Hasta La Ideas

Les Fubiz Talks, organisés conjointement par Fubiz et TETRO reviennent pour une troisième édition à la Salle Pleyel le 4 octobre prochain. De nombreux artistes et figures de la scène créative actuelle viendront nous dévoiler les secrets de leurs créations et et de leur processus créatif. Parmi eux, le photographe Rémi Chapeaublanc également contributeur Adobe Stock pour la collection Premium.

Série « Gods & Beasts » – © Rémi Chapeaublanc

Ce photographe, qui s’est fait connaître à travers sa série Gods & Beasts, a pour habitude de parcourir le monde en solitaire – la plupart du temps sur sa moto – allant jusqu’en Mongolie pour y rencontrer des populations nomades. Il a travaillé dans de nombreux pays, et son sujet de prédilection reste les populations isolées et autochtones.

Série « Le Dernier Tsaatan » – © Rémi Chapeaublanc

Ses clichés criants de vérité et de poésie nous dévoilent le quotidien de ces peuples le plus souvent retirés, qui continuent de perpétrer les modes de vie traditionnels. Au sein de chacune de ses séries, c’est une véritable invitation au voyage qu’il nous propose. 
Pour cette troisième édition des Fubiz Talks, il vous dévoilera les coulisses de son univers artistique ainsi que les sujets de réflexion que soulèvent ses clichés.

Série « Gods & Beasts » – © Rémi Chapeaublanc / Adobe Stock Premium

Série « Le Dernier Tsaatan » – © Rémi Chapeaublanc


Pour prendre part à la troisième édition des Fubiz Talks, vous pouvez vous procurez vos billets sur les billetteries de la Salle Pleyel, de la Fnac et Digitick.

An omnidirectional wind turbine that works in the middle of big cities, which could “take urban energy harvesting to another level”, is the UK’s James Dyson Award winner for 2018.

Designed by Lancaster University students Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani, the O-Wind Turbine is made for high-density urban environments, instead of the open fields where turbines are typically placed.

This is because the architecture of tall buildings throws wind flow into chaos, making conventional turbines, which are only able to capture wind travelling in one direction, close to pointless.

In contrast, the O-Wind Turbine captures wind from all directions, and is designed to attach to balconies or the sides of buildings, where speeds are high.

Orellana says it would allow people living in apartments to generate their own electricity.

“We hope that O-Wind Turbine will improve the usability and affordability of turbines for people across the world,” said Orellana, an industrial designer in the International Innovation masters program at Lancaster University.

“Cities are windy places but we are currently not harnessing this resource,” he continued. “Our belief is that making it easier to generate green energy, people will be encouraged to play a bigger own role in conserving our planet.”

The round O-Wind Turbine, 25 centimetres in diameter in the current prototype, has vents sliced into the surface that allow wind to flow in from all directions, spinning the sphere on a single axis like a globe.

This powers a generator that converts the energy into electricity, which can either be used directly or fed into the electricity grid.

Orellana and Noorani had initially begun the project in an attempt to better NASA’s 2004 Mars Tumbleweed Rover, which was hampered by only being able to harness unidirectional winds.

They wanted a rover that could use cross-winds to move forwards, and only recently shifted their focus to wind turbines.

Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani initially begun the project in an attempt to better NASA’s 2004 Mars Tumbleweed Rover

“When the two students first approached us about test facilities for a new wind turbine design, we first thought it would just be the 23rd variation of some plain vanilla system,” said Harry Hoster, director of Energy Lancaster at Lancaster University.

“When they humbly showed their video and their prototype, however, we were, excuse the pun, blown away,” he continued.

“Only holding it in your hands and playing with it gives you a chance to understand what their new device actually does and how, if things go right, its ability to capture any random breezes will take urban energy harvesting to another level.”

The O-Wind Turbine was chosen by a panel of judges as the winner of the UK division of the James Dyson Award 2018, which recognises top inventions from current and recent engineering and design graduates from around the world.

British inventor James Dyson — famous for his eponymous vacuum cleaners — will pick the grand prize winner of the international competition in the coming weeks.

Runners up in the UK competition were Will De Brett’s Mi Plug, a redesigned wall plug that’s pin-less, stackable, waterproof, safe and easy to use. There was also Bukki Adedapo’s Gilaasi Finetunes spectacles, which change from sunglasses to clear prescription glasses at a tap using liquid crystals.

Previous years’ winning inventions have included a skin cancer detector that avoids the need for biopsies and a folding paper bicycle helmet.

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US architecture firm FreelandBuck has completed a multi-level Los Angeles home with off-kilter volumes, curved internal walls and a rentable guest house sandwiched in the middle.

The Stack House is located in the Mount Washington neighbourhood in northeast LA. The speculative home, which is currently for sale, was built on a hillside that presented various challenges.

Rather than create a building that felt disconnected from the steep terrain, the architects conceived a four-storey dwelling that is carved into the sharp slope.

“Working with difficult site constraints is central to the design of this house,” said FreelandBuck, a studio with offices in Los Angeles and Brooklyn.

“Unlike conventional hillside homes that appear to have been placed atop the slope, this house is embedded into it, creating a much closer relationship to the landscape.”

