The dreary commute, lack of affordable housing, disparate sources of pollen. It’s tough being a city bee. MaliArts has designed a series of mini-hives for solitary city bees who, despite not belonging to a colony, are potentially the most efficient pollinators in nature. Refugio is something of an insect hotel, consisting of a shelter, waterer and feeder (Premier Inn eat your heart out) designed for 90% of bees who are urbanised. Another helping hand for nature comes in the form of the TP Project (abbreviated for obscenity). Bio-artist Kuang-Yi Ku creates lab-grown animal parts typically used in traditional Chinese medicine, in a bid to stop the endangerment of wild and exotic species. Poachers eat your heart out.
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