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  • Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms

    Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 8 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • The Butterfly Effect is a bridge to help insects cross the road

    VenhoevenCS, DS Landschapsarchitecten and Studio Solarix have designed the Butterfly Effect, a proposal to stretch a treetop-level web over a Dutch motorway to provide insects with cleaner air above roads. More

    Jane Englefield | 8 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs

    Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 8 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Atelier XY covers cocktail bar in Shanghai with over 1,000 insects

    Preserved tarantulas and beetles decorate the shadowy rooms inside this bar in Shanghai, China designed by local studio Atelier XY. More

    Natasha Levy | 1 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Marlène Huissoud creates sculptural chairs as hotels for city-dwelling insects

    French designer Marlène Huissoud asks humans to "Please Stand By" with her first chairs, which are designed to be refuges for insects. More

    Natashah Hitti | 8 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Insects "offer hints for the future of humankind" says Taku Satoh

    Architects and designers should look to the insect world to find solutions for the survival of our own species, says Japanese graphic designer Taku Satoh. More

    Amy Frearson | 1 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Bricks made from loofah and charcoal could promote biodiversity in cities

    Plants and insects can thrive on the surface of these Green Charcoal bio-bricks, engineered as an alternative to concrete by researchers at the Indian School of Design and Innovation in Mumbai. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 14 July 2019 | Leave a comment
  • IKEA upcycles furniture into colourful Wildhomes for Wildlife

    IKEA worked with UK artists and designers to create this series of animal habitats, repurposed from the company's used furniture. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 21 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Matilde Boelhouwer designs artificial flowers to feed urban insects

    Dutch designer Matilde Boelhouwer has designed a series of artificial flowers that turn rain into sugar water, to serve as emergency food sources for city-dwelling insect pollinators. More

    Natashah Hitti | 12 November 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Refugio shelters aim to make solitary bees feel at home in cities

    Mexico-based creative studio MaliArts has designed a series of three structures for solitary bees living in built-up areas to help welcome nature into urban environments. More

    Natashah Hitti | 30 October 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Bench-top insect farms are intended to make mealworms part of our everyday diet

    The world's first edible insect farms have gone into production after a successful Kickstarter campaign by Katharina Unger and her company Livin Farms. More

    Ali Morris | 27 June 2017 | 24 comments
  • Swarms of cyborg insects could be used to map dangerous environments

    These "biobots" developed by a research team at North Carolina State University could map out areas or collapsed buildings in the wake of a disaster. More

    Emma Tucker | 19 December 2016 | 8 comments
  • Remote-controlled flying cyborg beetles could replace drones

    A group of engineers and scientists has come up with a way to remotely control insects, which they believe could provide an "improved alternative to remote-controlled drones". More

    Alice Morby | 30 March 2016 | 12 comments
  • Katharina Unger's Livin farm lets users raise edible worms at home

    The "world's first edible insect desktop hive" will allow owners to cultivate and harvest mealworms in their kitchens for use in a variety of recipes. More

    Emma Tucker | 10 November 2015 | 7 comments
  • Bugs adorn the walls at renovated Renwick Gallery in Washington DC

    American artist Jennifer Angus has used an intricate pattern of insects to decorate a vivid pink room at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC, set to reopen next month following renovation work (+ slideshow). More

    Alan G Brake | 15 October 2015 | 7 comments
  • Insect-infused Jungle Bars are boosted with powdered cricket protein

    A team of Icelandic designers has launched chocolate protein bars made from powdered crickets. More

    Dan Howarth | 9 April 2015 | 11 comments
  • Marlène Huissoud uses insect by-products to develop new materials

    Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: French designer Marlène Huissoud explains how she produced a range of "glass" and "leather" objects using resin collected from beehives and silkworm cocoons in this movie from Eindhoven. More

    Benedict Hobson | 8 March 2015 | 1 comment
  • Snøhetta entices bees into Oslo with honey-coloured Vulkan Beehives

    Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has designed a series of wooden hives for the roof of an Oslo food court to encourage bees to take up residence in the city (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 27 August 2014 | 2 comments
  • Bees could 3D-print "concrete honey" to form architectural structures

    Writer Geoff Manaugh and designer John Becker have imagined a scenario in which genetically modified bees could be trained to print detailed concrete structures rather than produce honey (+ interview). More

    Dan Howarth | 27 July 2014 | 15 comments
  • Marlène Huissoud creates products with the help of insects

    Graduate designer Marlène Huissoud has used materials made by bees and silkworms to craft a series of vessels and furniture (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 17 July 2014 | 1 comment
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