The American utopist, inventor and "design scientist" Buckminster Fuller was probably among the strangest and broadest thinking geniuses of design ever. In his own words, his aim was, “To make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.”
Read More“It is easier to imagine the end of the world than an end to capitalism."
Imagination is not information, neither is it equal to the consumption of fantasy in the form of entertainment. Imagination lies at the core of our perception of reality, and is perhaps one of our mental faculties most difficult to explain, along with the mystery of consciousness itself.
Read MoreRuna Klock is a Norwegian designer working with a mindful approach to product design. She is also probably one of the most energetic people we know, with an unusual ability to juggle several ambitious projects in the same time.
We asked Runa a few personal and not so personal questions about the transformation of Work, space and social design.
Read MoreH1 Exilis is an extremely versatile and brilliantly designed shelving system developed by We Do and Nonuform. Elementa is the sole distributor of Exilis in Norway.
The system is based on an extruded aluminium profile which, despite it’s extremely slim appearance can carry a lot of weight. It is all produced in Sweden. The shelves can be mounted directly on the wall with a hidden bracket, or on rails on the wall or freestanding on a base.
Read MoreElementa is participating in the freshly overhauled Oslo Design Fair through the 100% Norway Exhibition, which was originally shown in London in September, 2015.
Along with some of the very finest contemporary Norwegian design, Elementa is showing products and prototypes designed by StokkeAustad and Hallgeir Homstvedt, including the dB Silent Cabinets, the UN Divided Table, the UT Garden Table and KI light.
Read MoreTara Shi is a designer making social apps and gadgets with Disk Cactus, an art and tech studio based in Oakland, California.
Tara recently met with the Elementa team while visiting Oslo on a project to document her practice of walking, inspired by Norway’s Slow TV.
