Forty years ago, Marc Newson designed what would become the most expensive work ever sold at auction by a living designer. In this interview, he reflects on affordability, collectible design and current projects, including Ferrari's first electric car. More about "Anything good is kind of costly" says Marc Newson
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BMW's first electric car in its 3 Series. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the best looking BMW for many, many years"
Designers need to work closely with child development experts when creating AI toys to ensure they help rather than hinder kids' psychological growth, the co-author of a pioneering study has told Dezeen. More about AI toys could stunt emotional development of young children, study warns
BMW has revealed the i3 – the first electric car in its popular 3 Series, offering the longest range of any EV on the European market. More about BMW launches electric version of iconic 3 Series
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria
Red Bull's GamePop magazine has developed a "first-of-its-kind" cover with a built-in display and controllers, allowing readers to play a game of Tetris on its paper surface. More about Paper-thin playable Tetris game forms cover of GamePop magazine
As an antidote to deepfake scams, design studios Modem and Retinaa have devised a concept for a ring that people can use to prove they are human and not an AI-generated clone. More about Quartz ring proves its wearer is human in the age of AI
A study by AI company Anthropic has found that much work done by architects and engineers could be done twice as quickly with large language models, but claims there has been little impact on jobs so far. More about Architects and engineers among professions most automatable by AI according to Anthropic
Italian design studio Pininfarina has channelled its expertise in sports cars into the design of its first phone, created with Chinese technology brand Infinix. More about Infinix debuts Pininfarina-designed Note 60 Ultra phone
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has brought foldability to handheld gaming with the Legion Go Fold Concept, shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. More about Lenovo Legion Go Fold Concept brings foldable screen to gaming
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled the Heirloom House project, a series of nine structural-concrete components that can be manually rearranged and that are intended to last for 1,000 years. More about MIT researchers design Heirloom House concrete components to last "1,000 years"
Chinese electronics company Honor has previewed a smartphone with an articulating robot arm at this week's Mobile World Congress. More about Honor's Robot Phone is a smartphone with an articulating arm
Designers should use AI's foibles as a chance to move away from the ruthlessly rational approach that has come to dominate software, writes Nick Foster. More about "Software designers must abandon their roles as the custodians of libraries, logic and grids"
British company Nothing has revealed the design of its latest phone, the (4a), including a new pink variation that the brand says nods to "tech that's expressive and optimistic". More about Nothing goes pink with reveal of new Phone (4a)
Despite last-minute setbacks, NASA hopes that the Orion spacecraft will soon take four people on the furthest journey in the history of humankind. In this interview, one of the vehicle's designers explains how it was made. More about "They'll be flying in our baby" says Artemis II spaceship's architect
Cathedral-like concrete halls, menacing bunkers and monumental sculptural buildings were among the settings designed by Quake players for a brutalist-informed collective gaming event. More about Quake Brutalist Jam lets gamers design their own playable concrete worlds
With climate change threatening ski towns around the world, recent design graduate Tanay Wadodkar has created a small-scale geoengineering intervention in the form of snow-generating stickers. More about Snow-generating stickers help fight climate change effects in ski resorts
British consumer technology brand Nothing has unveiled its second-ever store, a two-storey space in Bengaluru, India, that draws on factory assembly lines. More about Nothing's first India store echoes how nation will become "a design hub gradually"
"Calm technology" is all the rage but big tech companies are leveraging the concept to distract from the ways their business models cause us harm, writes Rima Sabina Aouf. More about "Big Tech is using design philosophy as a smokescreen"
Inspired by local microbreweries, London-based start-up Arda Biomaterials has made a plastic-free leather alternative by altering the protein structures in brewer's spent grain. More about Arda transforms beer waste into plastic-free faux leather