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Aiming to provide low-cost housing for middle- and lower-income families in Uganda, where there is a shortage of housing units, architect Marc Thorpe has designed a set of houses that will be constructed almost entirely from Ecoblocks, bio-bricks made from local soil with a mixture of cement, sand, lime and water. The material patented by the social housing company Échale is a bioclimatic, thermal and acoustic insulator, ecological and more resistant than cement block. Other sustainable features will include large, flat roofs made from corrugated steel and wood topped by solar panels.
Aiming to provide low-cost housing for middle- and lower-income families in Uganda, where there is a shortage of housing units, architect Marc Thorpe has designed a set of houses that will be constructed almost entirely from Ecoblocks, bio-bricks made from local soil with a mixture of cement, sand, lime and water. The material patented by the social housing company Échale is a bioclimatic, thermal and acoustic insulator, ecological and more resistant than cement block. Other sustainable features will include large, flat roofs made from corrugated steel and wood topped by solar panels.
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This lounge chair by Milan-based designer Miray Ozlem has been conceived to resemble a caterpillar entering its cocoon phase. It is comprised of a set of "ropes" draping over a metal frame. These tubes are filled with sponge material to give them both volume and softness at the same time.
More unconventional seating in our blog
This lounge chair by Milan-based designer Miray Ozlem has been conceived to resemble a caterpillar entering its cocoon phase. It is comprised of a set of "ropes" draping over a metal frame. These tubes are filled with sponge material to give them both volume and softness at the same time.
More unconventional seating in our blog
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Stora Enso, a renewable-materials company based in Helsinki, uses batteries made from trees to power up electric vehicles. The company has replaced the fossil-based graphite in lithium-ion battery with hard and refined carbon from trees, named lignin, a binder that gives wood its stiffness and resistance to rotting. Using the company's Lignode battery, electric vehicles can benefit from more environment-positive charging and more manageable electrification based on the current standards of living.
More renewable energy systems in our blog
Stora Enso, a renewable-materials company based in Helsinki, uses batteries made from trees to power up electric vehicles. The company has replaced the fossil-based graphite in lithium-ion battery with hard and refined carbon from trees, named lignin, a binder that gives wood its stiffness and resistance to rotting. Using the company's Lignode battery, electric vehicles can benefit from more environment-positive charging and more manageable electrification based on the current standards of living.
More renewable energy systems in our blog
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The submission period for the DCA competition has been extended till the end of February, 2024!
Speed up to submit your entry to BE OPEN's global competition to help relieve climate change. Win €5,000 as the First prize, €3,000 as the Second, and €2,000 as the Third prize. There will also be the BE OPEN's Choice prize of €3,000.
The competition aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions by students and recent graduates for a more prosperous and sustainable future; the focus of the competition is Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action.
See the rules and guidelines, and submit your projects online.
The submission period for the DCA competition has been extended till the end of February, 2024!
Speed up to submit your entry to BE OPEN's global competition to help relieve climate change. Win €5,000 as the First prize, €3,000 as the Second, and €2,000 as the Third prize. There will also be the BE OPEN's Choice prize of €3,000.
The competition aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions by students and recent graduates for a more prosperous and sustainable future; the focus of the competition is Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action.
See the rules and guidelines, and submit your projects online.
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BE OPEN Art is happy to announce that Dora Prévost, Congolese sculptor based in South Africa, has been voted the January 2024 Artist of the Month by the visitors of art.beopenfuture.com
Aiming to provide emerging creatives around the globe with an opportunity to be seen by the art world community, every month we invite art enthusiasts to choose the best artist among those featured in our online gallery. In January, our congratulations go to Dora Prévost (Democratic Republic of Congo). Dora is using her work as a voice for women’s issues. Her art focuses on breaking the silence around Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the injustices that women face today. It also celebrates the complex experiences of being a woman in the 21st century.
We congratulate Dora and take the opportunity to thank everyone who voted!
BE OPEN Art is happy to announce that Dora Prévost, Congolese sculptor based in South Africa, has been voted the January 2024 Artist of the Month by the visitors of art.beopenfuture.com
Aiming to provide emerging creatives around the globe with an opportunity to be seen by the art world community, every month we invite art enthusiasts to choose the best artist among those featured in our online gallery. In January, our congratulations go to Dora Prévost (Democratic Republic of Congo). Dora is using her work as a voice for women’s issues. Her art focuses on breaking the silence around Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the injustices that women face today. It also celebrates the complex experiences of being a woman in the 21st century.
