A total of 140 designers from around the world including Pentagram's Giorgia Lupi have collaborated to produce a blood-red typeface made out of punctuation to highlight period poverty in American schools. More
American musician Lil Nas X and Brooklyn brand MSCHF have created a limited run of 666 pairs of black Nike trainers, which they claim have been customised with human blood. More
Natalie Zipfl has used pig blood and gelatine to develop a striking and sustainable material called Blood leather. More
This blanket by Thinx is designed to soak up blood, so that women on their period can have sex without ruining the bed sheets. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen has used blood leftover from the meat industry to create a collection of small objects. More
This chair by Korean designer Hyun-Gi Kim is made from hundreds of tubes that circulate blood around the furniture in response to pressure. More
A group of scientists have developed a home HIV testing kit that speeds up diagnosis and allows patients to monitor their own treatment. More
Austrian men's magazine Vangardist has printed an edition using ink infused with the blood of HIV-positive people to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. More
Lebanese magazine Audio Kultur has released a limited-edition version its April issue and a series of posters printed using blood to commemorate the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 (+ movie). More
News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. More
This low-cost centrifugal device by British designer Jack Albert Trew fits onto the wheel of a bicycle, providing a simple blood diagnosis for patients in remote parts of Africa (+ slideshow). More
Brooklyn artist Ted Lawson hooked himself up to a robotic painting machine that used his blood as ink to draw a nude portrait of himself (+ movie). More
News: scientists at the Google[x] research facility in California are working on contact lenses containing tiny electronics that could constantly monitor glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes. More
