# Pre-Disaster Home Design Sandbags for Seating By TrendHead | Published 2008-11-03 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pre-disaster-diy-design-sandbags-by-antenna-design References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/26/view/3240/flexibility-domestic-sandbags-by-antenna-design.html) & [antennadesign](http://www.antennadesign.com/) These Sandbags are designed by Antenna Design, a New York-based design company. The code word for this design installation called ‘Spectre’ was flexibility. Placing [sandbags in domestic environments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arena-collection) challenges the traditional function and way we perceive sandbags. Often used in disaster zones after floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, the viewers of Spectre were forced to see sandbags in a new improvisational way. The sandbag gets a new existence as a building block instead of a temporary emergency setup. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Flexible Sandbag Design:** Designing sandbags with flexibility challenges traditional functions and perceptions, creating opportunities for innovative and versatile uses. - **Reshaping Perceptions of Sandbags:** By placing sandbags in domestic environments, new perspectives on their use and potential applications can lead to disruptive innovations. - **Sandbags as Building Blocks:** Transforming sandbags from temporary emergency setups to sustainable building materials opens up opportunities for creative and long-lasting architectural solutions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture and Construction:** The flexible design and potential use of sandbags in building structures present disruptive innovation opportunities in the architecture and construction industry. - **Disaster Preparedness and Recovery:** Reimagining the traditional function of sandbags in domestic environments can lead to disruptive innovations in disaster preparedness and recovery techniques. - **Product Design:** Redesigning sandbags to reshape perception and explore new uses provides opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of product design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Origami-Inspired Disaster Relief Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prefab-folding-pods.md) - [Inflatable Tote-Style Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bag-sofa.md) - [Self-Defence Tubular Inflatable Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-seat.md) - [Flood-Proof Raft-Inspired Sofas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bliss-sofa.md) - [Dynamic Structural Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldont-chair.md) - [Structural Beanbag Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brace-lounge.md) - [Sculptural Public Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-public-seating.md) - [Aesthetically Pleasing Minimalist Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-chairs.md) - [Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/essential-homes.md)