We congratulate Dora and take the opportunity to thank everyone who voted!
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Minimum Monument is an urban art action in public spaces, created by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo. Since 2005, Azevedo has been setting up her Minimum Monument in several countries around the world. The project is a critical reading of the monument in the contemporary cities. It consists of thousands of 20 cm tall ice sculptures of tiny men and women that are taken to central places in cities and with help from the passers-by, are left to melt. The project addresses the major issue of global warming and threats poised by climate change, showcasing interdependence between different humans.
Minimum Monument is an urban art action in public spaces, created by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo. Since 2005, Azevedo has been setting up her Minimum Monument in several countries around the world. The project is a critical reading of the monument in the contemporary cities. It consists of thousands of 20 cm tall ice sculptures of tiny men and women that are taken to central places in cities and with help from the passers-by, are left to melt. The project addresses the major issue of global warming and threats poised by climate change, showcasing interdependence between different humans.
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In the UNESCO site in Sarfannguit, Greenland, Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis has built a circular, site-specific glass pavilion aiming to celebrate and promote the Inuit's intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. Set among stunning surroundings, the permanent landmark ‘Qaammat Fjeld’ celebrates the beauty and rich history of the natural site as well as the spiritual sensibilities rooted in the local community.
In the UNESCO site in Sarfannguit, Greenland, Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis has built a circular, site-specific glass pavilion aiming to celebrate and promote the Inuit's intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. Set among stunning surroundings, the permanent landmark ‘Qaammat Fjeld’ celebrates the beauty and rich history of the natural site as well as the spiritual sensibilities rooted in the local community.
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Industrial designer Lieyah Dagan has collaborated with furniture designer Spenser Atlas to explore the playful possibilities of pool noodles. Together, they created a collection of brightly coloured furniture made from the foam tubes. The duo started out by deconstructing old chair frames and playing around with the forms the pool noodles could make. Once they finalized the designs for each piece, they added dowels and MDF board to give extra support to the frames.
More unique designs made from pool noodles in our blog
Industrial designer Lieyah Dagan has collaborated with furniture designer Spenser Atlas to explore the playful possibilities of pool noodles. Together, they created a collection of brightly coloured furniture made from the foam tubes. The duo started out by deconstructing old chair frames and playing around with the forms the pool noodles could make. Once they finalized the designs for each piece, they added dowels and MDF board to give extra support to the frames.
More unique designs made from pool noodles in our blog
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BE OPEN Art is happy to announce that Guzel Zakirova @guzelzakirart, Almatian Uighur visual artist, has been selected the Regional Artist of the month (January 2024) as an artist who best represents the artistic tradition of Central Asia.
In 2024, BE OPEN Art continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists, whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities. The first stage of the second year of the programme will cover the countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The stage will last 3 months, with a winner named and awarded 500 euro at the end of March.
BE OPEN Art is happy to announce that Guzel Zakirova @guzelzakirart, Almatian Uighur visual artist, has been selected the Regional Artist of the month (January 2024) as an artist who best represents the artistic tradition of Central Asia.
In 2024, BE OPEN Art continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists, whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities. The first stage of the second year of the programme will cover the countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The stage will last 3 months, with a winner named and awarded 500 euro at the end of March.
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Designed by Spanish architecture and design studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, this newly completed home, dubbed Casa Sabater, arises from its implementation in the environment. The building unfolds through a very clear geometry, shaped by the landscape. This strategy, combined with the slim proportion of the construction, allows for an increased perimeter of the dwelling’s contact with the exterior, creating a system of courtyards that seems limitless.
Designed by Spanish architecture and design studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, this newly completed home, dubbed Casa Sabater, arises from its implementation in the environment. The building unfolds through a very clear geometry, shaped by the landscape. This strategy, combined with the slim proportion of the construction, allows for an increased perimeter of the dwelling’s contact with the exterior, creating a system of courtyards that seems limitless.
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Architecture office Studio Gang with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris has designed a hotel building that is going to be an energetic new social center in downtown Denver. The texture and rhythm of its sculptural façade is strongly tied to the building’s hotel function. Each vertical scallop is the width of a guest room, and its windows change in size in response to the character of the building’s public and private spaces.
Architecture office Studio Gang with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris has designed a hotel building that is going to be an energetic new social center in downtown Denver. The texture and rhythm of its sculptural façade is strongly tied to the building’s hotel function. Each vertical scallop is the width of a guest room, and its windows change in size in response to the character of the building’s public and private spaces.
