SciDevNet: Refugee shelter redesigned
Imogen Mathers from SciDev.Net in conversation with Johan Karlsson, head of business development at Better Shelter: “Technical testing, pilot and…
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Aftonbladet: Flyktingar får hem i platta paket
Under onsdagen var Kenneth G Forslund (S), ordförande i riksdagens utrikesutskott, och tittade på de nya husen. 30 000 exemplar…
Ny Teknik: Här är svenska huset som kommer i platta paket
Miljoner människor bor i tältläger, ofta under många år. Men tälten går sönder, de går inte att låsa och med…
Disegno Daily: Ten years of Design Miami
Here, Jean Prouvé’s 1969 prefab filling station and the cave-like structure The Original Dwelling, made especially for the exhibition by Atelier van Lieshout, sits next to the flatpacked Better Shelter, a structure conceived for emergency situations and refugee camps, and the Volkswagen T2 camper van.
Wallpaper*: Style and substance: André Balasz curates ‘Design at Large’ at Design Miami/ Basel 2015
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Artnet: “…the Better Shelter home highlights why design is a necessity to us…”
The innovative house is made from recyclable plastic, steel frame, and uses solar panels to provide renewable energy.
UNHCR can provide shelter for 4000 refugees with donations by Svenska PostkodLotteriet
UNHCR will be able to provide 4000 refugees in Iraq with Better Shelter, thanks to generous donations by Svenska PostkodLotteriet…
Sustainia: Better Shelter one of #100sustainable solutions in the 2015 Sustainia100 study
The 2015 Sustainia100 study features 100 new stories from the forefront of sustainability innovation. Deployed in 151 countries, the solutions feature new ways of saving water, managing waste, building homes and safeguarding our food production. The top-100 sustainability solutions were found after reviewing +1500 projects and businesses on six continents.
Here & Now: The U.N. Partners With Ikea To Bring ‘Better Shelters’ To Refugees
A prototype is currently being tested by refugees in Syria and Ethiopia, and another 10,000 shelters are expected to be shipped this summer.
The Ikea Foundation’s head of strategic planning, Jonathan Spampinato, joins Here & Now’s Robin Young from Amsterdam to discuss the new shelters and the issues he hopes they will solve.
Fast Company: Ikea And Better Shelter Are Sending Flat-Pack Housing To Refugees In Greece
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Filter: Drömkåken
En grupp svenska formgivare kom på lösningen som kan förbättra livet för världens 51 miljoner flyktingar. Så varför jagar upprörda…
France 24: Flat-pack shelters for Syrian refugees
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