“The second step focuses on trialling the different material probes. Each features the same organic, three-pronged form, which is designed to fit easily in the hand while steering clear of traditional phallic shapes."I worked with wood, glass, silicone, tin, and wool because these materials provide different qualities: soft and hard, cold and warm, heavy and light, smooth and rough," Huang told Dezeen."The probes are not just for stimulating the genitals but also the whole body, to figure out what kind of touch can enhance and maintain sexual arousal. I think those different sensations are around us all the time but we don't take time to notice, discover or put words to them."”

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Why gender-based marketing is bad for business

Companies often target consumers based on gender, but this kind of advertising shortcut doesn't just perpetuate outdated stereotypes -- it's also bad for business, says marketing expert Gaby Barrios. In this clear, actionable talk, she explains why gender-based marketing doesn't drive business nearly as much as you might think -- and shows how companies can find better ways to reach customers and grow their brands.

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An Artist Whose Muse Is Loneliness Haegue Yang seeks isolation and then mines the accompanying confusion to reflect on the nature of belonging.

“WHEN THE ARTIST Haegue Yang shows old artworks in new places, she likes to create a fresh piece that links the exhibition to the local context. For her current presentation at the Bass, a museum in Miami Beach, Yang asked the curators what the region’s famously multicultural residents have in common. A particular holiday? A certain food? Not really, they told her. “But isn’t there any commonality you can think of?” she asked. The curators looked at one another. “Hurricanes,” they said, half joking.”

“The notion of violent storms as a binding force fascinated the 48-year-old South Korean artist, whose sculptures, room-size environments and videos often address themes of individual and national identity, displacement, isolation and community. After months of meteorological research, Yang produced a new work for the Bass show: “Coordinates of Speculative Solidarity,” a chaotic floor-to-ceiling digital collage swirling with storm-tracking symbols, satellite photos of Floridian McMansions, distorted palm trees and sinister gyres that covers vast swathes of the museum like dystopian wallpaper. The show is called “In the Cone of Uncertainty,” which in forecasting terms refers to hurricane projection but might as well be a description of Yang’s overall philosophy.

Over the past decade, Yang’s work has appeared at some of the most esteemed contemporary art forums in the world — including Documenta in Kassel, Germany, and the Venice Biennale — and she recently filled the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art in New York with an ambitious installation blending sculpture and performance. With sensual, melancholy works made from venetian blinds and other domestic objects, Yang has managed to escape the conspicuous identity politics that define much of the contemporary art world. “Every institution now wants to be global and to have a more international and cosmopolitan point of view, but what does that really mean?” asked Stuart Comer, MoMA’s chief curator of media and performance, who organized Yang’s exhibition. At its worst, it can mean that non-Western artists are tacitly required to represent (or perform) the cultures they came from. Just as the institutions of the 1980s and ’90s seized on artists creating work around their socially marginalized identities (female, gay, nonwhite), it sometimes feels as though the current art world showcases people born outside the United States or Europe only on the grounds that their art refers to their heritage. Yang, however — an artist who is not known to spend more than a few days or weeks at a time in any given place — takes a stubbornly elliptical approach, refusing to embody any single nationality or perspective in her work. By embracing ambiguity, Yang has found a way to make art about identity without tying herself to one based on gender, race or geography. “You cannot reduce it to a political one-liner,” said Comer.

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S K I N T E L L E C T U A L skin-tl-ek-choo-uhl (used as noun or adjective) 1. a person who is educated on the ingredients, benefits and science of skincare products and is knowledgeable about their skin and its particular needs

The Brains of Beauty: are you a Skintellectual?

“Millennial skincare consumers are shaping the future of the beauty industry by getting smart on the science behind ingredients in their cosmetic products. Some people still might question if the text on the back of their facial cream is written in a foreign language, but if you know what AHA, vitamin C, hyaluronic and glycolic acid can do for you skin, you probably are a so called skintellectual. I dare say I myself am a skintellectual, having suffered from acne prone skin in my teens and early twenties. I endlessly searched the world wide web for things that might work for my problematic skin. Now, at 26, I am more educated than ever on what products to use and which ingredients are best for my cherished — and finally cleared up — skin. I am curious to what has changed in the industry of beauty and what the future of it all has in store.”

