Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti
Brian Mackay-Lyons adds pre-rusted steel cabin to his Nova Scotia estate
Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof
Leather alternative Piñatex is made from pineapple leaves
“Plastic is a design failure” says Parley for the Oceans founder
Adidas launches trainers made from ocean plastic with Parley for the Oceans
Hay redesigns IKEA’s iconic blue Frakta bag
Kunlé Adeyemi’s floating school suffers “abrupt collapse”
Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin
Molekule air purifier destroys pollutants rather than collecting them
Bjarke Ingels’ Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is “mountainous outside and cavernous inside”
Converse continues updates to classic designs with All Star Modern trainer
Nendo’s first major retrospective opens at Design Museum Holon
Herman Miller’s merger with Design Within Reach called into question
Samsung’s Silicon Valley office by NBBJ features nap pods and music listening rooms
Arthur Carabott’s Superhydrophobic Fountain causes water to move in unusual ways
Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google’s Project Ara modular phone
Modernist architect Michael Manser dies aged 87
Saltwater Brewery’s edible six-pack rings protect marine wildlife
Watch IKEA’s Democratic Design Day live from Sweden
Tom Chung transforms factory floor in Toronto into flexible workspace
OMA completes restoration of Venice’s Fondaco dei Tedeschi
WATG wins competition to design freeform 3D-printed house
