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Jun 1, 2016

Propteq Europe 2016: Life in a living city

A living city responds to our needs, at speed, and at scale, right down to the detail of the interior décor.

Tomorrow morning I’m giving the keynote address at the new Propteq Europe conference…

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Apr 20, 2016

The Queen Mother’s Fridge

Modern appliances aren't poorly made, they're just made for poorer people. Spend royal money on an appliance today and the chances are that it too will be running in 60 years.

One of the more odd inspirations for a round of radio interviews came yesterday from the Queen Mother’s fridge…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Apr 7, 2016

Smart Home: The Time is Now

A confluence of consumer demand, vendor push and retailer support may suggest the time is finally right for the smart home revolution.

I spent this morning in a John Lewis store on Oxford Street, at the launch of its new Smart Home demonstration…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Dec 14, 2015

Is Clutter for the Chop? Obsolescence, Obsolete?

The rental model strips clutter from our shelves and incentivises the development of more durable goods. It may not create jobs but it may save the planet.

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Oct 13, 2015

Home Intelligence Needs Discretion and Design

Personal technology only has to satisfy the owner. Home technology has to satisfy all of the occupants, aesthetically and functionally.

I spent Monday afternoon kitting out someone else’s home with automation…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Jun 23, 2015

More Thoughts on the Future Kitchen

"Tomorrow's kitchen will be adaptable, smart and productive."

In my talk at Bucks New Uni on the future kitchen this weekend, I highlighted three trends…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Jun 5, 2015

Tomorrow’s Kitchen: Heart of the Home, Nexus of Forces

In a couple of weeks I’m giving a lecture at Bucks New University on the future of the kitchen. It came about from some comments I provided to The Guardian about future kitchens (you can find the article — which turns out to have been…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Jun 15, 2014

Smart Cities or Home Automation: It’s All About UX

When you walk into my utility room, the lights come on. If it’s dark. The latest evolution in my long term project to make my dumb (but very pretty) old house smart is a rules engine. Every time I step in and my way is lighted, my heart leaps…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Jan 22, 2014

Project Santander: Sticking Data in the Database

WARNING: TECHIE POST. Following my visit to the smart city project in Santander with Telefonica last year, I was inspired to start building my own smart home based on similar technologies. This is partly an exercise of my rusty engineering…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Jan 21, 2014

Project Santander: Ethernet and REST