Vanguard of a Trend? Slate featured in Architect Magazine

[danielt1263]

The Slate truck is featured in none other than Architect Magazine. That's kind of cool!

There’s something surprisingly compelling about the new Slate Truck. In addition to being advertised as the most affordable truck in America, the vehicle may also be the most configurable. Customers can purchase the “Blank Slate,” a two-seater basic truck, or two five-seat SUV models. More remarkably, owners can continue transforming the vehicle over time through hundreds of accessories, modular components, and vinyl wraps that replace traditional paint.

In this way, the electric pickup is designed to be owner-customized versus manufacturer-dictated. In an era increasingly defined by sealed products containing proprietary technologies that discourage modification or repair, the Slate Truck is refreshingly different.
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Agency-centered design offers an alternative proposition: technology can amplify, rather than diminish, human creativity. As more users embrace open-ended models like the Slate truck or Aravena’s incomplete housing, designers and architects will be encouraged to pursue synergies between Brand’s High Road and Low Road approaches.

 

[AZFox]

Automotive press: "People don't want affordable, reliable pickups they can work on and customize themselves. They want big 4-door pickups with fEaTuRez!"

Architecture press: "In an era increasingly defined by sealed products containing proprietary technologies that discourage modification or repair, the Slate Truck is refreshingly different."