Eight homes, suits and kits for surviving an apocalypse
From a wearable survival kit to an underground bunker, here are eight homes, suits and kits designed to help people survive disasters such as climate change or asteroid strikes. More
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Lucy McRae's Solitary Survival Raft explores fear and hope during the coronavirus pandemic
As part of today's VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae, the artist and designer has unveiled a conceptual survival raft that comforts the sole occupant as they drift into the unknown. More
Underground House Plan B is a hideout concept for the next global crisis
Sergey Makhno Architects has envisioned a concrete home built like a bunker for enduring the "unpleasant surprises" that may await in the post-pandemic world. More
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Cyberhouse designed for Cybertruck-driving apocalypse survivors
Russian studio Modern House Architecture & Design has taken inspiration from Tesla's Cybertruck to create the Cyberhouse for a group of apocalypse survivors. More
Lucy McRae offers an escape from the digital with Future Survival Kit
Los Angeles-based artist Lucy McRae has created a survival kit for a post-apocalyptic future, designed to be carried on the body like a mountain porter. More
Ocean Space Habitat is the world's first portable underwater tent
A nursing professor and explorer have designed a portable life-support system that they claim allows divers to eat, sleep and decompress underwater. More
Julia Schwarz uses lichen to create food for after the apocalypse
A mossy fungus could be used to make nutritional food products after an apocalypse, or on Mars, according to research by designer Julia Schwarz. More
Engineers invent a floating survival capsule that can withstand a tsunami
Two Seattle-based aerospace engineers have invented a floating survival shelter that, in the event of a disaster, can house between two and 10 people for up to five days. More
South Dakota bunker field acts as apocalypse refuge for the rich
These mounds in the landscape of South Dakota are formed by hundreds of concrete military bunkers, which are being repurposed to create the world's "largest survival shelter community". More
Jacket to help prepare for the end of the world
Floatation devices, signalling flags and weapons are all incorporated into this apocalypse survival coat by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Marie-Elsa Batteux Flahault. More
Dystopian Brutalist Outerwear by Martijn Van Strien
Dutch Design Week 2013: this fashion collection made of heavy-duty black tarpaulin by graduate designer Martijn Van Strien is on show at Design Academy Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week, which kicked off yesterday. More
Just in Case by Menosunocerouno
More doomsday preparations: earlier this year we published this survival kit for tomorrow's predicted apocalypse, containing practical items such matches and water as well as chocolate and hard liqueur. It's designed by Mexican branding company Menosunocerouno and you can read our story about it here »
Doomsday Survival by Minki Cheng
In case the ancient Mayan prediction turns out to be true and the world does end tomorrow, Central Saint Martins fashion graduate Minki Cheng has created a collection of apocalypse apparel for surviving extreme conditions in style (+ slideshow). More
Tornado Proof House by 10 Design
Tornados would pose no threat to this conceptual house by architects 10 Design, which can tuck itself beneath the ground just like a turtle retracts its vulnerable head away from danger (+ movie). More
Shenu: Hydrolemic System by Takram
When tasked with designing a water bottle for 100 year's time, Tokyo designers Takram instead came up with artificial organs to help the body use water more efficiently as drinking water becomes scarce. More
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Just in Case by Menosunocerouno
If the year 2012 does bring the world to an end, Mexican branding company Menosunocerouno plan to face the apocalypse in style with a survival kit that includes chocolate and hard liqueur. More
New Refuge Gervasutti by LEAPfactory
Climbers in the Alps can now spend their nights sleeping in a tube that cantilevers over the edge of a mountain. More
Doomsday by Kacey Wong
Hong Kong artist and designer Kacey Wong has designed another topical robot-shaped survival suit, this time intended to protect people from radiation leaking from nuclear power stations. More
Safe House by Robert Konieczny
This house outside Warsaw by Polish architect Robert Konieczny transforms from a villa by day to a fortress by night. More
Vostok Cabin by Atelier Van Lieshout
Dutch studio Atelier Van Lieshout have created a mobile, indestructible dwelling with an armoured shell. More