Skyfarming prototype: 8-story, climbable vertical garden by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2012 Architect Juli Capella was tasked- by the city of Barcelona- to design a vertical garden to cover a nearly 70-foot-high …
10 diseñadores minimalistas: la sofisticación de lo sencillo by Nicolás Boullosa on June 12, 2012 El diseño sencillo, intemporal y duradero hunde sus raíces en dos concepciones del mundo que, pese a su distancia, comparten …
Peak stuff: productos con menos material, más servicio/valor by Nicolás Boullosa on November 30, 2011 Los últimos estudios confirman que consumimos menos bienes físicos por el encarecimiento de las materias primas y el mayor valor …
Consumo colaborativo: usuarios conectados para compartir by Nicolás Boullosa on January 5, 2011 Con Internet, cualquiera puede ofrecer su propia caja de herramientas o lenguaje de patrones personal, y obtener a cambio el conocimiento de …
The paradox of green building according to a green builder by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2010 Juli Capella has designed hotels with massive solar roofs and office buildings with living facades, but he doesn’t believe in …
A second look at Slow Design and when to respect petroleum by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 In reaction to fast food, fast fashion, fast information and the resulting disconnect between people, things and our environment, a …
Dematerialization: products with less atoms and more service by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2010 “Do you know what the definitive solution for the world is?,” asks Spanish designer and architect Juli Capella. “I do,” …
A post-capitalist vision of design: happiness, not sales by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2010 Many of us see design as a luxury, elitist or something to drive sales. That, according to Spanish architect Juli …
