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LXRY List: Home Forest
When young creatives were forced to work from home during the lockdown, HomeForest was born. A kind of digital toolbox to bring nature into the interior; good for relaxation and improvement of health.Text: Peter van Kester
Online editing: Mical Joseph
Immersed in nature
The inspiration was the Japanese shinrin-yoku concept: a form of therapy in which the senses are exposed to the forest atmosphere to relax and improve health. How does HomeForest work? The user uses his smartphone to create a digital copy of his home and daily habits. 'Sensations' can then be evoked via apps that give the (city) resident the feeling of being immersed in nature. These sensations are streamed through objects already present in the home and consist of bird and forest sounds, scents from nature, image projections of plants and trees on the walls and lighting that follows the course of daylight and the seasons. Air quality can also be monitored. Under the leadership of architectural firm Haptic Architects, HomeForest included poet Lionheart, sound artist collective Coda to Coda, interdisciplinary designer Yaoyao Meng and the digital designers of Squint/Opera.
LXRY LIST
The annual LXRY List 2022 booklet takes a look into the distance, where new opportunities dawn. Doing business with a view to a better world. Rewilding Europe is committed to saving lost animal species by making room for truly wild nature. And De Apostelhoeve is taking advantage of the warming by growing wine on the Limburg hills and gaining international recognition for it. In addition to these budding economies, attention is also paid to sustainable initiatives. Such as the new Tank Must from Cartier, a watch that runs on solar energy. And a lamp against light pollution. But the list also includes an over-the-top hotel stay in Versailles Palace. Après nous, le déluge? No, but there should also be room to enjoy and experience in the new world.
