Comprising 15 solar panelled sunflowers, the Electric Garden in Austin, Texas, is literally what its name says. >

The Crowd Farm draws energy through a flooring system that responds to human footsteps. >

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. >

The Filterbrella by Andrew Leinonen provides protection while collecting and filtering rainwater to make it safe to drink. >

A collaboration between Great Northern Hydroponics and GE Energy has resulted in a massive greenhouse cogeneration plant. >

The self-sustaining and untethered Oceansphere is powered by a patent-pending hybrid ocean thermal energy conversion system. >

Amphibious Architecture is a visual interface that offers a looking glass into the aquatic ecosystem through SMSes. >

Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first-ever biological robot using mould. >

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sascha Pohflepp examined the potential of synthetic biology to be used to grow products. >

Hafsteinn Júlíusson’s Growing Jewellery is a clash of jewellery and gardening, couture and organism. >

Farmadelphia by the Front Studio, proposes to transform the urban environment by introducing bucolic farmlands into the city’s urban fabric. >

The self-watering, self-feeding, weed-resistant EarthBox is a portable, reusable, maintenance-free, organic gardening system. >

Craig Wessels directs the beautiful robotic music video for European pop-rock sensation Tokio Hotel’s Automatic. >

ghd Revelations celebrates the craft of South Africa’s leading hair stylists alongside avant-garde local fashion. >