3D Artist Albert Thomas, known on Reddit as Great-Drawing2280, showcased a fantastic simulation of a ship in a roaring ocean created with Houdini and Blender. See more: https://80.lv/articles/fantastic-ocean-simulation-created-with-houdini-blender/

Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver This continues the thrilling saga of Kora and her allies as they unite with the people of Veldt to defend their newfound home against the forces of the Motherworld. The epic tale of sacrifice and resilience reaches new heights in terms of action and emotional depth on the screen.Scanline VFX provides crucial value to the film by upping the visual storytelling and delivering a mind-blowing battle sequence as the climactic confrontation captures chaos and heroism. Detail chiseling by the VFX team as they blend stunning realism to dynamism creating an unparalleled intensity in Jimmys moments of unleashed fury.With breathtaking action and groundbreaking visual effects, Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver is sure to create an unforgettable cinematic experience, demonstrating the power of VFX in creating epic sci-fi adventures.The post Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver: VFX by Scanline VFX appeared first on Vfxexpress.

Lifes curveballs usually dont abide by our well-laid plans. A loss, divorce, illness, or other serious disruption can lead to upheaval, uncertainty, and a torrent of emotions that may make it difficult to function. When youre also juggling a career, family, and other responsibilities, keeping obligations on track can seem daunting.Author and four-time TED speaker Bruce Feiler, who wrote Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age, calls these extreme disruptors lifequakes. Lifequakes are more than just a minor injury or a simple fender bender. (Most of us have roughly three dozen of those challenges across the course of a lifetime, he says.)Roughly one in 10 of those small incidents becomes a lifequakea massive burst of change that affects our lives. He estimates that the average length of a lifequake is five years. By that math, Feiler estimates that we spend roughly half our adult lives in transition from such big events. So, he says, if were going to go through these periods, we might as well try to do thatmaybe not more efficientlybut more effectively.Fortunately, experts say there are some steps you can take to navigate big life events and transitions:Let go of linear thinkingRecognizing that youre going through a lifequake and giving it a name lets you walk a little steadier, gives you a language to reach out to a friend and ask for help, Feiler says. So, in some ways, step one is just to say, Im not alone. Like half the country is going through a life transition at any time, and that means you or someone you live with is going through one right now. Im going to get through it because other people have gotten through it.So, stop for a moment and recognize that youre facing a big challenge. Life isnt linear, he adds, so stop beating yourself up for expecting it to be so. Letting go of that linear expectation also lets you shed the pressure of being off track or off schedule, Feiler says. The truth is, everybody is that way. And so, our lives are fine.Lean into your coping toolsWhen youre in the throes of a massive life event or loss, its a good time to dust off your self-care tools. Ground yourself by remembering the challenges youve faced before and overcome, suggests psychiatrist Gail Saltz, author of Becoming Real: Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back. Resilience is not about just having coping tools in the moment. Its really about what youve gone through in the past and ended up on the other side, she says.Then, use the tools that have worked for you in the past to manage stress, anxiety, or other difficult emotions. These may include talking to a trusted friend, exercise, deep breathing, or progressive muscle relaxationwhatever works for you. Conversely, she says, dont go for the shortcuts to feeling better, like alcohol, unhealthy comfort foods, or other potentially destructive habits.Career coach and former executive Corean Canty agrees. The biggest thing is learning to give ourselves permission for radical self-care every day, she says.Embrace routinesDuring tumultuous times, routines can be helpful, Canty says. She calls them sacred brackets. For example, how do you start and end your days? Think about how you can structure your time to take care of yourself. Let me set up my morning so I fill my cup first, so Im doing things for me, and Im not just getting out of bed and jumping into work or my phone or everyone else, she explains. Similarly, at the end of your day, how do you wind down and try to get the rest you need? When you find routines that work for you, they can help you create a rhythm of care in your day.Start with your strengthsFeiler says that transitions have phases: The long goodbye is when you say goodbye to the way things used to be. You may mourn the past or use some ritual to mark the change. The second phase is the messy middle where youre shedding certain habits and experimenting with new ones. The third is the new beginning, where you unveil your new self and update your life story. But, as youre going through the transition, dont feel like you need to enter each phase in order, he adds. Instead, start where youre strongest.Everybodys good at one of these phases, and everyone is bad at one of these phases, says Feiler. Youve got a transition superpower and a transition kryptonite. So, if youre good at making lists and finding solutions, start tackling the messy middle. If you need some time to process whats going on and deal with your emotions, start with the long goodbye. Start with what youre good at, he says.Dont ignore your feelingsThroughout the process, its important to be aware of your feelings and not dismiss or stuff them, Saltz says. When youre not aware of those feelings, you may deny what you need to get to a better place, such as reaching out for help or simply giving yourself a break. Often, when people are highly stressed or highly anxious, highly upset, theyfor lack of a better termturtle, says Saltz. They dont acknowledge and dont reach out. They try to contain it and dont want to tell people whats going onmaybe