Gerardo Osio weaves chair into weeping willow tree on the Dommel river
Designer Gerardo Osio has woven the living branches of a weeping willow tree together to form a "living seat" along the Dommel river in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. More
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Anna Perugini's reversible vases have jointed stems like bamboo
Bamboo Grove is a collection of mouth-blown glass vases that can be overturned and filled with flowers at both ends designed by Italian designer Anna Perugini for Ichendorf. More
Anna-Sophie Dienemann creates wearable pop-up "distance keepers"
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna-Sophie Dienemann has developed a line of accessories to encourage social distancing that can be unleashed by the wearer when others come too close. More
Santa Kupča creates duvet-style dresses for video calling during lockdown
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Santa Kupča's Stuck-at-Home Masquerade collection includes three pillowy garments that are designed to be worn during remote video calls in coronavirus isolation. More
Sachi Tungare forms swirly vessels from discarded cigarette butts
Indian designer Sachi Tungare collected five kilograms of cigarette butts by hand to create her Jugaad collection of multi-coloured bowls and vases. More
Tadeas Podracky's The Metamorphosis furniture rejects mass-produced design
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tadeas Podracky rejected formal design methods when creating these unconventional furniture objects, which he made by layering materials like "a bird weaving its nest". More
Diego Faivre gives extension cables a Memphis makeover
Eindhoven graduate Diego Faivre has coated electrical plugs in brightly coloured, patterned clay, in a bid to inject some fun into these "boring and forgotten" objects. More
Dorian Renard blows plastic like glass for a collection that reconsiders the material's value
French designer Dorian Renard has applied traditional glassblowing techniques to a series of plastic furniture and sculptural pieces, in a bid to present the maligned material in a new light. More
Dutch Design Week exhibition explores "complex networks" of junk
Design Academy Eindhoven alumni studios look at the myriad consequences of junk in a globalised world in an exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum and across the city for Dutch Design Week. More
Micheline Nahra deconstructs and reconstructs a dining set
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Micheline Nahra has disassembled a four-person dinner setting and rebuilt it for one person, in a bid to make absence visible. More
Alibaba is redesigning the world's geography says Design Academy Eindhoven curator
The world's biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, is changing the infrastructure of design, manufacturing and retail around the globe, says Martina Muzi, co-curator of the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition Geo-Design. More
Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña to leave Design Academy Eindhoven
Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña have stepped down from Design Academy Eindhoven after more than 20 years. More
Tessa Spierings' tactile sound system explores the acoustic properties of materials
Spierings' Echo combines bespoke speakers with removable tubes made of different materials that can be used to alter the properties of the music played by the system. More
Social Balconies connects existing balconies to encourage social interaction
The next instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular balcony system designed to encourage good relations between neighbours. More
Erika Emeren uses Swedish spit-cake technique to create decorative vases
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Erika Emeren has turned a traditional cake-making technique into a method for forming unique ceramic vases. More
Beer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. More
Tim Teven creates Recycling Reject furniture from paper-recycling waste
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tim Teven has developed a process for making furniture and building blocks using the waste separated from paper fibre during the recycling process. More
Thomas Hoogewerf tackles congestion in Mexico City with recycled plastic tricycle
Better To Transport is a tricycle made from recycled materials commonly found in Mexico City, with demountable components designed to be easily replaced over time. More
The Urge To Sit Dry is a chair by Boris Maas that rises with the sea level
This chair raised on blocks aims to tackle the "stupidity of the unawareness of the upcoming disaster" of climate change for countries where water levels could threaten everyday life. More
Teddy Schuyers' Guts proposes redesigning the ostomy bag for sex, sport and everyday life
After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, designer Teddy Schuyers decided to focus on redesigning the ostomy bag that many sufferers have to wear to improve both their performance and appearance. More