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Developed by global architecture studio SOM, the project of Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, reimagines the travel experience, transporting passengers through a landscaped transit hub and terminal inspired by Bangalore's “garden city” heritage. The new terminal offers a sequence of spaces, each integrated with a variety of landscape features, creating a calm oasis within the bustle of an international airport. By doubling the airport’s annual capacity from 25 million to 50 million passengers, Terminal 2 positions BLR as one of the major airports in India and the world.
Developed by global architecture studio SOM, the project of Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, reimagines the travel experience, transporting passengers through a landscaped transit hub and terminal inspired by Bangalore's “garden city” heritage. The new terminal offers a sequence of spaces, each integrated with a variety of landscape features, creating a calm oasis within the bustle of an international airport. By doubling the airport’s annual capacity from 25 million to 50 million passengers, Terminal 2 positions BLR as one of the major airports in India and the world.
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BE OPEN Art is happy to announce the Artist of the Year 2023, selected by the majority of votes among the monthly ratings. Our congratulations and the €1,000 prize go to the gifted Jean D’amour Imanishimwe, a Rwandan visual artist.
Graduate of the Nyundo School of Arts, Jean is the co-founder of HUZA ARTS RWANDA gallery whose objective is to give a platform to young local artists to exhibit and sell their artworks.
Aiming to showcase young talents, every month of 2023 BE OPEN Art invited art enthusiasts to choose the best artist among those 20 exhibited in the gallery. The artist whose works gained the majority of votes throughout the year became the Artist of the Year.
BE OPEN Art is happy to announce the Artist of the Year 2023, selected by the majority of votes among the monthly ratings. Our congratulations and the €1,000 prize go to the gifted Jean D’amour Imanishimwe, a Rwandan visual artist.
Graduate of the Nyundo School of Arts, Jean is the co-founder of HUZA ARTS RWANDA gallery whose objective is to give a platform to young local artists to exhibit and sell their artworks.
Aiming to showcase young talents, every month of 2023 BE OPEN Art invited art enthusiasts to choose the best artist among those 20 exhibited in the gallery. The artist whose works gained the majority of votes throughout the year became the Artist of the Year.
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Lifepack by multinational product design team Solgaard looks like a conventional carry-on suitcase only on the outside. Inside, it features a patented integrated shelving system. Once the traveler opens the suitcase, they only need to lift the handle up and hang the six-pocket shelf on it.
More versatile travel bags in our blog
Lifepack by multinational product design team Solgaard looks like a conventional carry-on suitcase only on the outside. Inside, it features a patented integrated shelving system. Once the traveler opens the suitcase, they only need to lift the handle up and hang the six-pocket shelf on it.
More versatile travel bags in our blog
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Created in Portugal, where around 1 million tons of food are lost annually while the textile sector is responsible for up to 20% of the contamination of fresh water, Sacalho tote bag by designer Gui Giantini uses a completely biodegradable composition, resourcing the waste of garlic peels for its fabric production.
More sustainable bag options in our blog
Created in Portugal, where around 1 million tons of food are lost annually while the textile sector is responsible for up to 20% of the contamination of fresh water, Sacalho tote bag by designer Gui Giantini uses a completely biodegradable composition, resourcing the waste of garlic peels for its fabric production.
More sustainable bag options in our blog
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Every month of the last decade of 2023, works by 20 emerging artists from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic - Brazzaville, the DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Principe were posted at the online gallery as part of The BE OPEN Regional Art competition for the public to select their favourites.
This time, BE OPEN proudly invited Aidan Salakhova, a world-renowned artist, sculptor and gallerist, to select the Artist of the Region for Central Africa out of the three monthly winners, and her choice is Marcel Tchopwe, a young artist born in the Far North of Cameroon. Through his work, the artist tries to throw light on the inadequacy of university training in relation to the job market for the Cameroonian youth. The artist will now be offered a grant of 500 euro from BE OPEN.
Every month of the last decade of 2023, works by 20 emerging artists from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic - Brazzaville, the DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Principe were posted at the online gallery as part of The BE OPEN Regional Art competition for the public to select their favourites.
This time, BE OPEN proudly invited Aidan Salakhova, a world-renowned artist, sculptor and gallerist, to select the Artist of the Region for Central Africa out of the three monthly winners, and her choice is Marcel Tchopwe, a young artist born in the Far North of Cameroon. Through his work, the artist tries to throw light on the inadequacy of university training in relation to the job market for the Cameroonian youth. The artist will now be offered a grant of 500 euro from BE OPEN.