From the street, the 2,207-square-foot (205 square metres) residence has a highly dynamic appearance. Some volumes appear to jut outward at an angle, while others step back and form terraces. A stairway cuts across the front elevation and leads to the home’s main entrance on the third level.

“This vertical house uses the subtle rotation of each room to create seamless indoor-outdoor spaces at every floor, each with unique and unobstructed views to the San Gabriel Mountains,” the team said.

Concrete was used for the base of the home, while upper levels are wrapped in custom-cut, board-and-batten siding.

Two different patterns were used for the cladding – one comprises simple vertical strips, while the other has a picture-frame configuration.

The mixed patterning generates a heightened sense of texture and depth, which is further accentuated by the two-toned colour treatment.

“Painted in subtle gradations from white to grey, the striped shadows of the board and battens shift throughout the day,” the architects said.

Similar to the exterior, the interior of the home avoids feeling static. Public spaces – a dining area, kitchen, living room and den – were placed on the third level. The floor was divided into four distinct rooms that each have curved walls, creating a sense of fluidity.

“The walls of each room curve at the centre in a series of tangent arcs that blend the individual spaces while carefully opening views through the house,” said the team.

The home’s bottom level encompasses a two-car garage, which can also be used as a workspace. The top floor contains two bedrooms and a master suite. In the rear, a patio and small yard provide opportunities to enjoy the pleasant California climate.

The second floor of the home was envisioned as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which typically are small buildings constructed in backyards and used for accommodating guests, ageing family members or rent-paying tenants.

“In this case the ADU is uniquely integrated into the massing of the house,” the team said.

The ADU has a separate entrance and features a bedroom, a bathroom and a storage area. The unit is fronted by a compact, landscaped terrace that overlooks the street.

Throughout the dwelling, the team used a restrained palette of materials and colours. White walls and ceilings are paired with French oak flooring and contemporary decor.

Folding glass doors enable interior spaces to spill outdoors and provide “iconic views unique to Los Angeles hillside living”.

The residence has a number of sustainable features, including tankless water heaters and a Nest control system. The team also installed a sprinkler system – a unique feature in a single-family American home.

The dwelling was developed by Urbanite Homes and is listed at $1.4 million (£1 million).

Founded in 2008, FreelandBuck is led by architect David Freeland and designer Brennan Buck. The firm’s other projects include the transformation of an LA industrial building into offices for a production company, and an intervention of the MINI Living prototype micro home covered in bold graphics.

The studio also designed Parallax Gap, a ceiling installation at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington DC that featured trompe l’oeil illusions.

Photography is by Eric Staudenmaier unless stated otherwise.

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Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled an all-electric, self-driving vehicle that can double up as a mobile office, a bedroom or living room.

The car brand revealed its 360c concept vehicle, which is designed to reimagine the balance between life and work, on 5 September.

The concept car allows passengers to make use of  “unproductive” or “boring” time lost commuting, by squeezing in some extra minutes of shut-eye, catching up on work, or meeting up with friends and family while in transit.

Without an engine or steering wheel, due to level five autonomy that means that it requires zero driver input, the vehicle is left with the maximum amount of interior space.

Taking advantage of its driverless capabilities, the sleek, modular interior can be configured in four different ways to cater to the passengers’ varying needs while travelling.

Several spacious seats and a table allow the cabin to become a mobile office, a living room or an entertainment space, while a fold away bed can convert the car into a comfortable sleeping environment.

A large, curb-facing door welcomes users into the vehicle, where large expanses of glass in place of windows act as interactive screens.

There is also included storage space for luggage, clothes, food and bedding.

“The 360c explores what becomes possible when we remove the human driver, using new freedoms in design and recapturing time – it’s a glimpse at how autonomous drive technology will change the world as we know it,” said Mårten Levenstam at Volvo.

“The possibilities are mind-boggling.”

The Swedish vehicle manufacturer believes that its 360c has the potential to replace short-haul air, bus and train travel – offering more comfort, convenience and privacy than these existing types of transport.

It likens the self-driving vehicle to a first-class private cabin that can offer travel from door to door, ridding of the inconvenience of airport security, queuing, and noisy, cramped airliners.

Having to co-exist with ordinary vehicles and pedestrians, the 360c features an LED communication band wrapped around its exterior body, which paired with audio signals, enables it to communicate with other human drivers and passers-by about its movements.

As well as having both safety and environmental benefits – such as less pollution and less congestion – the automaker also believes that the concept would allow for more residential freedom, alleviating pressure on real estate pricing and offering more affordable home ownership.

While Volvo hopes that the 360c will soon become a reality, it sees the concept as more of a conversation starter than one that can lead wider developments as autonomous technologies continue to advance.

It believes that fully autonomous vehicles have the ability to change the structure of our society in more ways than one, changing how people travel, how cities are designed and how we use infrastructure.

“We are just one of many stakeholders, so we expect and invite a broad discussion as society learns how to make the most of this revolutionary technology,” said Levenstam.

This is not the Swedish carmaker’s first steps into more eco-friendly and efficient automotive design. Back in July 2017 the firm was the first of the major car companies to make a pledge to release only electric and hybrid vehicles from 2019 onwards.

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