At House Vision, OPEN x XIAOMI challenge the conventions of living space and propose new possibilities for the future with their project MARS Case.

Two hundred years ago, Henry David Thoreau withdrew from society and moved to Walden alone to reflect upon the nature of simple living. Today, as we live and get lost in a world of consumption and environmental crises, what are our essential needs"
Photography: Qingshan Wu

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Perhaps the house is not just a stable architectural endpoint, but an industrial product that is portable and transferable. Perhaps design can bring about more than superficial improvements in the quality of our living spaces. Perhaps through the application of new design to the houses of the future, we can finally explore the nature of our essential needs and of truly simple living. via Xiaomi
Imagine that humanity is forced to settle on Mars, our distant, lonely planetary neighbor. There, we cannot rely on natural resources, as we have become so accustomed to on Earth. There, we have no choice but to reduce the excessive consumption of our former lifestyles and carry only minimal essentials. Recycling will be the only way we survive.
Photography: Qingshan Wu
In letting go of the ?extra?, we will come to rethink our lives in a simplified setting.

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