2011 Archive

Eric Bulpitt says that although we are all eating designers to some degree, there are certainly some that are better than others. >

Nendo have used a variety of doors as shielding elements to create a surprise experience for customers in a new clothing shop in Japan. >

BIG Architects have won a competition to turn a large concrete warehouse in Basel, Switzerland, into a mixed-use arts district. >

Not everything always needs to be functional, take Scholten & Baijings's whimsical veggies as an example... >

The South African Informal City exhibition in Johannesburg, during COP17, aims to encourage dialogue around urban development. >

Keen to try your hand at beekeeping? It might be possible to do so in your city apartment with Philips's Urban Beehive concept. >

Depict 11.11.11 and you could win R11 111,11 worth of Design Indaba Shop vouchers. Well done to Samantha Jones whose submission got the popular vote. >

Karim Rashid's colourful Bobble water jug is ideal for filtering water, it looks good and it's 100% recyclable. >

The colourful Nature Matching System works to remind you to consume the right colour combination of fruit and veg every day. >

Would a banana still be a banana if it weren't yellow and shaped as it is? A philosophical question perhaps, but one that Uli Westphal explores with Mutatoes. >

Airdrop is an irrigation concept that harvests the moisture in the air to irrigate crops in times of drought. >