There is definitely something haunting about rendering the invisible “visible,” particularly when it comes to dissecting layers of the corporeal self. Austrian designer Sonja Bäumel goes one step further with her “(In)visible Membranes: Life on the Human Body and Its Design Applications” project, a fusion of fashion, philosophy, and science that explores how bacteria on our skin could be used to create clothing. Or, in her own words, how we could witness the “transformation of invisible skin bacteria on our living body to visible bacteria on a body-external medium.”
Our friends over at Inhabitat are partnering with Dwell Magazine on ReBurbia, a design competition that invites “future-forward architects, urban designers, renegade planners and imaginative engineers” to reenvision the American suburb:
What would a McMansion become if it weren’t a single-family dwelling? How could a vacant big box store be retrofitted for agriculture? What sort of design solutions can you come up with to facilitate car-free mobility, ‘burb-grown food, and local, renewable energy generation? We want to see how you’d design future-proof spaces and systems using the suburban structures of the present, from small-scale retrofits to large-scale restoration–the wilder the better!
The winner will take home a $1,000 cash prize and will score a feature in the December issue of Dwell and an editorial feature on Inhabitat. Entries are due by August 1st. Click here for more details.
