Campaign launches to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton
A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of David Bowie to London aims to raise just under £1 million in 28 days. More
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Sustainable see-through speaker by People People alerts user when parts need replacing
This transparent speaker has built-in sensors that detect when parts need to be replaced, repaired or updated, and notifies users via their smartphones. More
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The Cass launches programme to crowdfund graduate design
Fresh design graduates are being encouraged to get into crowdfunding early by a new initiative from London's Cass School of Art and Architecture. More
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Crowdfunding campaign launched to fund restoration of abandoned Miami Marine Stadium
Heineken and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hosting a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the resurrection of a 1960s Miami stadium designed by Cuban architect Hilario Candela. More
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Plumen seeks small investors to fund new lighting product launches
Business news: low-energy designer lighting brand Plumen has launched a crowdfunding drive to fund new product launches and "kick the business up to the next level". More
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Zaha Hadid and Paul Smith design holes for crazy golf course in London's Trafalgar Square
London Design Festival 2016: a Kickstarter campaign has launched to bring a crazy golf course designed by architects and designers including Tom Dixon, Paul Smith and the late Zaha Hadid to Trafalgar Square in London (+ slideshow). More
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Knog creates Oi bicycle bell to replace "ugly" alternatives
Australian cycling accessories manufacturer Knog has designed an alternative to the traditional domed bike bell – a donut-shaped device that wraps around the handlebars (+ slideshow). More
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"Crowd built" housing block by Périphériques envisioned as a cluster of small buildings
Twenty-three designs have been selected as part of a plan to reinvigorate Paris – but one of the few that didn't make the cut is this proposal by Périphériques for a "crowd-built" megastructure resembling a pile of smaller blocks (+ slideshow). More
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Magnetic trainers recreate sensation of walking on the moon
New York startup Moonshine Crea's MoonWalker trainers use layers of magnets to replicate the feeling of walking in low-gravity environments. More
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Suisse seeks funding for folding emergency shelter prototype
Scottish design agency Suisse is raising funds to develop its RD-Shelter prototype, which could be rapidly deployed to house people displaced by war or natural disasters. More
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Floating Seabin cleans the ocean by sucking rubbish from the water
An Australian duo have created a floating rubbish bin that can be installed in marinas to filter litter from the water (+ movie). More
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ShiftWear's trainers can be personalised with moving images at the touch of a button
Flexible screens are incorporated into ShiftWear's collection of trainers, allowing them to be customised with both still and moving images via an app. More
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Doppler Labs' in-ear listening system features a remote control for your ears
Wearable technology company Doppler Labs has developed a set of wireless earbuds that connect with a smartphone app to augment the user's real-world audio experience. More
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KGoal Boost is a pelvic training tracker to help men improve their orgasms
San Francisco start up Minna Life has launched a portable device that men can sit on to exercise their pelvic muscles and "amplify their sexual fitness" (+ slideshow). More
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Keyless Grasp bicycle lock uses fingerprint data to unlock
A biometric bike lock that opens using the owner's thumbprint has been launched on Kickstarter by a pair of Canadian engineers. More
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Onomo's "magic compass" uses LEDs to guide cyclists
London startup Onomo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the release of its Haize compass, which uses flashing and colour-changing lights to direct cyclists to their destination (+ slideshow). More
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Cooper Hewitt museum launches crowdfunding campaign to bring design to school classrooms
The Cooper Hewitt museum in New York has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for its Design in the Classroom programme, which it hopes to launch across the US. More
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Daan Roosegaarde's Smog Free Tower opens in Rotterdam
Designer Daan Roosegaarde has installed the "largest smog vacuum cleaner in the world" in Rotterdam to help improve the city's air quality (+ movie). More
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Crowdfunding platforms are "changing the game" for public architecture projects
Crowdfunding represents a "huge opportunity" for architects looking to get public projects off the ground, according to the team behind the latest infrastructure project to seek funding on Kickstarter. More
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SmartHalo bicycle accessory combines navigation, activity tracking and alarm system
Canadian company CycleLabs has launched a smart device for bicycles that is designed to help navigate and track routes, and prevent theft (+ movie). More