Stories by Natashah Hitti
This week, the iPhone is out and artificial intelligence is in
Coleen electric bicycle pays homage to Jean Prouvé’s 1941 design
Tom Dixon unveils “mysterious” marbled material called Swirl
Studio Klass’ Cinquecento rug collection takes cues from Renaissance art
Bastian Beyer uses bacteria to calcify knitting into construction materials
The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
Jongha Choi designs De-Dimension foldable furniture based on 2D perspective drawings
Lora DiCarlo’s robotic sex toy Osé sparks gender bias claims at CES
Nir Meiri makes sustainable lamps from mushroom mycelium
Thomas Bentzen’s wooden Cover Lounge Chair for Muuto celebrates Scandinavian style
Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll recycle potato peelings into MDF substitute
Designers create Christmas wrapping paper to support London’s homeless
Vala Rae designs relief stoneware that references animals, plants and the evil eye
Carlo Ratti designs driverless robotic bar called Guido
Margarita Talep develops algae-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging
Tom Dixon designs retro-futurist suites for Virgin’s first cruise ship
Nendo lets gravity shape its Melt furniture collection for WonderGlass
BMW and North Face debut futuristic Futurelight camper concept at CES
Hyundai unveils walking concept car Elevate
Ruohong Wu creates unique porcelain objects using Chinese mass-production techniques
Sacha Walckhoff designs bulbous Double Jeu glassware inspired by chemistry apparatus
Serbian artists turn Van Gogh’s Starry Night into canalside light installation