Designs on Food
For Azure’s 25th anniversary, we explore the role of design in an all-consuming subject. There’s a profound shift taking place in the realm of what we eat, how we eat it, and the social and political climate around food. In carbon-guzzling North America, urbanites are getting into farming; SUV drivers are choosing to shop at local markets instead of in supermarkets; and countless creators are answering the call of such issues as pollution, obesity and global food shortages. The following ideas consider many ways to rethink cooking, eating and growing – and food’s relationship to landscape architecture, graphic design, product development, interiors and more. We hope you brought an appetite.
Edited by Jessica Johnson
Greening in Technicolour
Sauerbruch Hutton is one of Europe’s most ambitious firms employing energy-efficient technology – a standing it’s earned by consistently pushing the envelope
By Tom Jacobsen, with files from Rachel Pulfer
The Urban Farm
A new model for food production suggests we’ll be growing more of what we eat, right where most of us live: in the city
By Lloyd Alter
The House in the Hill
Architect Ian MacDonald dives into the landscape of rural Ontario to incorporate a contemporary house into a hillside. By Beth Kapusta
Dashes of Cologne
The first major furniture show of the year, IMM Cologne contrasted sober offerings with brilliant lighting and dazzling wallpaper. By Paige Magarrey
Material Whirl
Highlights and innovations from Heimtextil, Europe’s biggest textile showcase. By Paige Magarrey
French Twist
Paris’s Maison & Objet home decor exhibition pulled out all the stops when it came to showing off smart, vibrant design. By Catherine Osborne
Best in Show/The Outer Limits
Here’s what stood out from the rest at Toronto’s IDS and the inaugural International Design Festival. By Nina Boccia and Tory Healy
