Willy Wonka-inspired machine propels popcorn through a curved glass tube
This machine by Dutch designer Jolene Carlier spurts popcorn from the end of a glass tube into a bright yellow bowl when the snack is ready to eat (+ movie). More
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Penny Webb's homeware changes colour in response to breath, touch or movement
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Penny Webb has developed a lamp, a mirror and a textile that fluctuate in hue when subjected to different stimuli, even if they occur many miles away (+ movies). More
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Teresa van Dongen's bioluminescent lamp is "a new way to create light"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen explains how she created a lamp powered by bioluminescent bacteria usually found on octopuses, in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More
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Marija Puipaitė shapes Embracing Touch seats with the outline of her legs
Lithuanian designer Marija Puipaitė used the curves of her legs in different resting positions to generate the forms of these seats created for her Design Academy Eindhoven graduate project. More
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Maxime Mellot's Turia table includes a birdcage, fish tank and plant pot
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Maxime Mellot has integrated a birdcage, a fish tank and a plant pot into this desk to encourage users "to look at natural elements". More
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Alexandra Stück's Herbal Kneipp Textiles use scent to promote wellbeing
Dutch Design Week 2014: these textiles by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alexandra Stück are infused with different remedial herbal scents to make the wearer feel calm, focused or horny. More
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Steel frames are bolted together to form Flexible Order modular furniture system
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fabricia Chang has created a series of pastel-coloured metal frames that bolt together into modular furniture pieces. More
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Merel Witteman's Aversive Aesthetics photos are designed to trigger disgust
Dutch Design Week 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Merel Witteman has created a photo series that includes images of stepping in poo and a dead rodent skewered on a fork to explore our fascination with being disgusted. More
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Anne van Galen designs fashion accessories for a "world with endless rainfall"
Dutch Design Week 2014: graduate designer Anne van Galen has created this series of protective headgear and accessories for inhabitants of a fictional world caught in a constant torrential downpour. More
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Marlies Schets' reflective fabrics turn everyday accessories into cycling safety gear
Dutch Design Week 2014: retro-reflective thread is woven into a range of fabrics by Marlies Schets to create a line of accessories that reflect light at night, turning them into cycling safety garments. More
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Design Academy Eindhoven "needs to get a grip on technology"
News: technology and food have replaced products and furniture as the new frontiers for designers, according to Thomas Widdershoven, creative director of Design Academy Eindhoven (+ interview). More
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Lianne Polinder's Technomimicry textiles are based on LCD screens and solar panels
Dutch Design Week 2014: Dutch designer Lianne Polinder has created a textile based on the pixels of an LCD screen as part of her Design Academy Eindhoven graduation project (+ slideshow). More
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Interactive soft toys let babies post to Facebook
Dutch Design Week 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Laura Cornet has created a set of toys that allow infants to upload their own photos, videos, locations and activities to social media before they're old enough to use a computer. More
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Bob Schiller aims to revive Dutch bicycle manufacturing industry with Epo
Dutch Design Week 2014: the frame of this bicycle by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bob Schiller is made using automated processes borrowed from car manufacturing, which the designer hopes will allow production to return to the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More
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Révélateur installation by Mickaël Wiesengrün recreates "smells of the past"
Dutch Design Week 2014: smells of sweat, grease and metal waft from the glass tubes of this installation, created by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Mickaël Wiesengrün to add historical context to its setting in a former factory. More
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Govert Flint's Dynamic Chair turns the body into a computer mouse
Dutch Design Week 2014: This chair by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Govert Flint allows the user to control their computer cursor with a range of body movements (+ movie). More
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Bioluminescent lamp by Teresa van Dongen glows blue with octopus bacteria
Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has filled a glass tube with octopus bacteria to create a zero-electricity lamp that glows blue when disturbed (+ movie). More
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Alliance glass collection encourages drinkers to match wine with water
Design Academy Eindhoven students Florence Louisy and Léo Schlumberger have developed a collection of glassware to coax users into drinking a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage they consume (+ slideshow). More
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Pieteke Korte creates optical illusions with leather for Visual Interferences collection
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pieteke Korte has made a collection of leather samples that use iridescent colours and geometric patterns to create distorted visual effects (+ slideshow). More
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Geraldine Spilker combines ashes with resin to create mementoes of the dead
French-German design student Geraldine Spilker has developed a process of binding ashes with resin, creating a tactile object from cremated remains (+ slideshow). More