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  • XYZ collection by Bybeau

    Bybeau's XYZ lighting collection was informed by coordinates

    Design studio Bybeau's minimalist XYZ lighting collection draws on Cartesian coordinates and features magnetic engineering that means its arms can be rotated 360 degrees. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 23 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • MIT engineers create 3D-printed magnetic shape-shifters

    Engineers from MIT have designed soft, 3D-printed structures that can transform their shape "almost instantaneously" with the wave of a magnet. More

    Natashah Hitti | 2 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • we+ creates "comfortable" spiky chair and matching vases

    We+ creates magnetic spiky chair and matching vases

    Japanese design duo We+ has created a series of magnetic chairs and vases that are covered with thousands of tiny steel rods. More

    Ali Morris | 22 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Magnetic Sound2 speaker designed to be easily moved and mounted

    Magnetic Sound2 speaker designed to be easily moved and mounted

    Korean design studios Cloudandco and 11+ have teamed up to create this pocket-sized wireless speaker that can be mounted onto a fridge (+ slideshow). More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 August 2016 | 1 comment
  • 2016 MoonWalker

    Magnetic trainers recreate sensation of walking on the moon

    New York startup Moonshine Crea's MoonWalker trainers use layers of magnets to replicate the feeling of walking in low-gravity environments. More

    Emma Tucker | 12 January 2016 | 2 comments
  • Hendo hoverboard prototype

    Arx Pax unveils updated Hendo hoverboard on Back to the Future day

    Tech company Arx Pax has worked with pro skateboarder Tony Hawk to create a slimmed-down design for its second Hendo hoverboard, released today to mark the exact date travelled to in 1980s sci-fi film Back to the Future II. More

    Emma Tucker | 21 October 2015 | 1 comment
  • Ferrolic by Zelf Koelman

    Today we like: magnets

    Magnets have long been used as a way of creating temporary connections for products as diverse as flat-pack furniture and bike lights. But now designers are finding increasingly weird and wonderful uses for them, with recent examples including wallpaper, spiky shoes, fluid clocks, and even a hoverboard. See all of our stories about design with magnets »

    Anna Winston | 27 August 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Ferrolic by Zelf Koelman

    Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time

    This clock by Dutch designer Zelf Koelman spells out the time with magnetic fluid under the control of electromagnets (+ movie). More

    Emma Tucker | 26 August 2015 | 7 comments
  • Lexus Hoverboard

    Lexus unveils Back to the Future-style hoverboard

    Japanese car brand Lexus has revealed its eagerly anticipated hoverboard, which uses magnetic fields to carry its rider without touching the ground (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 5 August 2015 | 8 comments
  • Dusen Dusen magnetic wall covering at WantedDesign Brooklyn 2015

    Dusen Dusen creates ever-changing magnetic mural for Wanted Design show in Brooklyn

    New York 2015: textile designer Dusen Dusen has used magnetic wallpaper to create an interactive mural for the 2015 Wanted Design show in Brooklyn (+ slideshow). More

    Jenna McKnight | 13 May 2015 | 3 comments
  • Jolan van der Wiel magnetic shoes for Iris van Herpen

    Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets

    These prickly looking shoes and accessories by Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel were formed using magnets and worn during Iris van Herpen's latest catwalk show (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 29 October 2014 | 2 comments
  • Magnetism Meets Architecture by Jólan van der Wiel

    Magnetised clay defies gravity to form ceramics by Jólan van der Wiel

    Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel's latest experiments with magnets have resulted in fantastical architectural models made using metallic clay (+ movie). More

    Katie Treggiden | 6 July 2014 | 1 comment
  • Mixed Animals by BCXSY

    BCXSY's Mixed Animals magnetic soft toys launch on Kickstarter

    Amsterdam studio BCXSY has launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce its plush toys with body parts that can be interchanged using magnets (+ slideshow). More

    Katie Treggiden | 29 May 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Two-piece magnetic Magnon desk lamp by Ilya Tkach

    Magnets connect Ilya Tkach's two-part desk lamp

    Russian product designer Ilya Tkach has created a simple desk lamp featuring a light source that snaps onto its stem with a magnet. More

    Dan Howarth | 11 January 2014 | 5 comments
  • Mag Furniture by Benjamin Vermeulen

    Flat-pack furniture assembled with magnets by Benjamin Vermeulen

    This range of flat-packed furniture by Benjamin Vermeulen does away with little bags of screws, fastenings or Allen keys and simply snaps together with super-strong magnets (+ movie). More

    Rose Etherington | 15 December 2013 | 11 comments
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    Magnetic Fields by Studio Tord Boontje

    London Design Festival 2013: experimental surfaces covered in patterns created by magnetism are on show at Dutch designer Tord Boontje's studio this week (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 17 September 2013 | 3 comments
  • Magnetic grown dresses by Iris van Herpen and Jolan van der Wiel

    Magnetic dresses by Iris van Herpen and Jólan van der Wiel

    Dutch designers Iris van Herpen and Jólan van der Wiel collaborated to grow these dresses with magnets. More

    Dan Howarth | 30 July 2013 | 3 comments
  • State of Things by Klubben

    State of Things by Klubben

    Stockholm 2013: a wall lamp that mimics an eclipse of the sun and tray of vases held fast by magnets were among the objects on show in an exhibition of work by young Norwegian designers during Stockholm Design Week (+ slideshow). More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 20 February 2013 | Leave a comment
  • iFlash One by KiBiSi

    iFlash One by KiBiSi

    Product news: this magnetic bicycle light by Danish design studio KiBiSi lights up instantly when its two halves snap together. More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 17 November 2012 | 13 comments
  • Magnetic Bike Lights by Copenhagen Parts

    Magnetic Bike Lights by Copenhagen Parts

    These magnetic bicycle lights by Copenhagen Parts turn on as soon as they come into contact with the steel frame. More

    Rose Etherington | 26 April 2012 | 20 comments
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