Wearable technology needs to "transcend the world of gadgets"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: integration with the existing fashion supply chain is crucial to the development of a successful wearable technology industry, says solar-powered dress designer Pauline van Dongen. More about Wearable technology needs to "transcend the world of gadgets"
Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scientists are combining non-living chemicals to create materials with the properties of living organisms, says the creator of a self-repairing shoe made from protocells. More about Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: new technologies mean the design process is becoming akin to "creating a Hollywood film," says designer Francis Bitonti, who created a seamless 3D-printed dress for burlesque dancer Dita von Teese. More about Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media"
Architects slow to embrace augmented reality, says visualisation expert Andy Millns
News: architects have been surprisingly slow to adopt augmented reality as a design tool, according to co-founder of visualisation studio Inition Andy Millns. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Architects slow to embrace augmented reality, says visualisation expert Andy Millns
Moss used as "biological solar panels" to power a radio
Swiss designer Fabienne Felder has worked with University of Cambridge scientists Paolo Bombelli and Ross Dennis to develop a way of using plants as "biological solar panels". More about Moss used as "biological solar panels" to power a radio
MAPA builds sheds within a shed for Chilean mountain hideaway
Chilean studio MAPA referenced local vernacular building techniques by placing two sheds within a larger one for this family house in the forests of the Andes mountains in Chile (+ slideshow).
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Timber-clad kindergarten by Behnisch Architekten opens in new housing district
This timber-clad kindergarten by Stuttgart-based Behnisch Architekten is the first building to open in a new district built on former railway land in the German city of Heidelberg (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad kindergarten by Behnisch Architekten opens in new housing district
Overseas applications to UK architecture and design courses "highest on record"
News: record numbers of overseas students have applied to study architecture and design courses in the UK, with applications up 14% on last year. More about Overseas applications to UK architecture and design courses "highest on record"
Grimshaw to redesign grandstand for Ireland's Curragh Racecourse
News: London studio Grimshaw has won the redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland with proposals for a large canopied-grandstand for the thoroughbred horse racing venue. More about Grimshaw to redesign grandstand for Ireland's Curragh Racecourse
Virtual and augmented reality technology will converge in digital "contact lens"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: augmented and virtual reality visualisation technologies will soon be combined in one device, says Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition in the final part of our interview. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Virtual and augmented reality technology will converge in digital "contact lens"
Augmented reality devices "in your eye" will change how we see the world
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: augmented reality technology will revolutionise the way we navigate cities, says Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition in the second part of our interview. More about Augmented reality devices "in your eye" will change how we see the world
Google Glass was designed through "sketching by hand" says lead designer
Interview: when designer Isabelle Olsson joined the secret Google X lab in 2011, Google Glass looked like a cross between a scuba mask and a cellphone. In this exclusive interview, Olsson tells Dezeen how she turned the clunky prototype into something "beautiful and comfortable". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Google Glass was designed through "sketching by hand" says lead designer
Google unveils collection of Google Glass spectacles and sunglasses
News: spectacle-wearing tech fans will soon be able to use Google Glass for the first time after the tech giant today unveiled four designs for frames to hold prescription lenses (+ slideshow). More about Google unveils collection of Google Glass spectacles and sunglasses
Bureau SLA inserts bright white gallery into old timber armoury
Dutch studio Bureau SLA has inserted a smooth white house-shaped art gallery into a timber nineteenth-century Dutch military building. More about Bureau SLA inserts bright white gallery into old timber armoury
Undulating timber slats surround this London flower kiosk by Archio
Microscopic views of flower petals informed the rippled timber facade of this flower kiosk in west London by British firm Archio (+ slideshow). More about Undulating timber slats surround this London flower kiosk by Archio
"Emergency security measures" called for after vandals sack Le Corbusier's Ronchamp
News: Le Corbusier's Notre Dame du Haut chapel at Ronchamp has been vandalised, prompting calls for urgent security measures to prevent further damage to one of the Modernist architect's finest works. More about "Emergency security measures" called for after vandals sack Le Corbusier's Ronchamp
First food 3D printer launched by 3D Systems
News: American manufacturer 3D Systems has unveiled the world's first 3D printers for food, printing out sweets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More about First food 3D printer launched by 3D Systems