# Appliances as Architecture 'Habitat Machines' by David Trautrimas By Elsa Blaine | Published 2008-09-21 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartments-made-of-appliances-habitat-machines-by-david-trautrimas References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/16/habitat-machines-by-david-trautrimas/#more-18017) & [trautrimas](http://www.trautrimas.ca/) Visual artist David Trautrimas’ latest solo exhibition titled ‘Habitat Machines’ opens at LE Galllery in Toronto this month. He creates these fantastic [architectural images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape) from dismantled [household appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doric-vacuum-cleaner). The parts are individually photographed and then reassembled using what the artist calls a “hyper-collage” method. Trautrimas ‘buildings’ are modern, slightly space-age looking condos with cool names like “Razor Cooperative, “[Iron Heights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valheim-ps5)” and “Mixer Mews”. He has used components from appliances such as vacuum cleaners, coffee pots, old shavers, space heaters and irons. See if you can make out what the various structures started out life as. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Hyper-collage Method:** The hyper-collage method used by David Trautrimas presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of visual art and design. - **Upcycled Architecture:** The concept of upcycled architecture, as exemplified by Trautrimas' Habitat Machines, opens doors for disruptive innovation in the construction and real estate industries. - **Appliance Reconstruction:** The trend of using dismantled household appliances to create architectural images highlights opportunities for disruptive innovation in the appliance manufacturing sector, embracing creativity and sustainability. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Visual Art:** The visual art industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by adopting the hyper-collage method pioneered by David Trautrimas. - **Construction:** The construction industry can embrace disruptive innovation by incorporating upcycled architecture techniques like Trautrimas' Habitat Machines, promoting sustainability and unique design solutions. - **Appliance Manufacturing:** Appliance manufacturing companies have the potential to leverage disruptive innovation by focusing on appliance reconstruction techniques seen in the artwork of David Trautrimas, combining creativity and sustainability in their product development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ai-Powered Recipe-Generating Appliance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kitchen-cosmo.md) - [Immersive Artful Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oveneck-33.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md) - [Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jean-verville.md) - [Abstract Fantasy Home Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abstract-fantasy-home.md) - [Pavilion-Style Art Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galeria-house.md) - [Object Design-Explorative Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartamento-secreto.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formfunctional-archifurniture.md) - [Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptors-apartment.md)