Space Cup lets astronauts drink coffee in low gravity
A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. More
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IKEA flat-pack refugee shelter wins Design of the Year 2016
IKEA's temporary shelter designed for refugees has been named the 2016 Beazley Design of the Year, beating the artwork for David Bowie's final album and a robotic surgeon. More
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"Seriousness" dominates Designs of the Year as nominees respond to global events
Designers are increasingly responding to global issues such as the refugee crisis and environmental degradation, and showing less interest in frivolous topics, according to the curator of the Design Museum's annual awards programme. More
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Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More
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Terraced landscaping surrounds concrete and stone structure of Emre Arolat's Sancaklar Mosque
This mosque near Istanbul by Emre Arolat Architects, which features cast concrete walls and a "cave-like" prayer hall, has been shortlisted for this year's Design of the Year award (+ slideshow). More
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Miuccia Prada's "feminist" fashion collection defies seasonal conventions
Prada's "radical" Spring Summer 2014 collection referencing themes of femininity and power has scooped the top prize in the fashion category at Designs of the Year 2014. More
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Volkswagen claims XL1 is "the most efficient production car in the world"
German auto brand Volkswagen's XL1, which it claims is the most fuel-efficient production car ever made, has been named the winner of the Transport category at Designs of the Year 2014. More
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Squishy silicone keys control pitch and volume on ROLI's musical Seaboard
A keyboard by East London technology start-up ROLI, with soft keys that allow musicians to alter the pitch, volume and timbre of individual notes, has come out on top in the Designs of the Year 2014 product category (+ slideshow). More
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Peek smartphone adapter and app scans eyes to help combat blindness
The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) aims to improve opthalmic health in low-income countries by adapting smartphones with clip-on hardware and an app, and is among this year's category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More
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Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy
This system of illustrated characters and animations was developed to help people learn to read Chinese, and is one of the 76 projects nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More
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The Bradley timepiece for blind people proves inclusive design has wide appeal
A tactile watch designed for blind people by a group of students has gone into production after strong demand from sighted consumers (+ interview). More
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Dezeen readers get 25% off Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition tickets
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can receive a 25 percent discount on tickets to the Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition, opening today at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More
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Benjamin Hubert's lightweight Ripple table is now strong enough to stand on
British designer Benjamin Hubert has developed a more stable version of his lightweight Ripple table, which features on the shortlist for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More
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NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon
Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More
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Competition: five pairs of Designs of the Year exhibition tickets to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with London's Design Museum to give readers the chance to win five pairs of tickets for the upcoming Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition. More
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Futuristic gowns formed from metallic neoprene by Sadie Williams
Fashion designer Sadie Williams has heat-pressed neoprene to create this collection of metallic sci-fi garments, which was nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 earlier this week. More
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Perforated concrete walls encase La Tallera gallery by Frida Escobedo
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has transformed the former home and studio of painter David Alfaro Siqueiros into a public gallery and encased the entire complex behind a triangulated concrete lattice (+ slideshow). More
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Praça das Artes by Brasil Arquitetura features concrete boxes projecting over a public plaza
This performing arts centre in São Paulo by Brasil Arquitetura features huge concrete volumes lifted off the ground to create accessible public spaces and has been named on the shortlist for the Designs of the Year awards, announced this week (+ slideshow). More
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Designs of the Year 2014 shortlist announced
News: the Design Museum in London has announced 76 nominations for Designs of the Year 2014, including a floating school in a Nigerian lagoon (pictured), a table that weighs just nine kilograms and a mobile phone made of detachable blocks. More
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Advances in virtual reality will "blur the line between what's virtual and what's real"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in our first movie looking at the interface between design and technology, Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition claims virtual reality will soon become almost indistinguishable from the real world. More