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Furniture

Furniture

Muller van Severen designs rocking wire daybeds for Spanish summer house

Belgian design studio Muller van Severen has crafted curving loungers from wire netting as part of a furniture commission for one of the Solo Houses – a series of architect-designed dream homes in Spain (+ slideshow). More about Muller van Severen designs rocking wire daybeds for Spanish summer house

Architecture

Architecture

Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti

Robots could soon be infiltrating urban sewage systems to identify potential outbreaks of disease before they happen, according to architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti (+ interview). More about Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti

Design

Design

Nendo's first major retrospective opens at Design Museum Holon

An exhibition covering the prolific output of Japanese studio Nendo and its founder Oki Sato has opened at Israel's Design Museum Holon (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's first major retrospective opens at Design Museum Holon

Architecture

Architecture

Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof

With the trend for co-living continuing to pick up speed, German architect Alexis Dornier has transformed a group of old apartment blocks in Bali into a communal housing development (+ slideshow). More about Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof

Architecture

Architecture

Samsung's Silicon Valley office by NBBJ features nap pods and music listening rooms

US firm NBBJ has created the largest office in North America for tech company Samsung, incorporating features intended to show how a "legacy brand can play on par with the most-nimble tech startups" (+ slideshow). More about Samsung's Silicon Valley office by NBBJ features nap pods and music listening rooms

Design

Design

"Plastic is a design failure" says Parley for the Oceans founder

Designers and brands need to wean themselves off the plastic "drug", according to Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch, who is releasing his organisation's shoes made from recycled ocean plastic with Adidas today (+ interview). More about "Plastic is a design failure" says Parley for the Oceans founder

Design

Design

Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google's Project Ara modular phone

The company behind the world's first widely available modular smartphone has released a set of concepts imagining completely new gadgets created with Google's Project Ara (+ slideshow). More about Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google's Project Ara modular phone

Design

Design

Hay redesigns IKEA's iconic blue Frakta bag

Danish design brand Hay has redesigned IKEA's iconic blue and yellow bag as part of a newly announced collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant. More about Hay redesigns IKEA's iconic blue Frakta bag

Design

Design

Saltwater Brewery's edible six-pack rings protect marine wildlife

Florida-based Saltwater Brewery has used by-products from the beer-making process to create six-pack rings that can safely be eaten by marine wildlife (+ slideshow). More about Saltwater Brewery's edible six-pack rings protect marine wildlife

Architecture

Architecture

Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin

Perforated steel panels create private enclosures around the balconies that front this compact housing development in Tokyo by local architect Hiroyuki Moriyama (+ slideshow). More about Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin