The Futuristic Obsidian Home by Black Creatives for Black Families in 2025
The Obsidian Virtual Concept House is unveiled where Black creators conceptualize the future of a thriving Black family in 2025.
Back in November, we shared a bit about the Obsidian Virtual Concept House, the first initiative of the The Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG), a non-profit organization founded by Malene Barnett to counter the lack of representation of Black talent and culture in the design industry. The global platform represents a curated selection of independent Black designers, artists and makers spanning various disciplines and to accomplish their inaugural project they tapped 23 of their members and two rising creators to conceptualize the future of a Black family home as if it was the year 2025. Virtually located in Oakland Hills, California, the futuristic Obsidian Virtual Concept House is “addressing decades of environmental injustice and offering creators an opportunity to share their ingenuity and Afri-centric perspectives on the home,” says Barnett. Each designer conceptualized their space following four principles ? innovation, technology, sustainability and futurism ? through seven fundamentals ? Wellness, Identity, Sustenance, Terra, Legacy, Ancestral Futures and Dwelling. The project celebrates Black creativity and culture while “changing the narrative on defining spaces in the home,” shares Everick Brown, BADG-Creator and Obsidian committee member. “We want to invite new conversations about the space of ...
Back in November, we shared a bit about the Obsidian Virtual Concept House, the first initiative of the The Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG), a non-profit organization founded by Malene Barnett to counter the lack of representation of Black talent and culture in the design industry. The global platform represents a curated selection of independent Black designers, artists and makers spanning various disciplines and to accomplish their inaugural project they tapped 23 of their members and two rising creators to conceptualize the future of a Black family home as if it was the year 2025. Virtually located in Oakland Hills, California, the futuristic Obsidian Virtual Concept House is “addressing decades of environmental injustice and offering creators an opportunity to share their ingenuity and Afri-centric perspectives on the home,” says Barnett. Each designer conceptualized their space following four principles ? innovation, technology, sustainability and futurism ? through seven fundamentals ? Wellness, Identity, Sustenance, Terra, Legacy, Ancestral Futures and Dwelling. The project celebrates Black creativity and culture while “changing the narrative on defining spaces in the home,” shares Everick Brown, BADG-Creator and Obsidian committee member. “We want to invite new conversations about the space of ...
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