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Hard stomach
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Product Design
Julia Lohmann’s work explores the threshold between animal and animal material, probing society’s attitude towards animals.
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1 Nov 09
Grown tables
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Product Design
A tree is a product of its specific time and place.
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1 Nov 09
Leapfrog rising sea levels
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Design Thinking
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Architecture & Interiors
Lilypad by architect Vincent Callebaut is a floating ecopolis for climate refugees in 2100.
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1 Nov 09
Powerplant tomatoes
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Design Thinking
A collaboration between Great Northern Hydroponics and GE Energy has resulted in a massive greenhouse cogeneration plant.
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1 Nov 09
Earthship
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Design Thinking
The Science Barge is a prototype sustainable urban farm and environmental education centre afloat the Hudson River in New York.
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1 Nov 09
Food miles
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Food Design
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Creative Economy
WHYBIN/TBWA Sydney has crafted 12 countries’ flags from food typical of the country.
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1 Nov 09
Singing in the rain
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
The Filterbrella by Andrew Leinonen provides protection while collecting and filtering rainwater to make it safe to drink.
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1 Nov 09
Farm in a box
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Design Thinking
The self-watering, self-feeding, weed-resistant EarthBox is a portable, reusable, maintenance-free, organic gardening system.
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1 Nov 09
Growth and death
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Design Thinking
Artist Philip Ross’s work explores humanity’s relationship with plants.
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1 Nov 09
Functional food
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Design Thinking
Pharmland is a proposal by Nord Architects to redirect 20% of Denmark’s agricultural land to grow medicine instead of food.
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1 Nov 09
Barrel o’ rain
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Product Design
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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.
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1 Nov 09
Suburban spread
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Farmadelphia by the Front Studio, proposes to transform the urban environment by introducing bucolic farmlands into the city’s urban fabric.
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1 Nov 09
Straight outta SA
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Music & Sound Design
Craig Wessels directs the beautiful robotic music video for European pop-rock sensation Tokio Hotel’s Automatic.
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31 Oct 09
Fashion mystery house
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
ghd Revelations celebrates the craft of South Africa’s leading hair stylists alongside avant-garde local fashion.
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30 Oct 09
Baring it all
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African design studio Amicollective collaborated with emerging local designers and illustrators in Project Bare.
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30 Oct 09
Less can be better
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Product Design
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Design Thinking
Lisbon-based design, architecture and creativity biennale, ExperimentaDesign, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009.
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29 Oct 09
Milton Glaser keeps it moving
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Architecture & Interiors
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Graphic Design & Illustration
New York’s SVA Theatre has been redesigned by world-renowned designer Milton Glaser.
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29 Oct 09
Doodle for a difference
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
In its third year now, the Night of 1000 Drawings has expanded to be hosted in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Dubai.
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27 Oct 09
Jungle Beat goodies at Woolworths
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The South African Jungle Beat kids’ animation is poised to become a household name in South Africa.
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27 Oct 09
Garden variety
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Design Thinking
Reconquestea by Flavia Lucantoni is a special package of green guerrilla tea.
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2 Oct 09
Spy vs spy
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Design Thinking
The growing worldwide guerilla gardening subculture comprises people secretly meeting at night to illegally garden.
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2 Oct 09
Countertop farming
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Product Design
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Design Thinking
Domesticated farming options to try in your kitchen.
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2 Oct 09
Mother nature
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Interaction Design
IncuBra by Adam Fiannaca and Cynthia Verspaget is a wearable incubator.
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2 Oct 09
New territory
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Salon91 presented No Strange Land, a group show featuring five emerging creatives working across music, fine art, illustration and fashion.
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8 Sep 09
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