ĂœTO BouLDER FAMILY an Urban Homesteading project
Al m o s t 1 0 % of S a nta Cla r a Cou n t y resid en t s are livin g in p over t y. Many of t h e s e re s i dents a re young pro fessio n als, st ru g g lin g t o make en d s me e t t o s u p p o r t t heir multi-gener a tional f amilies. H o w c a n IKE A’s new Ur ba n Homestead in g Dep ar tmen t p rovid e th ese p e opl e w i t h a n o ppor t unit y t o save mo n ey an d in crease th eir stan d ard o f livi ng?
RE SE ARCH Si n c e I K E A wa s the compa ny we were d esig n in g f o r, I st ar t ed my research t he re . R i g h t a w ay products tha t incorp o rat ed p lan t s st o o d o u t t o me. Th ese c oul d e a s i l y b e i ntegr a ted into a n urb an h o mest ead t o save mo n ey. So me t hi ngs t h a t a l s o s t ood out to me were th e simp le co n t ain ers. Th ese co u ld b e u s e d f or s t o r a g e o r pla nting. I a lso noti ced h o w p ro min en t t h e co lo r wh it e was .
Vo l u n t e e r ing a t a loca l comm u n it y g ard en g ave a g reat p ersp ect i ve of s o m e o f t h e issues a nd cha llen g es f aced by f armers in San t a Clara. Thi s wa s a g o od time to a sk questio n s t o learn mo re ab o u t wh at wo u ld b e t rul y b e n e fi c i a l to someone tr ying to u rb an h o mest ead in t h eir o wn b ack yard.
I g o t a n o ppor tunity to a lso vi sit a lo cal f amily t h at h as b eg u n d o in g urban h o m e s t e a ding in their ya rd. T h ey h ad so me g reat examp les su ch as a h om e m a d e c h i cken coop, a pple trees t h at g rew alo n g a fen ce t o save s pac e , r a i s e d ve g eta ble beds, a nd a rain wat er co llect io n b arrel. I learn ed a l ot h e re a b o u t the simple, yet effect ive ways t h ey were savin g mo n ey.
E ARLY CONCE PTS Th e co n cep t s p ro cess in vo lve d search in g f o r so lu t io n s t h at wo u ld imp rove t h e h ealt h o r f in an ces o f t h e f amily
Man y co n cep t s in vo lve so me kin d o f n at u ral elemen t , like wat er, su n , rain o r co mp o st
C O L L ABORATI ON Worki n g t o g e t h er a ssisted the refin emen t o f id eas, o f t en t imes sp arkin g n e w one s .
T h e s e were the idea s I narro wed d o wn t o . Th ey all in vo lved n at u re i n s ome way with a focus o n savin g sp ace o r mo n ey
D E CI SI ON I t t ur n e d o u t t h a t the fa mily of prod u ct s f o cu sed o n t h e co llect io n an d st orage of na t u r a l re s o u rces wa s the most fin an cialy b en ef icial t o t h e u rb an h o meste ade rs . The “ Bo u l d e r Fa mily � a s it wa s ca l led at f irst , in vo lved t h ree p rimar y p ro d uc t s : Wat e r c o l l e c t i on+stor a ge, sola r collect io n + st o rag e, an d co mp o st p ro d u ct i on.
F OCUS N a r ro w ing down the fa mily t o o n e p ar t icu lar so lu t io n - f irst t h e c o mpost boulder, a nd f in ally, t h e wat er co llect io n b o u ld er.
MOCKUPS D ue t o t h e s av ings potentia l of the wat er co llect io n b o u ld er I b eg an lo o king t o ori ga m i f o r i n s p i ra tion a nd idea s. T he b o u ld er n eed ed t o h ave a larg e su r f ac e are a t o c oll e c t w a t e r when it wa s r a ining, an d t h en b e p u t away simp ly wh en n o t i n us e .
H O W IT WORKS Si m p l y u n s c rew the umbrella top f ro m t h e u mb rella p o le, an d screw it ont o t he bould e r t o p . T h is crea tes a la rge su r f ace area f u n n el f o r t h e rain t o b e st ore d i n t he bould e r. Ac c e ss to the wa ter inside co mes f ro m t h e u n iversally t h read ed s pout .
AS S E M BLY I NSTRUCTI ONS
ÜTO BOULDER FAMILY
11999/4pcs
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Block the heat and collect rain water in style with the Üto Boulder Family
$
8999
HÖGSTEN
999
$
ÜTO STOOL
ĂœTO BOULDER $ 99
49
*Umbrella cap shown sold seperatly
ÜTO UMBRELLA
Cool down under the shade of the Üto Umbrella, which keeps its classic look, with fade-resistant and UV stabilized plastic.
4999
$
999
$
ÜTO STOOL
ÜTO BOULDER $ 99
49
799
$
ÜTO MINI Kid sized stool that can be used as a bucket in the garden
TAC K (Th an k yo u )