Design
Happy Toys by Usuals
Product news: Dutch brand Usuals has crafted a set of handmade wooden toys out of branches from a hazel tree that grows on the family farm of one of the designers (+ slideshow). More about Happy Toys by Usuals
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Design
Love With You music video by Harald Haraldsson
Icelandic artist and director Harald Haraldsson turned a wall of bookshelves into a fractured and futuristic backdrop for this music video (+ movie). More about Love With You music video by Harald Haraldsson
Furniture
Tea stool by Ryan Harc
Product news: design studio Ryan Harc has created a series of modular stools that fit together to create different pieces of furniture. More about Tea stool by Ryan Harc
Design
No Noise de-branded design at Selfridges
Famous brands including Heinz, Marmite and Levi's have produced limited editions of their products with no brand names on the packaging for London department store Selfridges. More about No Noise de-branded design at Selfridges
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Driverless cars and OLED headlights by Audi at CES 2013
A car that drives itself through traffic jams and does the parking for you was showcased alongside shape-shifting OLED headlights by German car brand Audi at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More about Driverless cars and OLED headlights by Audi at CES 2013
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Goedzak by Waarmakers
Dutch designers Waarmakers have created sustainable rubbish sacks for discarding unwanted items in good condition, in the hope that they'll be picked up by a new owner instead of ending up at a landfill site. More about Goedzak by Waarmakers
Design
Container lamp by Benjamin Hubert for Ligne Roset
Product news: London designer Benjamin Hubert will launch a ceramic lamp for French brand Ligne Roset at Maison&Objet in Paris and imm cologne in Germany next week. More about Container lamp by Benjamin Hubert for Ligne Roset
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Kickstarter record-breaking Pebble smartwatch goes into production
Product news: the Pebble smartwatch, the project that raised the most money ever on crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, has gone into mass production and is set to begin shipping on 23 January. More about Kickstarter record-breaking Pebble smartwatch goes into production
Design
Multi-Touch Gestures by Gabriele Meldaikyte
Royal College of Art student Gabriele Meldaikyte has designed a set of interactive exhibits for a museum of iPhone gestures (+ slideshow). More about Multi-Touch Gestures by Gabriele Meldaikyte
Design
"The pieces wouldn't be anything without the people who interact with them" – Jason Bruges
A wall of digital animals that distract children on their way to surgery is one of the interactive installations presented by designer Jason Bruges in this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "The pieces wouldn't be anything without the people who interact with them" – Jason Bruges
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Grip Torch by Alexander Taylor for Praxis
Product news: colourful LED torches shaped like the handlebar grips of BMX bicycles by British designer Alexander Taylor have gone into production with Hong Kong brand Praxis. More about Grip Torch by Alexander Taylor for Praxis
Design
David Bowie is at the V&A
A collection of original costumes, set designs, photographs, instruments and other objects from David Bowie's personal archive will go on show at the V&A museum in London this March, coinciding with the release of the pop star's first album and single in a decade. More about David Bowie is at the V&A
Furniture
COD by Rami Tareef for Gaga & Design
Cologne 2013: these chairs with metal frames wrapped in continuous cords by Israeli designer Rami Tareef have gone into production with Israeli design brand Gaga & Design. More about COD by Rami Tareef for Gaga & Design
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"We got into a geeky zone trying to understand urban agriculture" – Something & Son
In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, design duo Something & Son talk about keeping chickens in east London buildings and making tea with heat from compost heaps. More about "We got into a geeky zone trying to understand urban agriculture" – Something & Son
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Barnbrook designs David Bowie album and single covers
News: graphic design studio Barnbrook has defaced a classic David Bowie album and upturned a 1970s photograph of the musician to create the covers of his new album and single. More about Barnbrook designs David Bowie album and single covers
Design
Vibrating "smart fork" for weight loss launches at CES
News: a fork for dieters that vibrates when you eat too much or too fast is one of the most talked-about launches at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. More about Vibrating "smart fork" for weight loss launches at CES
Design
Taxi-Dermy Lenticular Prints by Joe Jin
Insects including a weevil and a wasp transform into cars and motorbikes in these lenticular prints by Canadian design studio Joe Jin. More about Taxi-Dermy Lenticular Prints by Joe Jin
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B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Cologne 2013: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a bench system based on the iconic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe (+ movie). More about B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
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Wind-powered mine detonator on Kickstarter
News: a project to bring cheap and easy-to-build mine detonators to Afghan minefields has just nine days left to raise the final £14,000 of its £100,000 goal on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. More about Wind-powered mine detonator on Kickstarter
Design
Vertebrae Staircase by Andrew McConnell
This staircase concept by Canadian architect Andrew McConnell is based on a whale's backbone (+ slideshow). More about Vertebrae Staircase by Andrew McConnell