Coin-sized Rollbe measuring wheel can be kept in a purse or pocket
Canadian company The Work of Mind has crowdfunded a compact measuring tool that professionals like architects, designers, sewers and carpenters can use on the go. More
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Ai Weiwei launches Kickstarter to build security-fence installations in New York
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is crowdsourcing funds to erect more than 300 artworks based on themes of immigration, division and borders, in locations across New York City. More
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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