“Not even ten years ago, many high-end brands made promises to erase lines and smoothen out wrinkles with so called ‘magic elixirs’ and words like ‘perfecting’ and ‘refining’. Blindly buying what someone behind a counter is telling you is a thing of the past, though. Fast-forward to now, people aren’t as easily seduced by fancy packaging or catchy commercials anymore. Move over, questionable statements like ‘’dermatologist-approved’’, and hello detailed ingredients list. Millennials want insight into the scientific reasons behind the ingredients in their products, rather than to be told that ‘they work’. Long gone are the days that started with bit of facial cream in the morning and ended with a cleanser in the evening. One now has the option to apply a multi-step beauty routine, complete with essence, serums, boosters and concentrates — and I am not saying you should, by the way. These developments lead to a steep increase in innovative application methods, high-tech packaging and skincare bloggers that have a legitimate career in making the science of beauty understandable for the bigger crowd. The beauty savvy customer knows that a fleeting formula in a jar is exposed to oxidation damage and would do better in packaging with an airtight pump. Skintellectuals like me demand to know what we put on our precious skins, and the personalisation of beauty makes it possible to customise our routines to cure even the most confused of complexions. And, taking care of your skin is, after all, a sign of #selflove and #selfcare — things that are bigger than ever in 2020.Being savant on the subject actually isn’t all that complicated. Not only diehard skincare fanatics are driving the industry to new heights, but customers overall are more knowledgeable than ever. Being skintellectual isn’t about trying all the skincare products out there and knowing everything there is to know about the subject. Skintellectualism is knowing what works for you and addressing your skin concerns with the right products and ingredients. The good news is that websites and blogs have already done a lot of the work for you. There are tons of review forums and comment sections on beauty e-commerce websites, which makes it possible for consumers to analyse their favourite products and to check out what unbiased peers think.”

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Major Cities Face High Risk of Flooding According to a Goldman Sachs Report

“Goldman Sachs has released a report on the effects of climate change on cities across the world. The study explored the major changes that will transform the planet and highlighted several metropolises that will be at risk of flooding.”

““Climate change could reshape the earth”, states clearly the report. In fact, the study that tackles how to make cities resilient to climate change, adapting and living throughout this epoch, underlines that the potential risks for global warming will be significant. With consequences on human health, food and agriculture, water, weather, natural disasters, and the urban environment, the hazards could even make adaptation critical. Potential outcomes can include “more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting heatwaves, changing disease patterns, shifting agricultural arrangements and food shortages”. Regarding water, the Goldman Sachs report states that "half of the world's population will live in water-stressed areas as soon as 2025”.”

“Cities, home to more than half of the world’s population and under rapid urbanization, will be at the center of this challenge. Vulnerable to more frequent storms, higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and storm surges, the perils are huge, with “40% of the population living within 100 kilometers of a coast, and one in 10 people living in areas less than 10 meters above sea level”. New York, Tokyo, and Lagos “could be subject to storm surges and could face harmful flooding”. Other at-risk cities include regions that are less than 11 meters above sea level like Miami, Florida; Alexandria, Egypt; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Shanghai, China.

“Urban adaptation could drive one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in history”. In fact, in order to generate resilient cities, major and rapid actions should be taken whether on an urban planning level, or in a specific infrastructural system including “investments in coastal protections, upgraded water, and waste-management systems, energy resilience and stronger communications and transportation systems”.”

“A lot of cities have started to invest in adaptability, and a lot of new projects are exploring this field. Actually, recently a new master plan for the Northern Brooklyn waterfront, designed by BIG and Field Operations, explored a new approach to urban resiliency. The proposal puts in place “Berms, breakwaters, marshes, and wetlands in open spaces to increase resilience by taking the energy out of storm surges, reducing flooding, providing more room to absorb water and slow down its retreat”. Moreover, Sasaki proposed the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation District in Vietnam with similar ideas, taking into consideration the increasing flood risk in the southern part of Vietnam. On another hand, the city of Miami had launched an open competition to transform a flood-prone lot in North Miami, in order to reduce the cost of flood insurance, reinvigorate underused communal areas, and promote climate consciousness.”

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H U M A N  F O R M Daisy May Collingridge's "squishy" flesh suits quash the idea of an ideal body type

“Textile artist Daisy May Collingridge has designed a family of fleshy, fabric bodysuits as "a joyful representation of the human form". Dubbed The Squishies, the bodysuits feature overlapping layers of skin-like rolls that have been hand-stitched from jersey and cotton. Fillings made of wadding, beanbag beans and sand are used to provide different weights and textures.”

“Each piece looks like a playful take on the bodies seen in muscular anatomy diagrams. Some boast shades of muted pink, purple and blue, while others feature more vibrant tones of orange and yellow paired with beige hues."For me the suits are a joyful representation of the human form, but with fantasy elements" Collingridge told Dezeen. "They are bodily, they celebrate flesh, form and movement.""Instead of sculpting with stone or marble, sculpting with fabric is more tactile, more life-like," she added. "Fabric is soft, warm and will not last forever, just like people."

The Central Saint Martins graduate designed the suits as a celebration of the human body, in all its forms."They neither promote or demote one body type," she said. "The idea that there even is an 'ideal body' is ridiculous.""They, just like people, have their own individual characters and, just like people, some people will be repelled by them whilst others will adore them."”

“Collingridge also gives each suit its own name – the current family consists of Burt, Hilary, Clive and Dave – and imagines each one as having its own character.The sculptures can be displayed as static items or can be worn for "a more lifelike performance". Designed to respond to movement, she envisions them being used in dance or film.

Each bespoke piece took around three months to create, and is the result of combining free machine quilting with the trapunto technique, mixed with some "crazy patchwork". Free machine quilting sees two or more layers of fabric sandwiched together with stitching, while trapunto requires adding additional batting or stuffing from the underside to create a rounder effect.”

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B I O P L A S T I C S Colorful Compostable Bioplastics

“Particularly concerned that we commonly allocate an indestructible material to packaging that is quickly disposed of, the design community is experimenting with bioplastics made from organic materials as diverse as algae and seafood shells that easily break down. From the designer foursome called Shellworks, to Chile-based designer Margarita Talep, to Italian designer Emma Sicher, we are seeing a huge and urgent interest from the design world to find an alternative to single use plastic.“

“Bio-fabrication will be an important part of future industries. However creating new materials is only the first step… now how do we get industries to adopt these different solutions to a huge environmental problem, and implement change with awareness? Well, let’s start by spreading the word that we want these products more readily available!

Shellworks hopes that by developing their own scalable manufacturing methods and processes that are tailored to how the material behaves, the chitosan bioplastic could become a viable alternative for many of the plastic products we use today and therefore more widely adopted by other designers.”

“Chile-based designer Margarita Talep’s material only includes natural matter, including the dyes used to color it, which are extracted from the skins of fruits and vegetables such as blueberries, purple cabbage, beetroot, and carrot. And thus Talep has created a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to single-use packaging, using raw material extracted from algae.”

“Sicher’s From Peel to Peel project, makes eco-friendly food packaging and containers by fermenting microbial cellulose, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts – also known as scoby – with fruit and vegetable leftovers. Experimenting with different fruits and vegetables like apples, potatoes, beetroot, grape pomace, and beer hops to create different colors and textures of the material.”

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D A T A  D A T I N G

"Data Dating is an exhibition that explores what it means to find romance in the internet age. Love it or hate it, technology has transformed the way we date. So, how are digital interfaces reshaping our personal relationships, and what happens when passion runs free in both offline and online spaces?”

“Bringing together the works of several international artists, Data Dating reveals new forms of intimate communication, contemplates the commodification of love through dating apps, and investigates the renegotiation of sexual identities and changing erotic taboos - all in relation to new dating technologies and the complexities that surround them.

So, get yourself out there and find out what the future of romance may hold!”

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N E W  S T O R Y 3D printed housing fighting homelessness in Mexico

“The world’s first 3D printed community is currently underway in a remote area in Mexico. The printer has been created as a solution to minimise homelessness and provide safe and adequate shelter for individuals.”

“New Story, a not for profit organisation, which was founded five years ago, aims to provide adequate shelter/housing for people exposed to extreme poverty and unsafe housing. New Story, to date, have constructed 2,700 homes catering for 15,000 people located in areas such as Haiti, El Salvador, Bolivia and Mexico. For these homes they have used traditional construction methods and in the past two years have started to explore innovative construction solutions for faster building production that caters for the ever changing social housing sector and housing crisis.”

“The company’s strategy comprises of three steps to help minimise the effects of homeless and can be summarised through the concepts of ‘create’, ‘prove’ and ‘share’. The first step involves creating homes/ communities for those in need in more efficient and effective ways for faster construction methods. The second step encourages the innovation of strategies and techniques that contribute to the not for profit organisations and thirdly to share these new techniques with other not for profit organisations.”

“Having recently teamed up with ICON, a construction technologies company, New Story have been developing a project that has recently started to take shape in Tabasco, Mexico. They have currently completed the first two 3D printed homes in what is to be a community master plan scheme for the area. This community proposal will aim to produce a total of 50 homes using the 3D printer referred to as the Vulcan II.”

“The Vulcan II is designed to build resilient single-storey homes at a faster rate than traditional construction methods.  The machine uses a cement-based mix to produce the walls and has the capacity to build a 2000 sqft home if required.”

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S T O N E C Y C L I N G https://www.stonecycling.com/

“We envision a circular world where waste is synonymous with raw material: cities and its buildings are constructed of building materials that are made from 100% waste, are 100% recyclable at the end of their life cycle and absorb more carbon than it takes to create them.”

“Our ambition to use waste as the sole raw material for our products (with a positive CO2 impact on our planet) is high, but we are realistic about the way to get there. The road ahead is long, but we are committed to moving forward. Even if sometimes it's only just small steps. Since founding StoneCycling, we have noticed that the traditionally conservative building sector is not easily inclined to invest in new, innovative building materials and methods, especially because currently, the costs for obtaining, producing, processing and assembling circular construction and installation products is higher than those for traditional products. We see here an important role for governments across the world as well, to actively increase demand for sustainable building materials by creating policies that demand the use of these new materials.”

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