MAD creates furniture fit for a life on Mars
MAD founder Ma Yansong has designed a range of sci-fi-inspired furniture, designed to be used when humans colonise Mars. More about MAD creates furniture fit for a life on Mars
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Sou Fujimoto creates ornate bookshelves for Basel installation
Architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a series of abstract bookshelves made from thin steel rods, which he based on 19th-century ironwork. More about Sou Fujimoto creates ornate bookshelves for Basel installation
Studio Job designs limited-edition furniture for Gufram's new collectible range
A brick punchbag and a smoke-topped table are among the limited-edition pieces designed by Studio Job for Gufram's new range aimed at the "most demanding collectors". More about Studio Job designs limited-edition furniture for Gufram's new collectible range
Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers
Crystal has been 3D-printed into vases, upcycled into terrazzo and channelled into solar panels by the three winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future awards for 2017. More about Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers
Adidas faces lawsuit over Art Basel-branded trainers
The organisers of Swiss fair Art Basel have filed a lawsuit against Adidas for using the event's name and branding without permission on a limited-edition pair of trainers. More about Adidas faces lawsuit over Art Basel-branded trainers
Formafantasma creates Delta collection based on Roman artefacts and architecture
Design Miami/Basel 2016: Amsterdam-based design studio Formafantasma has produced a range of objects that draw references from Rome's ancient ruins and museums. More about Formafantasma creates Delta collection based on Roman artefacts and architecture
Nucleo traps Thonet chair in resin for Ammann Gallery
Design Miami/Basel 2016: Italian design collective Nucleo has continued to cast furniture in resin, this time including a classic bentwood Thonet chair among three new pieces for Cologne's Ammann Gallery (+ slideshow). More about Nucleo traps Thonet chair in resin for Ammann Gallery
Bouroullec brothers install floral Zaha Hadid tribute at Vitra Fire Station
Design Miami/Basel 2016: late architect Zaha Hadid has been honoured with a floral installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec inside her first major completed building (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers install floral Zaha Hadid tribute at Vitra Fire Station
Zaha Hadid's folded Kuki chair redesigned using carbon fibre
Design Miami/Basel 2016: the late Zaha Hadid's sculpted plastic Kuki chair has been relaunched in carbon fibre at Design Miami/Basel. More about Zaha Hadid's folded Kuki chair redesigned using carbon fibre
Kiki van Eijk casts branches in bronze for Civilized Primitives furniture collection
Design Miami/Basel 2016: each of the objects in this furniture collection by Kiki van Eijk is modelled on branches found in the forests surrounding the Dutch designer's Eindhoven home (+ slideshow). More about Kiki van Eijk casts branches in bronze for Civilized Primitives furniture collection
Interactive crystal sculptures feature in Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions
Design Miami/Basel 2016: an interactive wave of tiles and a crystallophone are among the 2016 Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions, revealed yesterday at Design Miami/Basel (+ slideshow). More about Interactive crystal sculptures feature in Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions
The top six installations and exhibitions to see at Design Miami/Basel 2016
Design Miami/Basel 2016: this year's Design Miami/Basel fair opens today in the Swiss city, where a six-tonne stone meditation space, a modular armadillo and designs by Zaha Hadid are among the highlights. More about The top six installations and exhibitions to see at Design Miami/Basel 2016
Jean Prouvé's demountable office rescued from swingers' club fate
Design Miami/Basel 2016: a demountable office by French Modernist designer Jean Prouvé, which was used as a swingers' club until recently, has been restored for display at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More about Jean Prouvé's demountable office rescued from swingers' club fate
Elaine Yan Ling Ng's interactive Sundew installation coils in response to movement
Crystal-covered strands in London designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng's Design Miami/Basel installation respond to movement nearby by curling and twisting, as shown in this movie filmed by Dezeen (+ movie). More about Elaine Yan Ling Ng's interactive Sundew installation coils in response to movement
Time-lapse movie shows construction of Richard Rogers' revamped Prouvé house
Galerie Patrick Seguin has released a time-lapse movie showing Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' adaptation of a 70-year-old Jean Prouvé house being assembled in a field (+ movie). More about Time-lapse movie shows construction of Richard Rogers' revamped Prouvé house
Max Lamb installs multicoloured manmade-marble bathroom at Design/Miami Basel 2015
Design Miami/Basel 2015: British designer Max Lamb has created a bathroom suite for Dzek from speckled synthetic marble and installed the products in a space lined with the same material. More about Max Lamb installs multicoloured manmade-marble bathroom at Design/Miami Basel 2015
Atelier van Lieshout sculpts a hybrid cave dwelling and pool house
Design Miami/Basel 2015: this inhabitable sculpture by Dutch studio Atelier van Lieshout is a cross between a luxury lounge and a primitive dwelling (+ slideshow). More about Atelier van Lieshout sculpts a hybrid cave dwelling and pool house
Gallery Fumi's Design Miami/Basel 2015 exhibition includes metal furniture by Max Lamb
Design Miami/Basel 2015: London's Gallery Fumi presents metal-tube furniture by Max Lamb and patinated bronze tables by Glithero as part of its exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow) More about Gallery Fumi's Design Miami/Basel 2015 exhibition includes metal furniture by Max Lamb
Olson Kundig creates charred wood pavilion for Design Miami/Basel 2015
Design Miami/Basel 2015: a blackened-wood structure by Seattle studio Olson Kundig Architects houses the VIP lounge at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More about Olson Kundig creates charred wood pavilion for Design Miami/Basel 2015
Studio Job sculpts "autobiographical" Train Crash Table
Design Miami/Basel 2015: Belgian artists Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job have symbolised their romantic break-up as a head-on collision between two steam trains (+ slideshow). More about Studio Job sculpts "autobiographical" Train Crash Table