LifeEdited

LifeEdited - further proof that space saving certainly isn’t a new concept. Founded in 2012 by serial entrepreneur and TreeHugger creator, Graham Hill, LifeEdited was one of the first companies offering turnkey fit-outs for existing apartment buildings. We were in touch with them in 2013 to discuss bringing the concept over to the UK but the stars didn’t align on that occasion.

Again, Kirsten Dirksen was first through the door and her video below and accompanying description succinctly explains the motivation behind Graham’s vision.

As the nature of being an entrepreneur is seeking out the next thing it’s perhaps no surprise that LifeEdited appears to have tailed-off. It did though inspire others to run with the concept and add ever increasing tech. Bumblebee and Ori Living are featured in our Movement section.

In 2010, we met Graham Hill- the founder of treehugger.com and a serial entrepreneur. He had just bought two tiny apartments in a century-old tenement building in Soho and he had plans to turn them into laboratories, and showcases, for tiny living. He'd spent most of the past year living in tiny spaces- "a tiny trailer, a tent, and then a boat" and he was convinced others would love it as much if small spaces could be designed right. He wanted a tiny space that didn't sacrifice function, but instead that would expand to provide a wish list including dinner parties for 12, accommodations for 2 overnight guests, a home office and a home theater with digital projector.

Not wanting to limit himself to local architects, he crowdsourced the design as a competition and received 300 entries from all over the world. Two Romanian architecture students won with their design "One Size Fits All". Completed in 2012, his LifeEdited apartment doesn't resemble the cramped space we saw in 2010. Today the 420-square-foot space can be expanded to include the functionality of 1,100 square feet: walls, drawers and beds move and unfold to create 6 rooms: living room, dining room, office, guest office, master bedroom and guest bedroom. If you include the kitchen and the bathroom which morphs into a phone booth or meditation room, the apartment includes 10 total rooms.

More info on original story: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/... LifeEdited: http://www.lifeedited.com/