Protofarm 2050: Foragers

Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby (Dunne&Raby) speculate that people would start determining their own evolution using advances in genetic modification to maximize the nutritional value of their surroundings.

Protofarm 2050 was commissioned by ICSID for the World Design Congress in Singapore from 23 to 25 November. The brief was to generate preemptive solutions to predicted problems of the future. Commissioning previous Design Indaba speakers – Futurefarmers, 5.5 designers, Dunne&Raby, Revital Cohen and Frank Tjepkema – Protofarm 2050 engages with issues of food security and resourceful environmentalism.