Henry Dreyfuss Associates' classic Humanscale design manuals to be reissued
A Kickstarter campaign is raising money to rerelease a set of influential manuals that offer precise guides to designing for human comfort. More
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Bench-top insect farms are intended to make mealworms part of our everyday diet
The world's first edible insect farms have gone into production after a successful Kickstarter campaign by Katharina Unger and her company Livin Farms. More
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Affordable robot drawing arm brings computer sketches to life on paper
Using a pen or paintbrush, this small WiFi-connected robot arm is able to recreate on paper, whatever you draw on a touchscreen device. More
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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
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Fellow designs app-controlled kettle for precise coffee brewing
San Francisco startup Fellow has designed a connected kettle that lets users precisely and remotely control its temperature for optimum coffee brewing. More
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SpeedX's Unicorn bicycle has a frame that softens vibrations and an inbuilt computer
Cycling brand SpeedX has revealed its latest smart bicycle, which comes equipped with an inbuilt computer and a vibration control system that helps riders deal with bumps in the road. More
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Sustainable see-through speaker by People People alerts user when parts need replacing
This transparent speaker has built-in sensors that detect when parts need to be replaced, repaired or updated, and notifies users via their smartphones. More
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The Cass launches programme to crowdfund graduate design
Fresh design graduates are being encouraged to get into crowdfunding early by a new initiative from London's Cass School of Art and Architecture. More
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Refugee-made backpacks are produced from recycled life vests and boats
Two Dutch designers have worked with refugees to create a rucksack from discarded boats and life vests. More
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Martijn van Strien launches print-on-demand laptop sleeves to cut overproduction
Dutch designer Martijn van Strien's Makersleeve device cases are designed for production on-demand in any makerspace in the world. More
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Vello launches first self-charging folding electric bicycle
Austrian bicycle design studio Vello claims to have created the first bike to combine electric, self-charging and folding features. More
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Flat Polygons tool folds to make four different sizes of measuring spoon
A single piece of flat, flexible plastic serves as a whole set of measuring spoons in this invention by Polygons Design. More
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Electric bicycle Gi FlyBike can be folded up in a second
This Kickstarter-funded electric bicycle has been tailored to the demands of city riding with a quick-folding mechanism and remote locking system (+ movie). More
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Nucleo relaunches Terra grass chair with new grow-it-yourself cardboard kit
Italian design collective Nucleo has tweaked its popular design for a grass armchair that grows over time, relaunching it with a crowdfunding campaign (+ slideshow). More
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Vibrating sneakers by Vixole help wearers play non-stop Pokémon GO
Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie). More
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Trafalgar Square crazy golf project for London Design Festival in doubt
London Design Festival 2016: organisers of the London Design Festival are discussing the fate of its flagship crazy golf project for Trafalgar Square after a Kickstarter fundraising campaign looked set to fail to meet its target. More
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Kolelinia updates design for Halfbike pedal-powered scooter
Transportation design studio Kolelinia has released an updated model of its three-wheeled Halfbike – which raised close to $1 million on Kickstarter in 2015 (+ movie). More
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Crisscross flat-pack furniture aims to be easier to take apart than IKEA's designs
UK design graduate Sam Wrigley has launched a collection of designs that aim to make flat-pack furniture even more adaptable and easy to move (+ slideshow). More
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Roderick Pieters' Loper shoes are assembled with rope rather than glue
Japanese footwear designer Roderick Pieters and fashion brand Proef have created pairs of easy-to-assemble shoes that are tied together instead of using glue (+ movie). More
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Zaha Hadid and Paul Smith design holes for crazy golf course in London's Trafalgar Square
London Design Festival 2016: a Kickstarter campaign has launched to bring a crazy golf course designed by architects and designers including Tom Dixon, Paul Smith and the late Zaha Hadid to Trafalgar Square in London (+ slideshow). More