Design
Bullet Collection by Studio Itai Bar-On and Oded Webman
Israeli designers Studio Itai Bar-On and Oded Webman formed this collection of conical lights from pigmented concrete. More about Bullet Collection by Studio Itai Bar-On and Oded Webman
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Design
KAPKAR / BB-N34 by Frank Havermans
This bright red tower resembling the head and neck of a monster was constructed by Dutch designer Frank Havermans as the beacon for a fire station in a small Dutch town. More about KAPKAR / BB-N34 by Frank Havermans
Lighting
Cloche Lamp by Lars Beller Fjetland
London Design Festival 2013: the shade of this lamp by Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland resembles a dining cloche lifted up in the air. More about Cloche Lamp by Lars Beller Fjetland
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
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
Furniture
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
Lighting
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
Furniture
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
Lighting
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
Furniture
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