Kasper Stromman Designs Summer House of the Future for Artek Summer Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/6/2018 Artek gazes into the future in summer exhibition – Kasper Stromman envisions summer house of year 2020
In this year’s summer exhibition Artek takes a bold leap into the future. Company also shows fearlessness by letting Kasper Stromman try his hands at being an architect.
Tradition dictates that living conditions at the Finnish summer house should be as close as possible to those of one’s parents childhood. However, as time goes on this level of comfort is bound to rise. And more importantly – lately more and more people have come to appreciate the comfort of a dish washing machine. But if we for moment gaze into the future, what will our holiday homes look like in the faraway year of 2020? Stromman’s Mokki 2020 concept gives an educated guess.
Rooted in a time honoured tradition of experimental houses Mokki 2020 follows an ancient tradition of experimental houses by completely abandoning traditional ways of building that has worked well over centuries, and instead creates something new based on theoretical knowledge, childish enthusiasm and unfounded confidence. This is why Mokki 2020 has abandoned eaves, and is built on no sort of foundation. Indeed it is almost like the ”architect” has decided that the moist, swampy ground will not cause any problems. In addition to this Mokki 2020 is also definitely too small, in a fashionable micro cabin sort of way. The only sensible solution of the building would in fact be the pent roof, but even this can in no way be considered jaw droppingly exceptional. But Mokki 2020 looks great, which is enough. Conserving the DNA of summer houses In an ideal world architecure is a practise that combines mathematics with passion. That is why Mokki 2020 incorporates many of the architectural traits that have become synonyms with the Finnish summer house experience. The interior relies heavily on too short beds, which we all know is a beloved feature of the finnish mokki experience. You see, some things are just to deeply rooted to be messed around with. An insane amount of electrical sockets Noone has probably missed the fact that different gadgets requiring charging have increased exponentially in recent years. Mokki 2020 takes this into consideration as well as foreseeing the future by installing a ludicrous amount of electrical oulets throughout the little holiday home. This may feel excessice now, but is sure to come in handy in the future when each family member needs to charge their electric toothbrush and personal drone at the same time. No more roaring fire place We have all basked in the friendly glow of a log fire at some point. But if you have been following the news at all, you should know that burning wood is now a source of lethal micro particles, and should be avoided at all cost. This is why the (pent) roof of Mokki 2020 is completely covered in solar panels. This is of course also a necessity, due to the insane amount of power sockets. But hey, that off-road Segway is not going to charge itself, will it? Cooking also gets a make over If you have ever been to a park, you know that grilling is definitely not out of fashion. But deep inside everyone understands this is in fact not an effective nor practical way of preparing your food. However, a futuristic alternative already exists today, and is in use in literally millions of kitchens around the world as we speak: microwaves. Mokki 2020 wants to reclaim this futuristic and practical method of cooking. Pling goes the future. Recreational clothing also gets an overhaul What do a damp sweater with holes in it, neon ski jacket from the 80s and three quarter lenght trousers for men have in common? They are all totally acceptable items of clothing at the Finnish summer house. There is no reason why this needs to be the case though. Because if Kasper Stromman gets his way, we all will be wearing practical boiler suits in the future, which will solve the problem of keeping warm while at the same time holding mosquitos at bay. This is a necessity as everyone knows there will always be that one person who insists on sitting outside, although it is freezing cold. But as stated earlier – some traditions are just too deeply rooted to be changed. Kasper Stromman was elected Finnish Graphic Designer of the Year in 2013. Thanks to this project he also now worringly considers himself some sort of architect. Kasper thinks the summer house experience is best enjoyed when it has been taken indoors into a central Helsinki furniture show room.