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Author, entrepreneur and environmentalist Jason Drew says that the biggest problem with the food system is an over-taxed ecosystem. >

Justine Drake wonders at Westerners who eat fois gras, prawns and added vitamins, but not poodle, cockroaches or fresh produce. >

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

Kathryn White thinks that, considering the world's obesity and poverty problem, the food system really needs to address bad bread. >

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

Industrialised farming methods has stripped fresh produce of its vitamins and minerals says urban farmer Matt Allison. >

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

How would you visually depict two years worth of meals? Take a look at how Lauren Manning did it. >

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

Meat lover's delight, the Aufschnitt boutique's range of cushions resemble different cuts of meat. >

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

Thomas Heatherwick has designed the furniture for the Worth Abbey Church in England, using solid American black walnut wood. >

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

A new edition of Michael Pollan's Food Rules comes with gorgeous illustrations by Maira Kalman. >

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. >

Tending a garden takes time, patience and control. With the Biome this process can be managed using your smartphone or iPad. >

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

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sabine Marcelis created a system for making wine at home. >

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

Conflict Kitchen is a restaurant concept that educates patrons about the culture and politics of countries that the USA are in conflict with. >

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. >

A vegetarian butchery in The Netherlands is reinvigorating market interest in the protein-rich lupin crop. >

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

Given that more food does not equate to less hunger, there is nothing right with the current food system, says Sumien Brink. >

The Kickstand desk allows you to kill two birds with one stone - get your desk job done and keep fit. >