Jennifer Hahn
Design Week magazine acquired by Interconnect and set for relaunch this year
Online design magazine Design Week has been acquired by its web development company Interconnect, saving it from closure. More about Design Week magazine acquired by Interconnect and set for relaunch this year
Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. More about Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Christien Meindertsma develops linoleum tiles that can be remolded "like playdough"
Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma aimed to rebrand linoleum and establish a new visual language for the misunderstood material with the Flaxwood tiles she has created for manufacturer Dzek. More about Christien Meindertsma develops linoleum tiles that can be remolded "like playdough"
Eighteen designers create walking sticks for their future selves
Cecilie Manz and Jasper Morrison are among a group of designers who have added "a little glamour" to the humble cane as part of an exhibition at the Triennale Milano for Milan design week. More about Eighteen designers create walking sticks for their future selves
ÉCAL's grow-at-home sponge furniture expands to ten times its size
Researchers from Swiss design school ÉCAL have unveiled a range of flat-pack furniture at Milan design week that needs to be soaked in water to reach its final form. More about ÉCAL's grow-at-home sponge furniture expands to ten times its size
Tesla recalls Cybertrucks after reports of faulty pedals causing unwanted acceleration
Car company Tesla has issued a recall of nearly all Cybertrucks sold to date, following reports of its accelerator pad becoming stuck at "full throttle". More about Tesla recalls Cybertrucks after reports of faulty pedals causing unwanted acceleration
Faye Toogood explores "sexuality and the body" in Rude Arts Club exhibition
Pillowy lamps, daybeds that look like stacked mattresses and rugs featuring abstract renderings of private body parts feature in an exhibition of new launches from Faye Toogood at Milan design week. More about Faye Toogood explores "sexuality and the body" in Rude Arts Club exhibition
Chromasonic makes "light audible and sound visible" for Google's Milan installation
Google has returned to Milan design week with a kaleidoscopic installation by research studio Chromasonic, designed to simulate the experience of having synesthesia. More about Chromasonic makes "light audible and sound visible" for Google's Milan installation
IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"
As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. More about IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"
Bulgari unveils world's thinnest watch as skinny as a five-pence coin
Italian jewellery company Bulgari has reclaimed the record for making the world's thinnest mechanical watch with the release of its Octo Finissimo Ultra Cosc, which has a thickness of just 1.7 millimetres. More about Bulgari unveils world's thinnest watch as skinny as a five-pence coin
Design "provocateur and rule-breaker" Gaetano Pesce dies aged 84
Italian designer and architect Gaetano Pesce, a pioneer of the Radical Design movement who blurred the boundaries between art and design, has passed away at age 84. More about Design "provocateur and rule-breaker" Gaetano Pesce dies aged 84
Eight chocolate-brown interiors that look good enough to eat
In memoriam of the many chocolate eggs that will be consumed this Easter, our latest lookbook rounds up eight homes with tasteful cocoa-coloured interiors. More about Eight chocolate-brown interiors that look good enough to eat
Samuel Ross designs textured toilet that is "closer to a sculpture"
Designer Samuel Ross set out to subvert any idea of how a lavatory should look when creating his first toilet for bathroom brand Kohler, set to debut at Milan design week next month. More about Samuel Ross designs textured toilet that is "closer to a sculpture"
Buildings "biggest lever" for improving global resource efficiency says UN report
The built environment is the fastest-growing consumer of materials in the world – but it also offers the most potential for improvement according to Julia Okatz, advisor on the UN's landmark Global Resource Outlook. More about Buildings "biggest lever" for improving global resource efficiency says UN report
Contemporary furniture meets beaux-arts interiors at Brussels gallery Objects with Narratives
Collectible design gallery Objects with Narratives has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar outpost inside a historic 1920s fur atelier in Brussels. More about Contemporary furniture meets beaux-arts interiors at Brussels gallery Objects with Narratives
"Visionary" car designer Marcello Gandini dies aged 85
Prolific Italian car designer Marcello Gandini, credited with creating the first-ever supercar, has passed away at age 85. More about "Visionary" car designer Marcello Gandini dies aged 85
Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More about Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
Wet clay replaces upholstery in squishy daybed by Niveau Zéro Atelier
French studio Niveau Zéro Atelier has salvaged waste clay from construction sites around Paris and vacuum-sealed it to form the padding of a chaise lounge that was unveiled at the Collectible design fair in Brussels. More about Wet clay replaces upholstery in squishy daybed by Niveau Zéro Atelier
Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets
Reaching up to two and a half metres in height, these cabinets on show at the Collect craft fair in London were created by Ivorian designer Jean Servais Somian to showcase the natural beauty of coconut wood. More about Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets
Collectible design fair announces New York edition for September 2024
European design fair Collectible is expanding into the US, with its debut overseas edition set to take place in New York City alongside The Armory Show in September. More about Collectible design fair announces New York edition for September 2024