even feeling a sense of shame about whats going on. But thats really the opposite of what would help you and help you to do well at work too. Think about the people and resources you might need when things get tough, and reach out to any of them if youre able to do so.Conduct a meaning auditWhen youre in the thick of a crisis, prioritizing whats most important can feel impossible. Feiler suggests figuring out your ABCs of meaning to help you get clarity:A is agency: This is what you do, build, or create. For many of us, this relates to our work.B is belonging: This area includes relationships: family, friends, and larger communities.C is your cause: This is your calling or purposesomething greater than yourself in which you believe.Each of these takes a portion of your time, focus, and energy. Feiler suggests this exercise: Give yourself a score of 100 and divide what you put into agency, belonging, and cause.The ratios will likely change over the course of your life, especially when a lifequake happens. For example, you may have been putting 60% into work, but that ratio may change when you have children or need to care for an aging relative. If youre dealing with illness or loss, the ratio may change again. Understanding that these shifts will happen can help you better weather them when they do, even if theyre out of alignment with where you want them to be.Work on resilience infrastructureWhether youre dealing with a significant life event now or may have one in the future, Canty says its a good idea to think about how you can prepare for such times. As a former executive, she engages in scenario planningthinking about various situations and what the solutions are if things go awry. When I was a chief operating officer, I used to have our teams put together team playbooks [for different situations] because we had parents and we had people taking care of their parents and we had people who might have been dealing with other things that come up in their life, she says. How do we build a support system within our teams proactively so that we can scale up and down when we need to?This may include cross-training team members, creating written explanations of processes, and building up goodwill between team members so they can fill in gaps if we need to step back for a bit. In addition, she says that its important to think about how we build our own stress-management tools to help us make better decisions when were stressed and in fight-or-flight response, when we may not be thinking clearly.Shed somethingFeiler says these periods of transition often make us involuntarily shed something, such as a relationship or a way of being, for example, but they can also be an opportunity to shed something that we dont like or which is holding us back.Theres probably some aspect of your personality or your habits or your way of living that you didnt like, he says. Use this time to change that too. Do something creative. Work on changing unhealthy habits. As youre emerging from this period of change and tumult, using your hands or body to make something new can lead to greater well-beingthe idea that you can create a new self, too, he says. Thats an idea that can help give us hope during dark times.

The AI boom has brought renewed attention to graphics processing units, the high-powered computing chips used to power modern generative AI and other machine learning applications.And a startup called Voltron Data is harnessing some of those same GPUs to efficiently handle massive data analytics tasks, like combing through huge server logs for cybersecurity purposes, analyzing enormous sets of financial data, or processing telemetry data from complex systems like autonomous cars. At large enough scale, starting around 30 terabytes of data, database queries on traditional computing chips can start to bottleneck, with processing time no longer going down in a linear fashion as you add more computing power, says Voltron Data cofounder and field CTO Rodrigo Aramburu.When things get really big, they get really weird, he says. The unit economics basically break down.But, he says, modern GPUs from Nvidia and the servers that house them are designed to quickly shift large volumes of data onto those processing chips, faster than traditional CPU-based systems. GPUs can also quickly process the mathematical operations needed to search and sort through data or combine data from multiple large tables, making database operations efficient even when data sets are mindbogglingly large.Its all of these little things that just add up, says Aramburu. From a database operation perspective, if you know how to take advantage of them, and you build something from the ground up to take advantage of all of this hardware acceleration, youre going to get really, really good performance from the GPU.Companies using Voltron Datas software, called Theseus, have been able to replace fleets of CPU-powered systems with vastly smaller numbers of GPU-centric servers, he says, sometimes substituting as few as one GPU-powered server for every 100 previously in use. That can substantially cut the amount of energy and real estate they require for handling big dataeven as data processing tasks run more quickly.One large retail client had a nightly process designed to predict sales and optimize volumes of perishable goods sent to individual stores. On a CPU-based system, the process typically took almost eight hours to run. With Voltron Datas GPU-powered architecture, it could run in just 25 minutes. The speedup was a relief to the company, which previously had little margin if anything stalled the process in the eight or so hours it had to run each night, and it also gave developers the ability to test different versions of the code, enabling them to make its predictions more accurate and get more goods to places where theyd be sold.They were able to iterate on it enough times that they reasonably impacted the model accuracy by a few percentage points, he says.Voltron Datas own engineers need to know the details of how to optimize data processing tasks for GPUs, but developers and database engineers at the companys customers can continue to write queries using SQL, the standard database language, or data frame processing libraries in various programming languages. They can also continue to store data in