Designer Lotte Douwes used shards of porcelain that would otherwise have gone to waste to create this range of translucent tableware, which she is presenting at Dutch Design Week 2017. More about Lotte Douwes uses waste materials to create translucent porcelain tableware
Fashion designer Ying Gao has created a collection of robotic dresses, with fibrous panels that delicately twist and curl when they identify strangers nearby. More about Ying Gao's dresses become animated "in the presence of strangers"
Finishing off Good Design for a Bad World, our series of talks about how design could tackle the world's big problems, a panel of speakers debated our turbulent political times live from Dutch Design Week. More about Watch our final talk at Dutch Design Week on design and politics
Finnish designer Joanna Laajisto has completed an office in Helsinki for service design company Fjord, featuring spaces for casual meetings and soft furnishings that offer a homely feel. More about Joanna Laajisto creates "elegant, unconventional and human" workspace for design studio Fjord
On day two of our Good Design for a Bad World talks series, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was joined by a panel of speakers to discuss design and pollution live from Dutch Design Week. More about Watch our talk on pollution from Dutch Design Week
To celebrate the Centre Pompidou's 40th anniversary, Paris-based studio GGSV has designed an interactive installation for children in the Galerie des Enfants exhibition space. More about Centre Pompidou's kids' installation mixes pattern, colour and inflatables
To coincide with our series of talks on Good Design for a Bad World, we've created a Pinterest board filled with architecture and design that engages with the big problems facing the world. Projects range from biodegradable beer packaging to ink made from carbon emissions. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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This public bathroom for a ranch in Mexico is built into the sloped terrain and covered by a prominent stepped roof, which is used for hosting events. More about RE+D embeds masonry-clad bathrooms into Mexican ranch hillside