The ripples and ridges of sand dunes and traditional textiles formed the basis for Note Design Studio's Weave tile collection.
More about Note Design creates bulging weave-effect tiles for Kaza Concrete
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win one of Canadiano's pour-over coffee makers, which are each crafted from a single block of wood. More about Competition: win a coffee maker crafted from a single block of wood
US media company Architizer's online database for architectural products has received new financial backing from industry names including Bjarke Ingels and J Mayer H. More about Architizer's product database gains investment from Bjarke Ingels, J Mayer H and more
Apple is targeting distracted motorists with a new feature that will automatically block incoming iPhone notifications while you drive. More about Apple iOS 11 will automatically lock down your phone while you're driving
Kids can mould working musical instruments and robots using Technology Will Save Us' new interactive learning kits based on conductive dough. More about Latest STEM learning kits for kids combine technology and play dough
Apple has revealed its voice-controlled HomePod speaker, a competitor to smart home devices Amazon Echo and Google Home. More about Apple unveils "breakthrough home speaker" to rival Amazon and Google
This carton-style backpack by Kingston University graduate Magdalena Huber is designed to help people at music festivals avoid long bar queues. More about Magdalena Huber's Pikpäk lets festival-goers drink straight from their backpack
Following on from the blue bag's recent viral moment, IKEA has released a short film celebrating the Frakta tote and its multitude of uses. More about IKEA releases film in ode to its beloved blue bag
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 about MIT researchers develop tattoo inks that could act as health trackers
Miracle material graphene – considered the strongest substance known to science – has been used to make eco-friendly paint by manufacturer Graphenstone. More about World's first graphene paint launches in the UK
This test-tube-like packaging was designed by New York-based Leadoff Studio to modernise the experience of cleaning your teeth with a stick. More about Leadoff Studio creates functional packaging for traditional teeth-cleaning twig
Researchers at MIT's Tangible Media Group have brought the ethos of flat-packing to food, creating pasta shapes that go from two-dimensional to three-dimensional when dunked in water. More about MIT researchers create flat-pack food that takes shape in water
A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More about Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition
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 about Affordable robot drawing arm brings computer sketches to life on paper
Brooklyn studio Good Thing and grooming brand Harry's have unveiled a collection of unusual shaving brushes, which include designs made from bobbly cast aluminium, towered stacks of magnets and a wobbly metal ball. More about 13 designers reimagine the shaving brush for Good Thing collection
Skateboards, Snapchat Spectacles, an early Gay Pride flag and a self-driving car sit side by side in a new Design Museum exhibition that explores how California has become the new centre of the design industry. More about "Designed in California" is the new "made in Italy" according to Design Museum exhibition
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a customisable kitchen island for Italian brand Boffi, which is fitted in apartments of the firm's 520 West 28th project nearing completion in New York's Chelsea. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' kitchen for New York condo building launched by Boffi
Polish studio Opus B has created a conceptual drink packaging designed to give consumers a chance to slow down. More about Anti-energy drink Slow comes enclosed in meditative hourglass packaging
Nestlé has lost a four-year battle to get the design of its KitKat chocolate bar recognised as a trade mark in the UK. More about KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
Dezeen has teamed up with Horizn Studios to offer our readers the chance to win one of six Model M Cabin Trollies – a suitcase with a built-in phone charger – in a colour of their choice. More about Competition: win a Smart Cabin Trolley designed by Horizn Studios