KIM BOST The home is the staple of our comfort zone; a personal space where we find refuge from the outside world. However, as we continue to travel and commute, our culture evolves into one that is less home-centered. The escapism found in our living environment now spills into our public lives. Ipods, cell phones and laptops are examples of mobile devices we employ to utilize our time away from home. These technologies personalize our public space and capitalize on our transit time. In my thesis work, I experimented with ornament and environmental application. A living room is playfully coded to mix these ideas of modern comfort: finding refuge in technology and the comingling of private and public spaces. Ipods and cell phones form familiar patterns, while USB symbols are organically arranged. Pixels combine to represent an urban skyline, floor plans collide, and words taken from a keyboard are given a new context within the space. Just as these ideas have evolved as an integral component of our nomadic lives, they have been arranged to be a familiar and decorative part of the living space.