November 2009 Archive

  • Barrel o’ rain
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Designed to look like a giant water drop, Bas van der Veer’s A Drop of Water collects rainwater by filling a watering can and rain barrel. >
  • Social farmwork
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Hyperlocavore.com is a yardsharing social networking site launched by Liz McLellan. >
  • Growth and death
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Artist Philip Ross’s work explores humanity’s relationship with plants. >
  • Cereal assemblage
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sascha Pohflepp examined the potential of synthetic biology to be used to grow products. >
  • Jelly fishfarm
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Somewhere between a biodegradable fish farm and a synthetic reef, Microcosmic Aquaculture is a speculative project. >
  • Farm footprint
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    The Crowd Farm draws energy through a flooring system that responds to human footsteps. >
  • Pocketful of posies
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Woolly Pockets are soft-sided nests for growing plants. >
  • Crop artist
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Environmental artist Agnes Denes’s iconic 1982 work, Wheatfield, is revived in London in 2009. >
  • Mould robots
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first-ever biological robot using mould. >
  • Channel O lucky packet
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    The new magazine Coco Joe has been conceived as a brand extension for Channel O by Peet Pienaar and design studio The President. >
  • Farm with a view
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    Growing food inside apartments is a challenge, but within reach with Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray's Window Farms. >
  • Cement garden
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    CMG Landscape Architecture’s Crack Gardens transform existing concrete slabs through hostile takeover. >
  • Extreme gardening
    Design News • 1 Nov 09
    The Sahara Forest Project proposes to reverse desertification and turn arid regions into resources of food, fresh water and clean energy. >
  • Respect cheap design
    Design News • 2 Nov 09
    Renowned Catalan designer Martí Guixé makes three new additions to his ongoing series of “statement chairs”. >
  • Tribal pride
    Lookbook • 2 Nov 09
    Photographer Romi Stern and stylist Kim Warrington create new age tribes on a progressive, urban vision of Africa. >
  • Stillife
    Stillife
    Lookbook • 2 Nov 09
    Photographer Ross Garrett and stylist Caroline Olavarrieta evoke an austere vision of the future pastoral. >
  • Family furniture
    Design News • 3 Nov 09
    Ilse Crawford launches her newest range, Seating for Eating. >
  • Picture 13
    Stillife
    Lookbook • 3 Nov 09
    Photographer Ross Garrett and stylist Caroline Olavarrieta evoke an austere vision of the future pastoral. >
  • Amusing ourselves to death
    Lookbook • 3 Nov 09
    Stuart McMillen presents a cartoon visualisation of two of the best-known futurist doctrines. >
  • Reflect your creativity
    Design News • 4 Nov 09
    Illustrator Joshua Davis has applied his algorithms to his new Reflect iPhone application. >
  • Index: to improve life
    Design News • 6 Nov 09
    Boasting the largest purse of any design competition INDEX: 2009 shared 500 000 euros between five category winners. >
  • Many hands make art work
    Design News • 6 Nov 09
    Twenty artists have collaborated to create a life-size painting of a Percheron to benefit the Cart Horse Protection Association. >
  • What if designers were scientists?
    Design News • 7 Nov 09
    Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby have curated an exhibition of hypothetical future designs. >
  • Pandamonium for a living planet
    Design News • 8 Nov 09
    The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have used the power of art and design to communicate the importance of climate change. >

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