Brand Genetics
Company 1
- Civic Wise -
This company is a platform that brings people together to tackle urban problem with localized methods. They are a group of local people who could be experts from all fields that gathers together to brainstorm a way to improve the neighborhood by viewing the problem in a very site specific and personal view.
Material
- Collective Intelligence -
The main material used by this company is a collection of knowledge from people around the local area who are from a variation of field of expertise.
Company 2
- SPACE10 -
This company is an "experimentation lab" for IKEA to play around with everything but furniture. The point of this company is to improve living standards and sustainability since we are currently struggling with over population in urbanized area and pollution.
Material
- Hydroponics Technology -
SPACE10 have found a way to grow crops 3 times faster using much less space and water without using any soil. They pilot out a salad bar where food is served right where it grows, and therefore reducing transport waste along the way.
Company 3
- Komatsu Seiren -
This company experiments with all fields of fabric, from fashion to intelligent fabric technology. They aim to use the technology they have to develop into a company that produces not only cloth but architectural material.
Material
- GreenBiz -
Komatsu Seiren splits into a lot of company sections one of which is GreenBiz. GreenBiz is made from re-used ceramic that has been grinded and pressed into sheets of tiles. This tile can be used as roofing, wall panels or floor tile that you can grow plants on. Its properties include water absorption and the sheet also control the direction of root growth, this allows you to grow plants on your roof safely and soil-less.
Material
- Next Step -
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