• Insect Hotel. Photo via designboom.
    A bug's life
    Insects are an important part of our biodiversity. Arup provides them five-star treatment with the Insect Hotel. >
  • FootBowl by Alex Garnett.
    Football fever for the home
    Wishing football fever could last forever? Take a piece of it home in the form of Alex Garnett's football-inspired home collection. >
  • Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Photo: James Morris via Dezeen.
    Wrapped in foil
    Thomas Heatherwick’s striking futuristic design of an arts centre in Wales has earned his studio a coveted RIBA Award. >
  • Airside Granimator pack.
    Jazz up your iPhone
    Granimator is a cool new iPhone app that allows you to make your own musical wallpaper. >
  • The Aluna Foundation - Mark Glean.
    Green moon power
    The proposed Aluna tidal-powered moon clock plans to illuminate the green power of the moon and tides. >
  • Typographic Trees by Gordon Young.
    Writing on trees
    Random words carved into oak wood pillars in a library? Is it vandalism or an innovative form of public art? >
  • World Cup calendar poster by David Watson.
    The final countdown
    With days to go until the “greatest show on earth”, David Watson of Trebleseven has released a funky World Cup calendar poster. >
  • The future is entertaining
    Futuretainment by Mike Walsh is a look at the world’s continuously changing technological landscape and the increased connectivity. >
  • Folding plug by Min-Kyu Choi.
    Pluggin easy
    An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional. >
  • Image via Treehugger
    Dreaming of a green wedding
    There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once. >
  • C,mm,n open source hydrogen car
    Beyond tomorrow
    Sustainability is all the rage. Check out how designers are contributing to the global objective. >
  • The Synthetic Kingdom
    The Synthetic Kingdom by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg considers how natural or unnatural life will be classified when life is built by humans. >
  • Bedroom Biology for Teenagers by Dearbhaile Heaney.
    Bedroom Biology for Teenagers
    Dearbhaile Heaney’s Bedroom Biology for Teenagers is a guide to biological experimentation within the home using engineered bacteria. >
  • Cellularity by James King.
    Cellularity
    Cellularity by James King explores the development of cell-like structures, or “chells” that mimic the features of biological cells. >
  • Softest words
    Softest Words by Kevin Grennan proposes a private love letter written in unique ink made of the saliva of two lovers. >
  • The Gaia Corporation
    The Gaia Corporation by J Paul Neeley explores the implications of synthetic biology by imagining the world in 2023. >
  • Gavin Weale
    Youth mag drives social change
    Gavin Weale, winner of the UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award, is showing disadvantaged youths that creativity can change the world. >
  • Terence Conran's "Storage: Get Organized", published by Conran Octopus
    If you can't chuck it, store it… neatly
    In his book "Storage: Get Organized", published by Conran Octopus, Terence Conran shows you how to systemically manage your things. >
  • Umbro team up with artists for World Champions Collection
    In celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Umbro invited seven creatives to design the World Champions Collection. >
  • Courtesy of Airside.
    Blame it on the bunny
    Designer Malika Favre of Airside design studio considers letters and the ability to turn anything into letter-form to be beautiful. >
  • Courtesy of Steve Brown
    Delicious second skin
    What happens when you have a passion for beautiful clothing and the seductive feeling of latex? You get Kaori Matsubara’s Latex Dreams. >
  • Courtesy of Myla.
    Oh so hip Bone
    Sex toys aren’t top pf the list when it comes to designers looking to start their career and make an impact. It is for this reason that... >
  • Intergrated Habitats Design Competition
    Design an eco-friendly building
    Sustainability is important in the built environment so here's a chance to show off your eco-friendly building designs. >
  • Bamako, Mali by David Adjaye
    Urban Africa exhibition by David Adjaye
    Architect David Adjaye’s Urban Africa photographic journey is on display at the Design Museum in London until 5 September 2010. >

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