It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability.

Johannesburg Transition, subtitled “Architecture and Society from 1950”, by Clive M Chipkin is a brilliant biography of Jozi.

The Synthetic Kingdom by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg considers how natural or unnatural life will be classified when life is built by humans.

Cellularity by James King explores the development of cell-like structures, or “chells” that mimic the features of biological cells.

The Gaia Corporation by J Paul Neeley explores the implications of synthetic biology by imagining the world in 2023.

We finally know why Dr J Craig Venter could not attend the 2010 Design Indaba Conference in person. Yesterday he announced his breakthrough.

“1 crystal + 1 low energy LED light + a faceted paper shade = AMPLIFY” asserted Yves Béhar at this year’s Swarovski Crystal Palace.

Alejandro Aravena, Tokujin Yoshioko, Patricia Urquiola, Marcel Wanders, Thomas Heatherwick and François Azambourg take a seat.

Gavin Weale, winner of the UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award, is showing disadvantaged youths that creativity can change the world.

Nadine Botha reviews the annual Freewheeling Festival, which ran from 19 to 22 March 2010 at the Stanford Valley Guest Farm near Hermanus.

It's the year everyone's been waiting for and in celebration Design Indaba launched a TWENTY TEN limited-edition lifestyle range.