World's first graphene paint launches in the UK
Miracle material graphene – considered the strongest substance known to science – has been used to make eco-friendly paint by manufacturer Graphenstone. More
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"Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
Biotechnology is going to "govern the next decade of thought" at research institutions like the MIT Media Lab, says its founder Nicholas Negroponte. More
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Sruli Recht uses "world's first transparent leather" for latest fashion collection
Fashion designer Sruli Recht used translucent cow skin leather to create the Apparition collection for Dutch company ECCO. More
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Max Lamb creates 12 benches from discarded textiles for Really installation
Max Lamb used waste cotton and wool to create 12 benches for a Milan design week installation that aims to challenge the architecture and design industries to rethink their use of resources. More
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Envisions' Milan exhibition shows the process instead of the final product
Dutch collective Envisions has experimented with ways of cutting into, printing on, and transforming materials for its Wood In Process exhibition at Milan design week. More
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Cement grey meets bright ochre in Grzywinski + Pons' London restaurant interior
Ochre walls and furnishings feature in restaurant Treves and Hyde, designed by Grzywinski + Pons in London's Whitechapel. More
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World's first graphene dress flashes in time with wearer's breathing
Miracle material graphene was used to create this dress by wearable tech company Cute Circuit, which changes colour with the wearer's breathing. More
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Thórunn Árnadottir creates interactive toys using traditional Icelandic materials
Reykjavík-based designer Thórunn Árnadottir has combined local Icelandic materials with broken toys to create a series of interactive devices, which she is presenting at DesignMarch 2017. More
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Bartlett students propose self-supporting pavilion made from felt
A group of MAarch students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have devised a method of turning felt into load-bearing structures that they hope to build into an fabric pavilion. More
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MIT researchers develop material that tightens in cold weather to keep in warmth
A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. More
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Šimon Kern makes chair from recycled fallen leaves
Slovakian designer Šimon Kern's Beleaf chair is made from a mixture of recycled leaves and bio-resin. More
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Geoluxe bases Pyrolithic Stone on lava-forming processes
Dezeen promotion: Geoluxe looked to metamorphic processes when creating its new marble-like material for kitchen surfaces. More
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Oh Geon creates sculptural chair from resin and sawdust
Oh Geon is the latest designer to experiment with unusual materials, using leftover sawdust from a woodworking studio to create this blocky stool. More
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Francesca Gotti conceals perfume inside Glebanite blocks
Francesca Gotti has hidden fragrances within seemingly impenetrable concrete-like blocks for Italian perfumer oneofthose. More
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Christien Meindertsma designs fully biodegradable chair using flax
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre. More
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Tamara Orjola makes furniture and textiles using pine needles
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry. More
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Jalila Essaïdi makes textiles from cow dung "to solve manure problem"
Eindhoven designer Jalila Essaïdi has turned manure into haute couture, creating a poo-based fabric that has been used to make clothes (+ movie). More
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Austeja Platukyte's packaging is made from biodegradable algae-based plastic
Graduate shows 2016: Vilnius Academy of Arts graduate Austeja Platukyte has designed a range of packaging using a material made from algae, which could replace non-biodegradable forms of plastic (+ slideshow). More
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Condom material becomes sportswear for Pauline van Dongen's long-jump suit
Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created experimental athletics apparel from the same material that contraceptives brand Skyn uses to make its condoms (+ movie). More
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Wovns platform turns digital designs into on-demand Jacquard fabric
Digital platform Wovns has developed an on-demand weaving process that allows designers to order patterned Jacquard fabric in quantities as small as a single yard. More