standard data lake environments and common formats, with Voltron Data software processing it essentially as is when the time comes to run queries.Voltron Data doesnt host its own cloud systemsinstead, customers install the software on computers they already control, either in their own data centers or an existing cloud network. In many cases, theyre able to take advantage of largely idle GPU servers theyve already acquired for other purposes, like development with previous generations of AI tools, Aramburu says.The companys systems arent necessary for every business, he freely admits, or for every task. For smaller data sets, traditional database tools still make sense, especially when theyre used efficiently by programmers who know how to optimize performance. But for organizations dealing with data at the right scale, the advantages start to be apparent.All those algorithmic tricks that we can engage in start losing their utility, and being able to just brute force process all the data as quickly as possible becomes necessary, he says. Thats where an engine like ours, which is able to leverage all this advanced hardware, can just churn through it much faster.

The emerging field of neuroarchitecture raises important new ethical questions for architects, write Cleo Valentine and Heather Mitcheltree.Several weeks ago we were contacted by someone who had recently moved into a multi-award-winning apartment. Ithas featured in a range of publications, and has been praised as leading the way in sustainable and ethical housing design. The person who contacted us was miserable.Neurodivergent, and particularly sensitive to environmental stimuli, he explained that despite prior assurances by the architect that the apartment would meet his particular sensory needs, it doesn't. He isn't sleeping, his anxiety levels have risen. And now, he is selling up and moving out.Elements like natural light, spatial layout and visual complexity don't just impact on aesthetic sensibilitiesHe isn't the only one. We have had a large number of people reach out to tell us their stories about how the spaces they inhabit are having a profound negative impact on their wellbeing.And while for those with heightened sensitivity to environmental stimuli these experiences are particularly pronounced, the design of the built environment impacts on everyone. Yes, many of our everyday spaces are doing us harm.Before you shout that we are being melodramatic, let's unpack this a bit. Architects have always designed spaces with people in mind balancing functionality, aesthetic design considerations, occupant needs and a range of other concerns.Read: "We can humanise our existing spaces simply by deploying the radical power of colour"The emergence of neuroarchitecture which studies how the built environment affects brain function deepens our understanding of how design influences occupant health and wellbeing. Evidence shows that elements like natural light, spatial layout and visual complexity don't just impact on aesthetic sensibilities, they affect how we function, think, and impact on our physical and psychological wellbeing.But how much of this research is getting through to the design community? In a design review we attended recently at an Australasian university, the lack of industry knowledge about the physiological impact of the built environment on occupants was emphasised with startling clarity.A very polished rendering of a small, ultra-minimalist room with neon lighting, exposed concrete and services, low ceilings, poor natural lighting, no outlook and a single plastic garden chair in the centre of the room was being praised for its design skill. This was supposedly the future of affordable housing insert horror face.Neuroarchitecture is more than a new design trendConcerns were raised about the potential impact of the design on occupant wellbeing. These comments were dismissed with the reply: "I don't think we can say that spaces can cause depression."For much of the audience in the room, this design ticked the right boxes. The aesthetic du jour was apparently heroin-chic architecture with a side order of Gulag revival.Design has a long way to go in terms of recognising and putting into practice the neurophysiological impacts of design decisions on health and wellbeing. As an industry, what we praise, publish and give awards to matters.Read: Thomas Heatherwick selects 10 "humanised" buildings for DezeenNeuroarchitecture is more than a new design trend or emerging research field. It is about understanding the broader public-health impact of the spaces that we create.The challenge is integrating the research insights into real-world practice. To fully leverage this knowledge, it needs to be embedded within the complexities of architectural education, projects and practices.This is not just an ideological soapbox, or do-gooder utopian vision. Designers have an ethical responsibility to create spaces that do not harm occupants.There is a resultant ethical duty to minimise the negative effects that result from the design of the built environmentProfessional codes emphasise architects' responsibility to "do no harm". And while these codes traditionally focus on structural integrity and safety, with the ever-increasing insights from neuroarchitecture, the concept of harm expands.Design choices such as daylight use, spatial proportions, materiality and visual patterns directly affect psychological comfort, stress levels and health. For example, natural light alters circadian rhythms, impacting on sleep and wellbeing, while poorly designed spaces may contribute to occupants' sensations of discomfort, or, in more extreme cases, induce migraines.While design for wellbeing isn't a new concept, traditionally the approach has predominantly been applied to healthcare settings. However, every built environment, from workplaces and schools to homes and public spaces, has a profound impact on the physical and mental health of its users.Read: "Space that is exclusionary does not live up to its full potential"Arguably, our ethical responsibilities grow with this knowledge. If design choices impact on stress, cognition or a range of other physiological functions, there is a resultant ethical duty to minimise the negative effects that result from the design of the built environment.This ethical