Solitary bees are absolutely essential to life as we know it on this planet. For millions of years, these tiny creatures have played a leading role in pollinating flowering plant species. Yet human influences like global urbanisation, the routine use of pesticides, and monoculture farming threaten their place in this world.

Click & build

Bee Home explores how we can inspire people locally to solve a global challenge in a playful and accessible way. With an open-source Bee Home designed in collaboration with Tanita Klein and a digital platform made with our friends from Bakken & Bæck, we enable anyone to download their own insect sanctuary. The kit comes with easy-to-follow instructions on how to build and install it at home.

The project engages digital fabrication and parametric design, and introduces digital distribution methods to enable a democratic design process.

Democratic design

At SPACE10, we are excited about the opportunities that arise when automation, data exchange, and digital fabrication combine to democratise design and production. Identifying possibilities that come with this transition enables us to explore and create a positive impact, like we did with Bee Home.

With the continuous rise of parametric design and the growing number of local makerspaces, we are hopeful the impact of these types of organic, community-driven initiatives will continue to flourish in the years to come.