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Singing in the rain
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Product Design
The Filterbrella by Andrew Leinonen provides protection while collecting and filtering rainwater to make it safe to drink.
1 Nov 09
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Dust to dust
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Design Thinking
Sietch Nevada, by Matsys design studio, projects water-banking as the fundamental factor in future urban infrastructure.
1 Nov 09
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Powerplant tomatoes
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A collaboration between Great Northern Hydroponics and GE Energy has resulted in a massive greenhouse cogeneration plant.
1 Nov 09
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Jelly fishfarm
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Somewhere between a biodegradable fish farm and a synthetic reef, Microcosmic Aquaculture is a speculative project.
1 Nov 09
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Robotic aquaculture
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The self-sustaining and untethered Oceansphere is powered by a patent-pending hybrid ocean thermal energy conversion system.
1 Nov 09
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Body pharming
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Interaction Design
Michael Burton’s design projects predict a future scenario where people grow and produce clinical and pharmaceutical products on the body.
1 Nov 09
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SMS with fish
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Amphibious Architecture is a visual interface that offers a looking glass into the aquatic ecosystem through SMSes.
1 Nov 09
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Functional food
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Pharmland is a proposal by Nord Architects to redirect 20% of Denmark’s agricultural land to grow medicine instead of food.
1 Nov 09
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Mould robots
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Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first-ever biological robot using mould.
1 Nov 09
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Food miles
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Creative Economy
WHYBIN/TBWA Sydney has crafted 12 countries’ flags from food typical of the country.
1 Nov 09
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Cereal assemblage
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Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sascha Pohflepp examined the potential of synthetic biology to be used to grow products.
1 Nov 09
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Grown tables
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Product Design
A tree is a product of its specific time and place.
1 Nov 09
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Ornamental pastures
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Hafsteinn Júlíusson’s Growing Jewellery is a clash of jewellery and gardening, couture and organism.
1 Nov 09
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Pocketful of posies
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Woolly Pockets are soft-sided nests for growing plants.
1 Nov 09
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Suburban spread
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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.
1 Nov 09
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Social farmwork
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Hyperlocavore.com is a yardsharing social networking site launched by Liz McLellan.
1 Nov 09
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Farm in a box
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The self-watering, self-feeding, weed-resistant EarthBox is a portable, reusable, maintenance-free, organic gardening system.
1 Nov 09
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Lawn attack
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The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape.
1 Nov 09
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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.
31 Oct 09
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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.
30 Oct 09
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Baring it all
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African design studio Amicollective collaborated with emerging local designers and illustrators in Project Bare.
30 Oct 09
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Less can be better
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Design Thinking
Lisbon-based design, architecture and creativity biennale, ExperimentaDesign, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009.
29 Oct 09
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Milton Glaser keeps it moving
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Graphic Design & Illustration
New York’s SVA Theatre has been redesigned by world-renowned designer Milton Glaser.
29 Oct 09
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Doodle for a difference
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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.
27 Oct 09
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