This concept houses are intended to be used as temporary shelters after an earthquake or big fire. They have an interesting geometric shape and are constructed from renewable materials and can be folded into a lot of shapes.

Ming Tang came up with this concept after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central China killing 69,000 people. He decided to design a shelter that was easily produced, cheap and environmentally friendly.

The houses are made from a system of bamboo poles that are pre-assembled into rigid geometric shapes. Once constructed, the shelters are then covered by using post and pre-consumer recycled paper. They look interesting like giant spiders but I wonder how will this systems be used in winter or on a big wind…

Nevertheless the idea is good and the head of states should consider it in case of disaster.

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This is a business card of the future. You will be able not only share text but a 3D version of your work or products. It is ideal for architects and interior designers to present one of their projects.

They were probably handmade by an origami expert and I didn’t managed to find a place where to order them on the Internet.

If you want one, customized for you, contact the man who created them and posted the presentations on Youtube. Click here to go on it’s Youtube profile page to send him a private message.

Here are some examples of the Origami Business Card:

1. Bellas Artes Palace Mexico City

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