A project by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pauline Rip suggests how three mythical creatures might become part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage. More
An agave plant fibre used to produce coffee bags could be repurposed in the furniture industry, according to Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Rosana Escobar. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bruno Baietto hopes to highlight the role of bread as a symbol of class, politics and religion, by using it to shape blown glass. More
An electric fan is disguised as an understated side table in Brise, a student project from Hongik University graduate Wonho Lee. More
Parsons School of Design graduate Zihao Fang has developed Aquastor, a biodegradable vessel designed to fight the spread of deserts that's made using only readily available local resources. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Vincent Dassi has developed a form of papier-mâché that allows anyone to make and repair household objects using recycled cardboard boxes. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Leo Maher has created a series of unusual furniture pieces that combine references to queer culture from across history. More
A 3D-printed brace and hugging chair were among the pieces on show at this year's Global Grad Show and MENA Grad Show, as design students react to the coronavirus pandemic and global activist movements. More
Pratt Institute graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres have designed a collection of carbon water filters made completely without fossil fuels, using waste from their own kitchens. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ilja Schamle has replaced batteries with living plants in this self-built server system to explore how technology could enter into a symbiotic relationship with nature. More
For the first time ever, the Salone del Mobile furniture fair this year hosted an entire showcase dedicated to graduate design including students from 48 different schools and 22 different countries. More
Imagery of breasts and beakers is combined in this fountain, designed by graduates Lolita Gomez and Blanca Algarra Sanchez based on the Korova Milk Bar from A Clockwork Orange and currently on display at Milan design week. More
Loughborough University graduate Joseph Bentley has created a device for first responders that he claims could stop haemorrhages from knife wounds in under a minute. More
Berlin design student Tobias Trübenbacher has developed a lamp post with an integrated wind turbine that produces its own renewable energy and only lights up when needed. More
Industrial design student Minwook Paeng has created a robotic Third Eye that is fixed to the forehead and looks out for obstacles when the wearer's real eyes are glued to their smartphone. More
French design students Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer have developed a method for collecting discarded chewing gum and turning it into colourful, recycled plastic skateboard wheels. More
Porcelain-covered handbags, extension cord ornaments and a vaccination board game are among the student projects featured in this school show from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. More
Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna-Sophie Dienemann has developed a line of accessories to encourage social distancing that can be unleashed by the wearer when others come too close. More
Graduate designer Woocheol Shin has designed the curved-plywood and stainless steel Whale Chair informed by the shape and smooth contours of the animal. More
