Design
Boom Boom speaker by Mathieu Lehanneur has 20 faces
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a 20-sided wireless speaker that can rest on any of its triangular faces. More about Boom Boom speaker by Mathieu Lehanneur has 20 faces
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Furniture
Cloud Table by Studio Maks recharges phones
Milan 2014: this table by Dutch designer Studio Maks, featuring integrated wireless phone charging pads and WiFi signal enhancers, meandered around a warehouse in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan last month (+ slideshow). More about Cloud Table by Studio Maks recharges phones
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Tim Defleur folds a single steel sheet to form PLI & CO lamp
French designer Tim Defleur has created a table lamp from a single sheet of folded steel that forms the base and shade. More about Tim Defleur folds a single steel sheet to form PLI & CO lamp
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"Smart" bicycle by Vanhawks gives directions with flashing lights and vibrating safety alerts
The Canada-based creators of the Vanhawks Valour claim to have designed the "first smart, connected bicycle", which gives riders directions as well as alerts to prevent them cycling into dangerous situations. More about "Smart" bicycle by Vanhawks gives directions with flashing lights and vibrating safety alerts
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Re-Fire kit by Francesco Faccin creates fire without matches or a lighter
Milan 2014: rubbing together wooden tools in this kit by Italian designer Francesco Faccin creates fire in a "primitive manner" (+ movie). More about Re-Fire kit by Francesco Faccin creates fire without matches or a lighter
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Daniel Weil designs deconstructed clocks for Design Museum exhibition
A series of clocks with mechanisms suspended from wires connected to plywood frames will be presented as part of the first museum exhibition dedicated to the work of Argentinian designer Daniel Weil at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Weil designs deconstructed clocks for Design Museum exhibition
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Luke Jerram transforms Bristol's Park Street into 90 metre water slide
For one day only, British artist Luke Jerram transformed a street in Bristol's city centre into a huge water slide that could only be traversed by lilo (+ movie). More about Luke Jerram transforms Bristol's Park Street into 90 metre water slide
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Discipline's 2014 collection includes an apple-shaped desk tidy
Milan 2014: the latest collection from Italian design brand Discipline includes chopping boards that look like pebbles and a desk tidy object that resembles an apple. More about Discipline's 2014 collection includes an apple-shaped desk tidy
Furniture
Debut collection from Clique combines electronics with handcrafted marble and wood
Milan 2014: a bookcase with an integrated marble bluetooth speaker and wooden base features in the debut collection from Italian design brand Clique. More about Debut collection from Clique combines electronics with handcrafted marble and wood
Design
Algorithmic publishing project FOMO explores the "unexpected consequences of technology"
Joseph Grima and Tamar Shafrir of design research collaborative Space Caviar explain why they set up an algorithmic journalism machine to produce magazines on the fly at Palazzo Clerici in Milan (+ movie). More about Algorithmic publishing project FOMO explores the "unexpected consequences of technology"
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Jule Waibel recreates origami paper dresses in chiffon
German fashion designer Jule Waibel has turned her intricate pleated paper dresses into steam press templates for wearable fabric garments that expand and contract as the wearer moves. More about Jule Waibel recreates origami paper dresses in chiffon
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Fly Factory produces insect pate that "tastes like chicken"
Icelandic product design graduate Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson has created a Fly Factory that breeds insect larvae for human consumption (+ slideshow). More about Fly Factory produces insect pate that "tastes like chicken"
Design
Disney Research unveils technique to 3D print any object as a speaker
Disney's research company is developing a method for printing electrostatic loudspeakers in any shape – with trials including a rubber duck and a spiral. More about Disney Research unveils technique to 3D print any object as a speaker
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TAF imagines an impossible house with posters for Paper Collective
Swedish design studio TAF has imagined a fictional house atop a platform balanced on huge rocks, which features on two prints for Danish poster brand Paper Collective. More about TAF imagines an impossible house with posters for Paper Collective
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Clothes rack by Martha Schwindling looks like a bean trellis
Thin black aluminium tubes slot together in endless configurations to create this clothes rail inspired by scaffolding. More about Clothes rack by Martha Schwindling looks like a bean trellis
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Miuccia Prada's "feminist" fashion collection defies seasonal conventions
Prada's "radical" Spring Summer 2014 collection referencing themes of femininity and power has scooped the top prize in the fashion category at Designs of the Year 2014. More about Miuccia Prada's "feminist" fashion collection defies seasonal conventions
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3D drawing will "give the world a new way to communicate"
News: a new generation of 3D printing pens will "improve the creativity of everybody" and "give the world a new way to communicate," according to the designer of the Lix pen, which launched on Kickstarter this week and has already raised over £400,000 (+ interview). More about 3D drawing will "give the world a new way to communicate"
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Icelandic landscapes influence pair of tables by Thorunn Hannesdottir
Icelandic designer Thorunn Hannesdottir used materials and colours influenced by the dramatic landscape of her home country to create this pair of tables topped with concrete and aluminium. More about Icelandic landscapes influence pair of tables by Thorunn Hannesdottir
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Selfridges' Fragrance Lab attempts to distill your character into a scent
An immersive experience by Campaign and The Future Laboratory that takes visitors on a journey to find a scent that matches their personality opens this week at London department store Selfridges (+ slideshow).
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Studio Libertiny uses body casts to shape Tchair
Milan 2014: Tomas Libertiny's design studio used multiple body casts to dictate the shape of this seat for Dutch brand Tchai International, shown in Milan last month. More about Studio Libertiny uses body casts to shape Tchair