The Future Laboratory

10 results

Ustwo proposes sound system for future electric vehicles

US – The project is a response to a recently passed rule that all electric vehicles must emit a form of sound while travelling at speeds of up to 19mph.

View article

APAC

Musical architecture

China – Creative architecture studio Penda has created The Soundwave, an interactive space celebrating architecture, music and lighting.

View article

Technology

Baby it’s cold outside: If LS:N Global made… a home

London – The LS:N Global home would have mood-enhancing technology to combat daily stresses, and enchanted objects would be integrated into the interior spaces, which would be voluptuous and warm.

View article

Technology

Glitter ball: Art goes digital

Hong Kong – A digital art installation portrays the global flow of information as a series of luminous balls.

View article

Food & Drink

Alchemy

Food and drink pairings are big these days. Until recently you needed the right Châteauneuf du Pape to accompany your braised partridge, and the right ale to go with your pie. But one drink that has no natural food soulmate is whisky. Poor whisky always ends up alone at the end of the dinner party.

View article

Health, Wellness & Sport

Feel the noise: Symposium explores responses to sound

London – A symposium exploring design students’ interpretations of an immersive audio space has opened at the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

View article

Retail

Kinetica: Installation breaks the silo

Dottikon, Switzerland – Kinetic artist Zimoun has created his first permanent installation, which sits in the interior of a towering metal silo and uses the acoustics of the space to create an immersive soundscape.