Adaptent
ADAPT ︎SHIFT ︎UNFOLD
It is 2045
The Great Transition has begun. After decades of environmental collapse, humanity has pivoted toward active regeneration. Cities are being transformed into ecosystems. Restoration zones replace industrial areas. Networks of climate workers move strategically through regions, guided by ecological need rather than fleeing disaster.
Adapt, Shift, Unfold
We are transported into a world of perpetual motion, where a seasonal migrant traverses different urban zones, enabled to move fluidily and swiftly with the help of light transformable gear that acts as both shelter and protection in different zones.
By day, the Adaptent gear is protective wear; by night, it is shelter.
It represents a fundamental shift from static, place-bound lifestyles toward fluid, responsive ways of inhabiting the world. It dissolves the boundary between shelter and clothing, constantly morphing to suit the needs of the wearer.
Exploring the materiality of movement—how fabric, structure, and form can serve several purposes, embracing mobility and flexibility as core principles for survival.
We confront new questions about survival, belonging, and adaptation:
+ What does it mean when we must carry our essentials with us?
+ Who gets to choose nomadism, and who is forced into it?
+ How does constant movement reshape the nature of home, community, identity?
+ What happens to rootedness, tradition, intergenerational knowledge when everything becomes portable?
