MIT creates reprogrammable ink to make objects change colour
Consumers could change the colour of their cars, shoes, clothes or other belongings at will, using a new light-responsive ink from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
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Kelly Gijsen patterns cotton scarves using ink made from pollution
Dutch designer Kelly Gijsen has collaborated with startup company Graviky Labs to create a range of scarves that are patterned with ink made from carbon emissions. More
MIT researchers develop tattoo inks that could act as health trackers
Researchers from MIT's Media Lab have developed a tattoo ink that changes colour according to varying glucose and pH levels inside the body. More
Graviky Labs captures air pollution and turns it into ink
An Indian startup company has developed a method for transforming carbon emissions from vehicles and chimneys into ink, and is now selling it in the form of pens. More
Goula/Figuera's modular lights resemble geometric ink illustrations
Barcelona design studio Goula/Figuera has created a collection of hanging lights that are based on thousands of drawings. More
Vangardist magazine prints 3000 copies with HIV+ blood-infused ink
Austrian men's magazine Vangardist has printed an edition using ink infused with the blood of HIV-positive people to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. More
Colour-changing ink transforms flame-engulfed headdress by Lauren Bowker
Alchemist Lauren Bowker applied heat-sensitive ink to a sculptural leather garment and used fire to alter its colour during a presentation for her company The Unseen (+ movie). More
Young designers transform beetles into plastic and printing ink
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Eindhoven, design graduates Aagje Hoekstra and Evelien Crooy show us the bioplastic and ink made from insects that they presented at this year's Dutch Design Week. More
Ink made from insects by Evelien Crooy
Dutch Design Week 2013: graphic design graduate Evelien Crooy has made her own ink from insects and used it to screen-print the cover of a book about the creatures. More
Naar Inkt Vissen book printed with squid ink by Today Designers
Utrecht studio Today Designers has created a book of nautical tales that smells like the sea because it's printed with squid ink. More
L-INK lamp poster by Jean-Sébastien Lagrange
French designer Jean-Sébastien Lagrange has created a cross between a poster and a lamp. More
Ink Calendar by Oscar Diaz
Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. More
Ink Blot Collection by Sandra Backlund
Swedish fashion designer Sandra Backlund has sent us photos of her Ink Blot Collection, which won the top prize at the international fashion festival at Hyères, France, in May. More