Dutch designer Freedom of Creation have sent us a short movie showing the making of Electric Light Shoe, the giant, rapid-prototyped, illuminated trainer containing a miniature city that they designed for footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger (see our earlier story).
More about Movie: the making of Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation
Troika have sent us a video of Cloud, a digital artwork they designed for the luxury lounges at the new Heathrow Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport near London (see our earlier story).
Waive is a bench made from an open grid of curved timber slats by US designer-maker Matthias Pliessnig. More about Waive by Matthias Pliessnig
Dutch architects UNstudio presented 'The World's Longest Table for All Cultures' for the IMM Cologne furniture fair, held last week in Germany. More about The World's Longest Table For All Cultures by UNStudio
Dutch architects UNStudio designed the masterplan for Hall 11 at the IMM Cologne furniture fair held in Germany last week. More about Hall 11 at IMM Cologne by UNStudio
Car on a Stick is a green urban transport proposal by industrial designer Ross Lovegrove.
Swiss watch brand Pierre Junod has launched a new design by architect Richard Meier. More about Richard Meier for Pierre Junod
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has unveiled the design of SpaceShipTwo, a craft that will carry eight passengers on short space flights. More about Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo
Actor Brad Pitt has signed up thirteen architectural practices - including Adjaye Architects (above and below), Morphosis, MVRDV and Shigeru Ban Architects - for the Make It Right housing project in New Orleans. More about Housing for New Orleans by David Adjaye, Morphosis, MVRDV, Shigeru Ban and others
London-based design practice Doshi Levien have collaborated with bespoke shoemakers John Lobb Ltd to create this range of shoes, entitled Apprentice. More about Apprentice shoes by Doshi Levien
Designer Patricia Urquiola has designed a range of outdoor furniture for B&B Italia's Outdoor Collection. More about Canasta by Patricia Urquiola
Designer Johan Bruninx renews old furniture by covering it with paper packaging tape in intricate patterns. More about Plakbanterie by Johan Bruninx
Troika, Christopher Pearson and El Ultimo Grito are among designers commissioned to create works for Heathrow Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport near London, which opens this spring. More about Art commissions at Heathrow Terminal Five
American technology company Bug Labs has developed a system where consumers combine modular electronic devices to build their own ideal gadget (via Protein OS). More about BUG modular gadgets
French sculptor Etienne Meneau's Elastic House is a concept for an unstable hut in the middle of a lake. More about Elastic House by Etienne Meneau
Architect Daniel Libeskind's extention to the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is nearing completion. More about Contemporary Jewish Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind
British designer Max Lamb has sent photos and text explaining the making of his Bronze Poly Chair, a recent design that involves hand-carving a polystyrene chair and then casting it in bronze. More about Bronze Poly Chair by Max Lamb
Architectural photographer Daniel Clements has won the architecture category of the International Color Awards for photography, with this picture called Memorial Blocks Berlin. More about Memorial Blocks Berlin by Daniel Clements
Creative agency Moving Brands is launching a fashion label that allows consumers to participate in the creation of designer garments. More about Weare fashion label by Moving Brands
Our story last month about the launch of a product called TranslucentConcrete provoked a lot of comments, with many people pointing out that a similar product called Litracon was patented in 2002. More about Litracon light-transmitting concrete