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Tom Dixon designs Brew coffee set of reflective copper products
British designer Tom Dixon has unveiled a set of copper-covered items for brewing and serving coffee. More about Tom Dixon designs Brew coffee set of reflective copper products
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Solar-powered family car designed to travel over 1,000 kilometres on a single charge
Students behind "the world's first solar-powered family car" have redesigned the vehicle to run for more than 1,000 kilometres on a single charge and produce enough excess energy to power a TV or washing machine (+ slideshow). More about Solar-powered family car designed to travel over 1,000 kilometres on a single charge
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Solar cooking set by Lanzavecchia + Wai uses the sun's rays to barbecue
Design duo Lanzavecchia + Wai has incorporated a lens into an outdoor furniture set to concentrate sunlight onto a grilling plate for cooking food. More about Solar cooking set by Lanzavecchia + Wai uses the sun's rays to barbecue
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Ted Wiles creates huggable toaster for Involuntary Pleasures product range
Graduate shows 2015: a toaster that needs hugging and an alarm clock that buzzes until raised above the head are among Royal College of Art graduate Ted Wiles' collection of interactive household objects (+ movie). More about Ted Wiles creates huggable toaster for Involuntary Pleasures product range
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Ammo Liao's recyclable Bio-Knit trainers have uppers knitted from a single material
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ammo Liao has created pairs of shoes with 3D-printed soles and uppers made entirely from a recyclable knitted material (+ movie). More about Ammo Liao's recyclable Bio-Knit trainers have uppers knitted from a single material
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May Kukula's Aroma set produces homemade room fragrances
German design student May Kukula has created a Moroccan-inspired pot and a set of tools that enable users to "cook" their own bespoke scents. More about May Kukula's Aroma set produces homemade room fragrances
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Updated Pinterest board: shoes
Following the popularity of Adidas' trainers made from recycled ocean waste and a pair of comically long shoes, we've added the most unusual and outrageous recent examples of footwear design on Dezeen to our dedicated Pinterest board.
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Ellie Birkhead's oddly shaped brushes each clean different items
Graduate shows 2015: University of Brighton graduate Ellie Birkhead has created a series of brushes with unusual shapes for cleaning specific objects (+ slideshow). More about Ellie Birkhead's oddly shaped brushes each clean different items
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Tiny crab faces giant obstacles in Anton Tammi's glitching music video for Bruce Smear
Music: Finnish director Anton Tammi warped imagery of a crab battling metallic fluids and a huge scorpion to create this music video for Bruce Smear's track Pick & Roll. More about Tiny crab faces giant obstacles in Anton Tammi's glitching music video for Bruce Smear
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Emanuele Magini's Blow daybed for Gufram is modelled on inflatable lilos
This daybed by Italian designer Emanuele Magini is based on the blow-up mattresses used for lounging on the beach or floating on a swimming pool. More about Emanuele Magini's Blow daybed for Gufram is modelled on inflatable lilos
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One million UK children to get free BBC Micro Bit designed by Technology Will Save Us
Every 11-year-old child in the UK is to be given a programmable pocket-sized device designed by Technology Will Save Us to help them express their creativity through technology (+ slideshow). More about One million UK children to get free BBC Micro Bit designed by Technology Will Save Us
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World Architecture Festival 2015 finalists presented at Populous-designed exhibition
World Architecture Festival 2015: Aaron Richardson of Populous explains how the architecture firm used paper and cardboard to create a portable display system to showcase shortlisted projects for this year's World Architecture Festival, in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More about World Architecture Festival 2015 finalists presented at Populous-designed exhibition
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London could follow New York and lose its creative class, warns Rohan Silva
The flow of creative people from New York to Los Angeles is "a cautionary tale for London" according to Rohan Silva, former senior policy advisor to UK prime minister David Cameron. More about London could follow New York and lose its creative class, warns Rohan Silva
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Pillow Play modular sex toys are designed for personalised pleasure
Graduate shows 2015: University of Brighton graduate Amber Defroand has designed a vibrator with interchangeable shafts to "enable women to personalise their sexual experiences". More about Pillow Play modular sex toys are designed for personalised pleasure
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Fleet of robots by The Workers allow the public to explore galleries by night
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: last year London studio The Workers built a fleet of robots that allowed the public to remotely explore galleries and museums from their computers at home. In this interview, studio co-founder Tommaso Lanza explains how they did it (+ movie). More about Fleet of robots by The Workers allow the public to explore galleries by night
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Today we like: designers working with ocean plastic
Ocean plastic is this year's breakthrough material. Pharrell Williams has used it to produce a range of clothes, Adidas has launched a range of trainers and a young designer has created a machine to harvest tonnes of the waste material from the sea. See all our stories about ocean plastic »
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Viktor & Rolf dresses models in wearable paintings during Paris couture show
Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf transformed broken picture frames filled with fabric into haute-couture gowns during their latest catwalk show, by taking them off a wall and draping them over models. More about Viktor & Rolf dresses models in wearable paintings during Paris couture show
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Bloodflow of beefed-up bovines harnessed for energy in The Cow of Tomorrow project
Graduate shows 2015: tiny turbines installed in the arteries of genetically modified cows provide a solution to future energy production in this fictional scenario by RCA graduate Paul Gong. More about Bloodflow of beefed-up bovines harnessed for energy in The Cow of Tomorrow project
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Bamboo hairdryer and speakers win Grand Prix at Design Parade 10
French designer Samy Rio has received the highest honour at this year's Design Parade festival in Hyères for his products that incorporate bamboo. More about Bamboo hairdryer and speakers win Grand Prix at Design Parade 10
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Adidas unveils sports shoes made from recycled ocean waste
Sportswear brand Adidas has launched a prototype shoe with an upper made entirely from yarns and filaments produced using plastic salvaged from the ocean (+ slideshow). More about Adidas unveils sports shoes made from recycled ocean waste