Archinect - Features

Opendesk, cracking the production code for open-source furniture

2016-03-30T15:12:00-04:00

Before the Industrial Revolution, if you wanted a new piece of furniture, you’d go to your local carpenter. Today, you’re more likely to buy a chair that’s made of Brazilian wood, designed by a Swede, and manufactured in China than one with even a single locally-produced nail. Enter Opendesk, a furniture company with a global network and local manufacturing model, which might just spark a new revolution in the industry.

Towards a decentralized architecture with FOAM + the Blockchain

2015-12-09T20:26:00-05:00

Decentralized computation, virtual machines, cryptocurrencies: these terms seem to linger in shadows, conjuring abstract images of the “dark” web that lurks beneath the glossy surface of the screen. Architecture may be becoming “smart,” but we still perceive its domain to be brickwork instead of the tangled fiber optic cables it obscures – the walls that physically enclose rather than the signals that pierce.