Design
Soft Light by Simon Frambach
This squishy light by German product designer Simon Frambach can be used as a warm, glowing pillow. More about Soft Light by Simon Frambach
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Furniture
Boss Chair byTobias Nitsche
German design graduate Tobias Nitsche has developed a chair with a seat and back moulded from lightweight 3D plywood. More about Boss Chair byTobias Nitsche
Design
Stack Buffet by Hector Esrawe
Product news: this wooden sideboard by Mexican designer Hector Esrawe is intended to reference the way raw materials are stored in piles. More about Stack Buffet by Hector Esrawe
Design
Poly Bowls by Martin Zampach
Czech designer Martin Zampach has produced a range of hexagonal bowls that are each made from three wooden leaves. More about Poly Bowls by Martin Zampach
Furniture
Tokyo Table by Loïc Bard
Product news: this wooden coffee table by Canadian designer Loïc Bard has a gaping mouth for swallowing narrow books and magazines. More about Tokyo Table by Loïc Bard
Design
Elbow Grease by Prianka Sisodiya
An angular flat-pack whisk, a tilting mixing bowl and a pastry binding ring make up this range of baking tools by graduate designer Prianka Sisodiya. More about Elbow Grease by Prianka Sisodiya
Design
Test flights approved for world's first practical jetpack
News: New Zealand firm Martin Aircraft Company has been given permission by the country's Civil Aviation Authority to conduct manned test flights on what it claims is the world's first practical jetpack. More about Test flights approved for world's first practical jetpack
Design
Brogue Light by Daniel Schofield for Deadgood
Product news: this leather lampshade by British designer Daniel Schofield features a laser-cut pattern and stitching inspired by traditional British shoe-making techniques. More about Brogue Light by Daniel Schofield for Deadgood
Design
Useful Arbeitsloser (Jobless) by Lee Sanghyeok
These wooden shelving units and tables have been designed by South Korean designer Lee Sanghyeok to look like scaffolding (+ slideshow). More about Useful Arbeitsloser (Jobless) by Lee Sanghyeok
Design
"You can design anything and have it 3D-printed"
Bart Veldhuizen, community manager at online 3D-printing service Shapeways, takes Dezeen on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the company's Eindhoven print facility for the final instalment in our series of movies about additive manufacturing. More about "You can design anything and have it 3D-printed"
Design
Self Expiring packaging by Kanupriya and Gautam Goel
This packaging for medicines changes over time to clearly show when its contents are no longer safe to use. More about Self Expiring packaging by Kanupriya and Gautam Goel
Design
Handle Pendants by Josie Morris
Product news: Northumbria University graduate Josie Morris has created a range of copper-spun pendant lamps with chunky handles. More about Handle Pendants by Josie Morris
Design
"We use three basic 3D-printing processes at Materialise"
Next in our series of movies about 3D printing we talk to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise, who explains how the three main 3D printing technologies work. More about "We use three basic 3D-printing processes at Materialise"
Design
"That these products have been in use for 50 years is testament to good design"
Interview: ahead of the opening of a permanent exhibition of David Mellor's street furniture, the British designer's son Corin talks to Dezeen about cataloguing an important moment in British design and how his father approached designing traffic lights and cutlery in the same way (+ slideshow). More about "That these products have been in use for 50 years is testament to good design"
Design
Billionaire reveals Hyperloop supersonic transport system
News: entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed designs for a supersonic Hyperloop transport system to link Los Angeles and San Francisco in just 30 minutes (+ slideshow). More about Billionaire reveals Hyperloop supersonic transport system
Design
Log Table by Trust in Design
French studio Trust in Design modelled this table on a surfboard (+ slideshow). More about Log Table by Trust in Design
Design
Instrumented Bodies by Joseph Malloch and Ian Hattwick
Researchers in Canada have designed a family of prosthetic musical instruments, including an external spine and a touch-sensitive rib cage, that create music in response to body gestures (+ interview + slideshow). More about Instrumented Bodies by Joseph Malloch and Ian Hattwick
Design
"I started my company with a completely bogus business plan" - Janne Kyttanen
In our second movie focussing on the cutting-edge world of 3D printing, Freedom of Creation co-founder Janne Kyttanen claims it was his passion for the technology rather than his business acumen that enabled him to make a commercial success out of designing and selling 3D-printed products. More about "I started my company with a completely bogus business plan" - Janne Kyttanen
Furniture
Tongue chair by Arne Jacobsen relaunched by Howe
Product news: Danish furniture brand Howe has relaunched Arne Jacobsen's classic Tongue chair, which was designed in 1955. More about Tongue chair by Arne Jacobsen relaunched by Howe
Design
Corniches by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra
Product news: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have added three new colours to their Corniches shelves for Vitra. More about Corniches by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra