Senz windproof umbrellas receive graphics by Yoske Nishiumi
Berlin designer Yoske Nishiumi has created new canopy patterns for the asymmetric Senz umbrella, which keeps its shape in gale-force winds. More about Senz windproof umbrellas receive graphics by Yoske Nishiumi
Bethan Gray and Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites design products influenced by Islamic patterns
British designer Bethan Gray and Islamic art and craft revivalist Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites have launched the first furniture and tableware collections from their new company The Ruby Tree. More about Bethan Gray and Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites design products influenced by Islamic patterns
Pangenerator's installation of translucent pyramids flashes in waves of light
Hundreds of plexiglas tetrahedrons rippled with waves of illumination in response to changing light conditions for this installation by design collective Pangenerator (+ movie). More about Pangenerator's installation of translucent pyramids flashes in waves of light
Vík Prjónsdóttir launches latest wing-shaped blankets made from Icelandic wool
Design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir has launched two Icelandic wool blankets shaped to look like the wings of a swan and an eider duck as part of a range of avian-influenced covers. More about Vík Prjónsdóttir launches latest wing-shaped blankets made from Icelandic wool
MUT Design uses copper, marble and ash for "seductive" freestanding kitchen
Spanish studio MUT Design has created modular kitchen units from materials commonly found elsewhere in the home. More about MUT Design uses copper, marble and ash for "seductive" freestanding kitchen
Maxime Mellot's Turia table includes a birdcage, fish tank and plant pot
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Maxime Mellot has integrated a birdcage, a fish tank and a plant pot into this desk to encourage users "to look at natural elements". More about Maxime Mellot's Turia table includes a birdcage, fish tank and plant pot
Bruise suit shows para-athletes where they are injured
A group of Royal College of Art students has developed a suit that enables athletes with sensation loss to instantly detect and assess the severity of sporting injuries. More about Bruise suit shows para-athletes where they are injured
Ken Nakagaki's Comppass draws simple shapes from digital files
Design student Ken Nakagaki has adapted a traditional stationery implement to work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, creating a tool that enables users to replicate digital files on paper (+ movie). More about Ken Nakagaki's Comppass draws simple shapes from digital files
Biodegradable fishing nets could prevent sea mammal deaths
Engineering student Alejandro Plasencia has created biodegradable fishing nets and tracking tags for fishermen to help stop aquatic mammals getting trapped in lost trawling equipment (+ movie). More about Biodegradable fishing nets could prevent sea mammal deaths
Alexandra Stück's Herbal Kneipp Textiles use scent to promote wellbeing
Dutch Design Week 2014: these textiles by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alexandra Stück are infused with different remedial herbal scents to make the wearer feel calm, focused or horny. More about Alexandra Stück's Herbal Kneipp Textiles use scent to promote wellbeing
Magnifying spoon designed to detect contaminants in food
Designer Ernesto D Morales has proposed a spoon made out of magnifying glass as part of a series of absurd products for his fictional company Object Solutions (+ movie). More about Magnifying spoon designed to detect contaminants in food
Pangenerator creates jewellery with projected light
Warsaw collective Pangenerator has designed a digital necklace formed using light patterns that are projected onto the wearer's body via their phone (+ movie). More about Pangenerator creates jewellery with projected light
Jack Albert Trew designs bicycle-powered centrifuge to enable blood testing in rural Africa
This low-cost centrifugal device by British designer Jack Albert Trew fits onto the wheel of a bicycle, providing a simple blood diagnosis for patients in remote parts of Africa (+ slideshow). More about Jack Albert Trew designs bicycle-powered centrifuge to enable blood testing in rural Africa
Uflex bandage snaps around a wound and inflates to stop bleeding
A pair of French product designers have created an inflatable bandage that snaps around the wrist like a slap bracelet so it can be self-administered with only one hand. More about Uflex bandage snaps around a wound and inflates to stop bleeding
Steel frames are bolted together to form Flexible Order modular furniture system
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fabricia Chang has created a series of pastel-coloured metal frames that bolt together into modular furniture pieces. More about Steel frames are bolted together to form Flexible Order modular furniture system
Vera Knoot makes leather from unwanted goose skin
Dutch Design Week 2014: School of Arts Utrecht graduate Vera Knoot has developed a new type of leather from the skin of geese culled in the Netherlands due to overpopulation. More about Vera Knoot makes leather from unwanted goose skin
Sebastian Bergne's Fiction bookstand creates the illusion of floating books
Books stored on this metal stand by London designer Sebastian Bergne hide the supporting structure so they appear to prop each other up or hover in midair depending on the angle of the shelf (+ slideshow). More about Sebastian Bergne's Fiction bookstand creates the illusion of floating books
Elvie vaginal activity monitor helps strengthen pelvic floor muscles
The latest activity tracker for the vagina is this device by Elvie, designed to help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles and monitor their progress. More about Elvie vaginal activity monitor helps strengthen pelvic floor muscles
Alessia Giardino designs tableware collection made from dyed concrete
Dutch Design Week 2014: Central Saint Martins graduate Alessia Giardino has used a variety of techniques to mix pigment into these concrete tableware pieces to form different colourful patterns (+ slideshow). More about Alessia Giardino designs tableware collection made from dyed concrete
Daniel Becker Design Studio creates furniture from transportation pallets
Berlin-based Daniel Becker has designed this wooden cabinet for new German startup Kimidori, which makes products exclusively from used industrial pallets (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Becker Design Studio creates furniture from transportation pallets