Come and see how our surroundings will change in a few years and what bedrooms will look like in the future. We invite you to the first floor of Olivia Star, on the way to Coworking O4.
The exhibition is one of the elements of a several-month-long, multidisciplinary project conducted by the infuture hatalska foresight institute for IKEA, in cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
Its aim was to try to answer the question of what our bedrooms will look like in the future, if we are already struggling with such problems as progressing urbanization (and the related shrinking living space), civilization diseases (m.in. insomnia, obesity), pollution (light, noise, smog) or intensive development of technology (ubiquitous screens on the one hand, and the so-called smart home on the other). To diagnose the current situation, the project used m.in. quantitative research, qualitative research (interviews with residents and experts), ethnographic research and field recording. The data from these studies served as a starting point for developing future scenarios. One of the main methods used to study the future was speculative design. The effects of what has been achieved can be seen in the Bedroom of the Future exhibition – on the exterior wall (bedrooms today) and the interior wall (bedrooms tomorrow). The presented projects are examples of spaces or the products themselves.
In their projects, the young designers touch upon issues related to energy, nomadism, space minimization, and are not afraid to talk about intimacy and sex.
The coordinators of the project are Marta Flisykowska, PhD and Joanna Jurga, MA, Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
The project is part of the research conducted by the infuture hatalska foresight institute (we remind you that it is based in our o4 co-working space!) “Bedroom today and tomorrow” carried out in cooperation and under the patronage of IKEA.
