Stories by Jennifer Hahn
Tuo Lei designs DIY streetwear from festival tents to be kept as souvenirs
TypeCase keyboard simplifies texting for people with visual or motor impairments
Ecosystem Kickstarter is a cardboard structure that fights soil erosion
The classic flip phone returns as Motorola updates Razr with foldable display
BIG creates indoor-outdoor furniture collection that mimics the shape of lily pads
Hyperstealth Biotechnology’s “invisibility cloak” can conceal people and buildings
Fjord Oslo festival illuminates the city with series of installations
Re-Use, Re-Think, Re-Imagine showcases craft pieces by seven artisans
Irakli Sabekia turns razor wire fence into radio transmitter
This week, the environment took centre stage at Dutch Design Week
Spiber creates first commercially available jacket from emulated spider silk for The North Face
InterestingProjects evoke 1980s New York for Keith Haring exhibition design
Enis Akiev makes marbled tiles from post-consumer plastic waste
Yaara Nusboim designs therapy dolls for children struggling with emotional trauma
Prada becomes first luxury brand to sign loan tied to sustainability targets
This week, high-tech architecture came back into focus
Hackney Botanical makes plant-filled coffee tables out of reclaimed windows
Charlotte McCurdy creates “carbon-negative” raincoat from algae bioplastic
COS unveils fashion collection based on Bauhaus design principles
“Designers are starting to understand they don’t design in a vacuum” says Natsai Audrey Chieza
Dorian Renard blows plastic like glass for a collection that reconsiders the material’s value
Native Shoes creates trainers from single piece of algae-laced foam