responsibility is not limited to architects. It extends to everyone involved in the design and delivery of the built environment. Developers, city planners, policymakers, engineers and even the end-users all play crucial roles in shaping our surroundings.Collaborative efforts are essential to ensure that health and wellbeing are prioritised at every stage. Applying neuroarchitectural insights into practice isn't simple. Projects face budget constraints, complex and often conflicting client needs, regulatory compliance, deadlines, and the list goes on.Understanding of the public-health ramifications of architecture and urban design is urgently neededStructural industry changes require support. Regulatory frameworks and guidelines need to evolve to embrace these insights.This isn't about adding bureaucracy, but providing tools that help create spaces that support wellbeing. Embedding neuroarchitectural knowledge into standard practice makes human health considerations as fundamental to project outcomes as structural safety.In bringing about this shift, education plays a crucial role. Here we return to the design review, and the types of spaces and designs that we promote as an industry. If architecture students understand how design impacts emotions and occupant physiological responses, they will be better-positioned to understand the health ramifications of their design decision making.Read: NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campusExpanding industry understanding of, and education about, the public-health ramifications of architecture and urban design is urgently needed. Neuroarchitecture offers clinically evidenced pathways to achieving this understanding.However, moving forward requires collaboration among architects, researchers, policymakers and educators to close the gap between research and practice. It's about building systems that allow us to use this knowledge in every project.In doing so, we redefine what it means to be architects and designers of spaces that support better, healthier lives.Cleo Valentine and Heather Mitcheltree are researchers based at the University of Cambridge, specialising in the impact of the built environment on neurophysiology and wellbeing. In April, they published a paper on the ethical implications arising from the emerging field of neuroarchitecture in the journal Intelligent Buildings International.The photo is by Scarbor Siu via Unsplash.Dezeen In DepthIf you enjoy reading Dezeen's interviews, opinions and features,subscribe to Dezeen In Depth. Sent on the last Friday of each month, this newsletter provides a single place to read about the design and architecture stories behind the headlines.The post "Many of our everyday spaces are doing us harm" appeared first on Dezeen.

Designs from the early years of mobile phone technology will be brought to the fore in the Nokia Design Archive, an online portal being launched by Finland's Aalto University.The Nokia Design Archive will bring together more than 700 documents relating to well-recognised models and unseen prototypes from the Nokia brand, including ideation sketches, presentations, advertising and interviews with designers.Curated by a research team from Aalto University, the archive will draw from some 20,000 items that were licensed from Microsoft Mobile, the subsidiary established in 2014 after Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia.The Nokia Design Archive includes designs such as the 7600 "Mango phone". Photo by Aleski PoutanenSome of the designs covered in the portal include the 3310 "brick phone", which was ubiquitous in the early 2000s, and the 8110 "banana phone", named for its curved design.There is also the 7600 "mango phone", an oddity from 2003 that appeared to cross a phone handset with a gaming controller.Aalto University said the portal, which spans the mid-1990s to 2017, explores the role that Nokia's designers and decision-makers played in building the technology that is so deeply embedded in our lives today.Sketches and presentations are among the documents in the collectionNokia was previously Finland's largest company, and according to the researchers, the first seeds of social media, augmented reality, QR codes and wearable health technology can all be seen in its archive."Nokia was in a similar position in the '90s as Samsung or Apple are today," said post-doctoral researcher Kaisu Savola. "These large corporations shape our lives with their products.""Technology doesn't just shape us; we shape technology. When we started the project, the focus was on objects. As we began going through the material, we soon realised that it was about people."Read: Dezeen remembers the mobile phones that time forgotThe research team that curated the portal was made up of designers, design historians, and organisation and management scholars.Lead researcher Anna Valtonen described sorting through a "van full" of items that were unarchived and in disarray to create the portal."I was teetering between joy and despair because there was such an overwhelming amount of work," she said. "The material shows how important it is to have an organisational culture where it's okay to try things out and enjoy the process.""Especially in these times of change, it is important to understand how we can grasp the world around us and imagine what we could be."There are also renders for concepts such as these virtual reality glassesShe said that in Finland, they had a tradition of being open with big data sets but that the stories behind those figures were often missed."The focus is often on numerical, empirical stuff, but what about people?," said Valtonen. "What about how humans perceive things? How ideas are adopted into society? From a scientific perspective, this is the kind of qualitative empirical material we need more of."The Nokia Design Archive will be globally accessible from 15 January 2025 on the Aalto University website.The broader uncurated repository can be visited in person by appointment at the Aalto University Archives in Greater Helsinki.Several of Nokia's phones were featured in a Dezeen round-up of iconic mobile phones of the past, which included personal reflections from the team on the handsets they had once loved.The post Aalto University immortalises early mobile tech with Nokia Design Archive appeared first on Dezeen.

