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First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor
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A team of 37 world-leading scientists from 16 countries have just released the world’s first ever scientific eating plan, but how inclusive is it?
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11 Sep 19
Solar Foods is growing food out of air
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This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air.
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16 Jul 19
The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food
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Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect.
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14 Jul 19
Grow edible algae in your home
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The Coral is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to welcome algae into our everyday lives.
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9 Jul 19
Gourmet Grubb makes the world’s first insect-derived dairy alternative
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Leah Bessa takes us behind the scenes at her new pop-up restaurant in Woodstock, The Insect Experience by Gourmet Grubb.
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8 Jul 19
Six designers tackle sustainability from food, waste and even death
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These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are working to design more sustainable methods and products.
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2 Jul 19
Bug burgers and micro-algae buns: the cookbook of the future
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SPACE10 has been cooking up a storm in their Test Kitchen to bring you an unorthodox assortment of meals from the future.
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17 May 19
Carolien Niebling is creating the sausage of the future
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Product designer Carolien Niebling believes that people can make a difference if they just take a moment to look at things a little differently.
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14 May 19
This Icelandic designer is making vodka out of food waste
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Björn Steinar believes it’s no use being a designer who identifies problems in theory without providing real solutions.
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9 May 19
Manipulating bad eating habits with product design
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Portion Distortion is a conceptual design project that explores the psychology behind our eating behaviour.
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7 May 19
What will food look like in the future, especially for the elderly
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Himori Kimoto believes dignity and play should form a big part of the way we design our future meals.
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1 May 19
The potential future of food is growing all around us
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Lichen, a cryptogram or type of plant, can be made in several tasty ways. So why aren’t we eating it?
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24 Apr 19
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez on tackling the world’s problems with creativity
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Gonzalez shares his method to coming up with creative solutions to everyday problems.
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12 Apr 19
Carolien Niebling
“Food is fascinating because it is an ever evolving substance where development will never stop.”
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12 Feb 19
A simple brass paper clip wins at the Future Food Design Awards
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0.9 Grams of Brass, a project by designer Adelaide Lala Tam, tells a complicated story through a seemingly banal object.
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29 Oct 18
International Coffee Day: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste
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Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities.
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1 Oct 18
Meet the three nominees for the Future Food Design Awards
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They were selected out of 50 entries from 30 different countries.
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26 Sep 18
9 creatives to look out for this Women's Month
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To celebrate Women's Month, we're highlighting the work of some of our former participants in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme.
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6 Aug 18
Gourmet Grubb on making ice cream from insect milk
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Food designer Leah Bessa was part of this year's Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme.
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3 Aug 18
The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging
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WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging.
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14 May 18
How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?
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Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more.
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10 May 18
Life Kitchen offers free cooking lessons for people living with cancer
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Life Kitchen is extending classes and has teamed up with designers to create a special range of plates, totes, and t-shirts.
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25 Apr 18
6 designers who use waste as inspiration for new products
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From upcycling found objects into furniture, to jewellery made of e-waste and more.
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20 Apr 18
How this Cape Town publication is disrupting the way we write about food
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“To us, the story of a street food vendor running a successful hole-in-the-wall shop is just as valid as a story about a celebrated chef."
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19 Apr 18
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