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Sietch Nevada, by Matsys design studio, projects water-banking as the fundamental factor in future urban infrastructure. >

A collaboration between Great Northern Hydroponics and GE Energy has resulted in a massive greenhouse cogeneration plant. >

Somewhere between a biodegradable fish farm and a synthetic reef, Microcosmic Aquaculture is a speculative project. >

The self-sustaining and untethered Oceansphere is powered by a patent-pending hybrid ocean thermal energy conversion system. >

Michael Burton’s design projects predict a future scenario where people grow and produce clinical and pharmaceutical products on the body. >

Amphibious Architecture is a visual interface that offers a looking glass into the aquatic ecosystem through SMSes. >

Pharmland is a proposal by Nord Architects to redirect 20% of Denmark’s agricultural land to grow medicine instead of food. >

Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first-ever biological robot using mould. >

WHYBIN/TBWA Sydney has crafted 12 countries’ flags from food typical of the country. >

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sascha Pohflepp examined the potential of synthetic biology to be used to grow products. >

A tree is a product of its specific time and place. >

Hafsteinn Júlíusson’s Growing Jewellery is a clash of jewellery and gardening, couture and organism. >

Woolly Pockets are soft-sided nests for growing plants. >

Farmadelphia by the Front Studio, proposes to transform the urban environment by introducing bucolic farmlands into the city’s urban fabric. >

Hyperlocavore.com is a yardsharing social networking site launched by Liz McLellan. >

The self-watering, self-feeding, weed-resistant EarthBox is a portable, reusable, maintenance-free, organic gardening system. >

The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape. >

Craig Wessels directs the beautiful robotic music video for European pop-rock sensation Tokio Hotel’s Automatic. >

Design Indaba invited five designers to look beyond the possibilities and predictions currently in the public domain. >

ghd Revelations celebrates the craft of South Africa’s leading hair stylists alongside avant-garde local fashion. >

South African design studio Amicollective collaborated with emerging local designers and illustrators in Project Bare. >

Lisbon-based design, architecture and creativity biennale, ExperimentaDesign, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009. >

New York’s SVA Theatre has been redesigned by world-renowned designer Milton Glaser. >

In its third year now, the Night of 1000 Drawings has expanded to be hosted in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Dubai. >

The South African Jungle Beat kids’ animation is poised to become a household name in South Africa. >