# Connected Italian Apartments The IoT Casa Jasmina is One of the First Its Kind in the World By Meghan Young | Published 2015-06-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-jasmina References: [core77](http://www.core77.com/posts/33196/Home-Sweet-IoT-Home-Casa-Jasmina-Opens-its-Doors-to-the-Public) & [casajasmina.arduino.cc](http://casajasmina.arduino.cc/) Casa Jasmina is the [home of the future](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-house). The connected apartment, which opens its doors this weekend, is one of the first of its kind. The public will be able to roam the two-year pilot project, which is based in Torino, Italy, and even rent it on [Airbnb](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restored-italian-house). People will love to experience Casa Jasmina in an intimate way. After all, it beautifully combines [Italian interior and furniture design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milan-apartment) with a long lineage of open-source electronics thanks to a collaboration with Arduino. A collaborative effort curated by Bruce Sterling and Massimo Banzi, Casa Jasmina hopes to engage the domestic setting by making such technology more usable. Sterling says, "They are mostly there for the geek who buying the hardware and is in command of the user base. I think its time for the maker scene to expand out of its limits and try to talk to a wider demographic." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Connected Apartments:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop smart home solutions that seamlessly integrate technology into the domestic setting for a wider demographic. - **Internet of Things (iot):** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of IoT in revolutionizing the way people interact with their homes and create personalized experiences. - **Collaborative Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Foster collaborations between designers, makers, and technologists to create innovative products that combine aesthetics and functionality. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Smart Home Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced home automation systems that enhance convenience, energy efficiency, and personalization. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate technology seamlessly into interior design concepts to create smart, connected living spaces. - **Collaborative Innovation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build platforms and spaces that facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations for creating unique and accessible technology-driven products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Italian 4-Story Loft Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-mrgt.md) - [AI Household Linen Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-pratesi.md) - [Living Space Cloud Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-cloud-system.md) - [Social Experiment Virtual Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uncanny-spaces.md) - [Rent-Free Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restored-italian-house.md) - [Industrial Loft Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-casa-mrgt.md) - [New-Generation Artful Urban Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixel-project.md) - [Tinted Serene Desert Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-azzurra.md) - [AI-Generated Kitchen Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaudiinspired.md)