Were just weeks away from 2025, and sure, we could recap the year gone by but more notably, we could also understand what the future holds for the design field. What shifts will shape the industry over the next decade? What skills and tools will define success for designers in the long term? And what trends will stick around rather than fading away like temporary fads?KeyShot, a leader in 3D rendering software, offers unique insights into these questions. With two decades of experience working alongside freelancers, design teams, and major corporations, KeyShots expertise reflects the industrys evolution. Their recent focus on a Product Design-to-Market approach connects design and go-to-market teams, streamlining workflows, reducing costs, and fostering innovation. This holistic strategy, complemented by tools like KeyShot Hub and KeyShot Dock, underscores how design processes are becoming more integrated and efficient.Heres a look at some of the trends that KeyShot predicts will shape the product design landscape for the next few years from the rise of 3D visualization to the increasing importance of seamless team collaboration.Download the KeyShot Product Design-to-Market Whitepaper HereTrend 1: 3D Renderings will take the Front Seat over Product Photography or AITraditional product photographywhile effectiveoften creates bottlenecks. Equipment costs, travel for on-site shoots, and dependency on finalized prototypes slow marketing timelines and inflate budgets. Compounding this challenge is modern consumers expectation of interactive visuals, like animated and 360-degree views, before making a purchase.Enter 3D product renderings. By repurposing design-stage assets, marketing teams can drastically reduce costs and time-to-market. For instance, Oliver Yu, who managed imagery for a gaming accessories manufacturer, turned to KeyShot Studio after restructuring left his team stretched thin. He found it far more efficient than producing physical samples for photography.With KeyShot Studio, All of this can be done digitally before a single sample has ever been made, allowing all the stakeholders to have a photorealistic visual of the products, ultimately saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in sampling costs, Yu said. Various KeyShot customers have shared that they save anywhere from $500,000 to over $10 million annually by using product renderings instead of photos.Similarly, Randolph Engineering, known for high-end eyewear, revolutionized their workflow with KeyShot Studio. Previously, capturing product images was a laborious process due to the reflective nature of glasses. Art Director Jeff Davidson found that digital renderings not only saved time but also fostered closer collaboration with the engineering team, as they could refine materials like frame finishes and lenses together.The financial and logistical benefits are clear, but perhaps the most compelling advantage is sales impact. A Shopify study revealed that 3D visuals outperform static images, boosting online conversion rates by 94%. This data underscores why more brands are turning to tools like KeyShot to stay competitive in e-commerce.Trend 2: Faster & Cheaper Digital Prototypes Will Replace Physical ModelsIn product development, budget constraints and tight timelines are constant challenges. Physical prototypes, while valuable, can drain resources and slow innovation. Increasingly, designers and engineers are adopting digital prototypeshyper-realistic 3D renderings that simulate physical models.Neil OConnell, a veteran product developer for companies like Microsoft and Lenovo, highlighted the efficiency of this approach. Instead of spending weeks or months and thousands of dollars on physical prototypes, digital prototypes are faster, cheaper, and often lead to better design decisions, OConnell said.Digital renderings also make complex concepts accessible to non-technical stakeholders. By using animations, exploded views, and cross-sections, engineers can communicate ideas effectively to executives, enabling quicker, more informed decisions.At Sonos, 3D renderings play a vital role throughout the product lifecycle. Former design lead Stefan Reichert noted how KeyShot visualizations speed up cross-functional collaboration, ensuring clear communication across engineering, acoustic, and wireless teams. Razor, the globally recognized scooter brand, also relies on KeyShot renderings at every stage of development, from ideation to production.Trend 3: Design Teamwork Will Become Less Manual and More EfficientWhile design is inherently creative, many designers find themselves bogged down by administrative tasks like managing files, tracking revisions, or consolidating feedback. These inefficiencies not only waste time but also stifle innovation.KeyShot addressed this challenge with KeyShot Hub, a platform designed to simplify collaboration and asset