On the heels of last year’s efforts to pursue caring “circularity” was global confusion created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Coupled with the unrest of escalating environmental issues and mounting mistrust of politics, this makes the Earth a precarious planet. COVID-19 has defied convention and persuaded us to rethink our lifestyles. Some are adapting the skills of primitive tribes to modern life. Companies are engaging with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the betterment of society. And youths are immersing themselves in virtual worlds and seeking an escape from stress. “Precarious Earth” is a nod to the shift toward accepting others’ freedom to dream of a bright future, and the move to grope in the dark and shape the new normal to come.

With the spread of COVID-19, there have been changes in perceptions of value for mobility in people’s lives.
Mobility has changed from being seen as a luxury good to something more familiar, its safety and convenience being reexamined.
As something to ensure a comfortable, private space and to help with things like transporting items, its value in terms of roles other than being something for people to get around in has been increasing.
With WOOD14, we can draw out themes from things like greatly changed lifestyles or awareness of the environment, proposing a direction that gives color to familiar, personal spaces.

As technology keeps evolving, mobility's required role is about to greatly change. Since people's activities have been limited by the impact of the pandemic, the value of mobility as a third place has been redefined, and new experience value has been required. In order to respond to diversifying values, we prepared designs that incorporate "aesthetics, comfort, natural attraction, and innovation".