Yes Future!

Five eco-friendly innovations for food and travel at the forward-thinking exhibition

The thematic exhibition “Yes Future!” at this season’s Maison et Objet show in Paris unveiled visionary novelties, and while browsing the show, it was obvious that environmental concern is currently one of the major motors of design. These five examples from the eco-conscious exhibition highlight innovations for food and travel. Cookup Inox With a look that seems pulled straight from a space invasion flick, the …

The Fish Farm

Sustainable "aquaculture" in a shipping container

by Anton Crone Among a number of sustainability initiatives underway in the townships of Cape Town, one of the most innovative we’ve discovered is “The Fish Farm,” a patented micro-intensive farm in a 40-foot shipping container. Containers have become synonymous with third world development. They are converted into houses, schools, banks, restaurants, cell phone recharge depots, hair salons, clinics and all sorts of other things. …

London Design Festival 2012: Vibrant Furnishings

Creative takes on color brighten up Blighty

The London Design Festival is in full color this year, slapping Blighty’s austere environment with an array of vibrant furnishings. The creative takes on color found around the numerous festival locations speak out against the ubiquity of wooden wares, showing how sustainably-minded design doesn’t always have to point back to nature. Here are seven examples that prove recycling can be elegant, renewable timber, handsome and …