management. Acting as a central repository, Hub ensures all team members have access to the latest file versions, eliminating duplication and reducing miscommunication or wasted productivity. In fact, KeyShots developers even designed a tool to measure this waste, providing a rough estimate of lost productivity and revenue caused by these logistical inefficiencies. You can try the free tool out here!KeyShot Product Manager Garin Gardiner noted that Hub is particularly valuable for material management. Teams can work from a unified material library, making updates instantly accessible across the organization. Additionally, automated tagging of assetslike Model Sets or Camera Viewssaves time during file searches.Gardiner also shared that companies often underestimate how much time they lose to inefficient workflows. Yanko Design even interviewed Gardiner to know about how the new KeyShot Hub was built specifically to address the logistical challenges faced by design teams. Gardiner has also provided a full walk-through of Hub, including its integration with KeyShot Studio, on YouTube.The Future of Product Design Is More Connected/Collaborative Than BeforeThe trends driving product design emphasize connectionbetween tools, teams, and processes. KeyShots commitment to a Product Design-to-Market strategy exemplifies this holistic approach, equipping designers with the technology to work smarter and collaborate seamlessly.Whether its the rise of 3D renderings in marketing, the efficiency of digital prototypes, or the streamlining of collaborative workflows, the future of product design is defined by tools that empower creativity and communication. KeyShots suite of solutions is setting the stage for this evolution, helping designers not just keep up but lead the way.For a deeper dive into KeyShots Product Design-to-Market approach, check out their free whitepaper here.The post Top 3 Long-Term Trends in Product Design You Shouldnt Ignore first appeared on Yanko Design.

Campers provide a haven to continue your adventures, no matter the weather conditions or terrain. Weve seen innumerable examples of stellar off-road campers, ones fitted with luxury that would put any apartment to shame, and some that break the convention with their innovative design.Meet the T1 micro camper by Michigan-based startup Grounded, which is an odd combination of an e-trike and tractor-trailer. This has to be a one-of-a-kind micro camper, and Groundeds claim as the worlds first trike camper cements the fact. The concept is based on the companys flexible camper module that can be towed with a range of vehicles. This contraption for electric tricycle hauling is one of them.Designer: GroundedThe micro camper is 44 inches wide which makes the interiors crammed for room but still good enough for short adventure trips to places that dont warrant enough space for big or even normal-sized campers. Standing height of 6.7 feet up to the ceiling should however be roomy enough for tall people. The camper should be good enough for a single person or a couple given the interior carpet area is around 280-cu-ft. Driving the thing around isnt going to be a rosy ride as the driver is seated outside the cozy interiors of the camper. Keep inclement weather conditions and safety in mind.360-degree panoramic windows on all sides keep the space well-lit and airy, and the wide door entry somewhat compensates for the cramped interior space. For two people the micro-camper comes with a full-length double bed that doubles as a two-person dining table. Opposite this convertible bed is a compact kitchenette that has its own induction cooker, fridge and sink. Grounded also gives the users the option to fit the thing with an optional dry flush toilet and outdoor shower. For quality-of-life additions, the maker fits the camper with a full range of electronics controlled via the companion app.T1 micro camper comes with 500 Watts roof-mounted solar panels, and boasts an overall range of 150 miles on a single full charge. The 15-kWh battery feeds all the camping amenities and of course the trikes 750-W electric drivetrain. The electric drive system creates 390 lb-ft of torque for respectable muscle while pulling the loaded trailer. However, the top speed of 15 mph will keep you limited to the city outskirts. Grounded has opened a $100 preorder booking for the micro camper, and confirms that the T1 micro will launch in the Northern Hemisphere in spring 2025. The starting price of $30,000 should call out all solo travelers who want to explore city limits.The post This e-trike micro camper loaded with smart features is a handful to drive around first appeared on Yanko Design.

Deck Nine laid off 20% of its workforce in February, but did not disclose how many were affected by this most recent round.It was not revealed how extensive this round was.

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