garbage dumpsters turned into living containers by philipp stingl

Me thinks that Philipp Stingl has a good sense of the ridiculous.
Or maybe he lives in Idaho.

This is an art project and not serious design, right?

The design team should road test them for a few months – preferably in a northern winter – it’s an essential part of the design process.

Horrible.

Basically, the homeless and elderly should live as they are treated: as waste.

Offensive, prejudicial, archaic.

If there ever was something anti-innovative, this is it.

nice idea but in a post banking apocolyptic situation i tink people would be inclined to steal these which would be easy with the wheels on the bottom. they look really good

You know, this is a great idea. It combines two very ancient ideas: the tent and the wheel. I don’t see how this is any more practical from a tent, besides from the fact there are wheels underneath. I like how two manmade inventions that have existed for countless years can still be combined into something innovative.
However, I don’t think that it will be very practical. This is just one step in an Empire State staircase but we are definitely going up. And seriously, old people? Nana would kill me before I throw her with the trash.

Now just try convincing police to not empty them, local NIMBYs to not trash them, and random members of the community to not destroy them.

really?

these ‘living containers’ testify to an active and creative lifestyle for the old age without compromises’

excuse me?

interesting concept and great start … had me interested til that description blew me out of the water

perhaps the beginnings <<<<<>>> a problem solving beginning
then too
“fun on wheels”
roll them down the hill
or out to the trash dump
better than being out there without these
these PERHAPS create mind stepping stones on both ides
>>>> do keep pushing this envelope <<<<<

“an active and creative lifestyle for the old age without compromises”?????