Stories by Emma Tucker
Maptic is a wearable navigation system for visually impaired people
Brompton launches first battery-powered version of its folding bike
Alex Chinneck creates giant rip in the brick facade of a London building
Tamar Canfi designs frames that “exaggerate and celebrate” thick lenses
Tomas Kral designs parrot-inspired glassware for Nude
Biasol borrows “evocative earthiness” of Middle Eastern architecture for Melbourne restaurant
Henry Dreyfuss Associates’ classic Humanscale design manuals to be reissued
Stratum desk mat warms or cools workers to their personal preference
Opendesk launches shelf and desk that can both be assembled tool-free
Bondage details feature on Boudoir Fétiche furniture by ECAL graduate Savvas Laz
Caruso St John uses spruce lumber boards to create design studio for Kvadrat Soft Cells
Claesson Koivisto Rune designs rain-themed interiors for Bergen’s Zander K hotel
Waterfrom subverts clinical pharmacy stereotype with airy interior for Taiwan’s Molecure
Tretow designs snaking interior for Commonplace design store in Milwaukee
Mayku shrinks the vacuum former to a desktop-friendly size with FormBox
The Cass students design nipple- and headscarf-shaped pasta for Carluccio’s
Jasper Morrison creates house-like layout for Tokyo’s Good Design Store
Adobe Research team proposes more playful way to mix colours digitally
Taihi bin turns kitchen waste into plant food using Japanese fermentation method
Another Country launches furniture designed to make offices feel more like home
Moisés Hernández designs monochrome tableware for Mexico’s best restaurant Pujol
Alain Gilles designs foosball table that “doesn’t have to be hidden in the basement”