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Q306: Spaceship Earth

This issue of Design Indaba magazine aims to present the green movement as more than a handy theme for publishing, rather as a way of life.


If you thought botanical illustration was dying out as fast as the rare plants it depicts, you may need to adjust your magnifying glass.

Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for.

It may look cute and cuddly, but it's one of the planet's worst poo-llutants.

Design Indaba invites Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Keith Struthers and Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group to share their manifestos.

Mike Edmonds, an associate director of Arup, identified five of the world's most significant sustainable architecture projects.

Photographer Clinton Friedman is raising awareness about the illegally harvested medicinal plants that he saves from "muti" markets.

Foremost eco-architect Keith Struthers of Natural Architecture builds with sustainable materials like clay, wood, living plants and stone.

Haldane Martin's pieces say a lot about their creator. Here, their creator says a lot about his pieces.

Named as the 2006 Elle Decoration South Africa Designer of the Year, Heath Nash excels at making treasures from trash.

Focusing on Droog's eco explorations proves that the Dutch design collective's fountain of good ideas never runs dry.

KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products.

The poet of technology, Denis Santachiara, marries art and design.

One way of halting urban expansion and migration from rural to urban areas, argues Carl Harrison, is through sustainable rural design.

In this series, some of our most able designers, art directors and illustrators drop thought-provoking image bombs.

A pro bono campaign by the award-winning Jupiter Drawing Room tells people to take a hike.

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