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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.
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Industrial Design with an Architectural Influence
Omer Arbel
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Omer Arbel, Boccis creative director, was trained in the 90s as an architect. he apprenticed with architectural protagonists Enric Miralles in Barcelona, and with Patkau Architects in Vancouver. His architectural background is evident in his furniture and lighting design and his pieces are characterized not only by their own inherent qualities but also by the way they affect the spaces around them.
Omer began his Industrial Design career in 2003 with the design of a highly sculptural lounge called the 2.4 chair, which received great popular acclaim, was published and exhibited widely and was the recipient of numerous awards including a Chicago Atheneaum Good Design Award, ID magazine honorable mention, and D&AD Yellow Pencil shortlist. The 2.4 was accessioned into the permanent collection of the Chicago Atheneaum Museum of Architecture and Design, and Wallpaper Magazine selected Arbel as one of 15 up and coming designers of our generation.
Arbel now leads a comprehensive architecture and design practice in Vancouver, Canada.
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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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