What are Speculative Design Jobs for ID?

Seems like a uniquely British firm, with work that looks like it came straight out of a RCA master’s thesis. I can’t name any ID firms that do this kind of stuff in the US.

The problems and concepts are interesting but in a ‘uniquely British’ way the physical solutions are almost deliberately idiosyncratic, almost kludgey. Reminds me of RCA projects where the final proposal is like a multi-colored shag rug, with accompanying 50-page essay.