Whistle wearable technology for dogs lets owners monitor pet activity
Wearable technology is no longer just for people, as San Francisco agency New Deal Design has designed an activity-tracking device for canine companions. More
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Yulia Yadryshnikova bases capsule fashion collection on Luca Nichetto's sofa cover
Madrid fashion designer Yulia Yadryshnikova's latest capsule collection includes a dress that unfolds into a cover for designer Luca Nichetto's most recent sofa. More
March Studio adds thousands of timber planks to staircase of Canberra's Hotel Hotel
Lengths of reclaimed timber envelop the grand staircase that Melbourne office March Studio has created at the entrance to Hotel Hotel in Canberra, Australia (+ slideshow). More
J Mayer H designs Berlin shopping centre offering indoor skydiving and surfing
News: German studio J Mayer H has won a competition to design a shopping centre near Berlin's Alexanderplatz where shoppers will be able to indulge in skydiving or surfing. More
Simon Bush-King adds chipboard furniture and wall art to Superheroes' office
Hanging plant pots, custom-made wooden furniture and a mural featuring a llama and an ice cream complete this office and studio in Amsterdam by Simon Bush-King Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien complete sheltered ice skating rink in Brooklyn
Patterns referencing the footwork of figure skaters decorate the underside of a roof sheltering this ice rink in Brooklyn, New York, designed by American firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. More
Front revisits Gebrüder Thonet Vienna's roots to design bent-wood furniture
Milan 2014: Swedish design group Front has created a combined coat rack and bench, and two tables from bent wood for design brand Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. More
Michel Guthmann pairs grey brick with larch for Paris housing block
Boxy windows puncture grey brick walls at this Paris development by French architect Michel Guthmann, containing 57 social housing apartments, a hostel and a cinema (+ slideshow). More
Roll & Hill to exhibit brass lighting at New York design week
American lighting brand Roll & Hill will showcase brass lights that imitate the shapes of unfurling plants and musical instruments at an exhibition in New York that opens later this week. More
Italy unveils permanent Milan Expo pavilion that will "purify the atmosphere from smog"
Milan Expo 2015: Italy has become the latest nation to unveil proposals for the Milan Expo 2015, which include a pavilion with an air-cleaning facade designed by Roma studio Nemesi & Partners to resemble tree branches (+ slideshow). More
Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti shape marble vase with a hammer
Milan 2014: the final shape of this marble vase by Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti was revealed by smashing off edges with a hammer. More
MoMA Design Store presents Kickstarter-funded products at New York Design Week
New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store is showcasing a selection of products originally funded via crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, including a tiny slide projector and pen that draws in 3D, as part of the city's design week. More
Benjamin Hubert exposes timber frames in Prop furniture collection for Moroso
London designer Benjamin Hubert has designed a collection of furniture with exposed timber frames for Italian brand Moroso (+ slideshow). More
Floating City concept by AT Design Office features underwater roads and submarines
Cities that float on water could offer an alternative to destroying the earth's valuable countryside according to architecture studio AT Design Office, who has developed a concept for an ocean metropolis (+ slideshow). More
Libeskind trumps Adjaye in Canada's National Holocaust Monument contest
News: a design team featuring architect Daniel Libeskind and artist Edward Burtynsky has triumphed in a competition to design a National Holocaust Monument for Ottawa, Canada. More
Studioilse designs home for fictitious couple using Vitra and Artek furniture
The loft space at the VitraHaus showroom in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has been transformed into a fictitious home by London-based Studioilse using furniture by Vitra and Artek (+ slideshow). More
Summer house on stilts by Mats Fahlander nestles into the landscape of a Swedish fjord
A barrel-vaulted roof sits atop this family holiday home, completed by architect Mats Fahlander over the rocky terrain of a Swedish national park (+ slideshow). More
Studio WM aims to stimulate the senses with accessories collection
Milan 2014: Rotterdam-based Studio WM has designed a collection of accessories including a mirror that changes opacity and a set of scent diffusers (+ slideshow). More
Swollen concrete facades increase floor area inside Archium's Gilmosery office block
Perforated metal balconies project through the bowed concrete facades of this office building in Seoul, which were designed by local studio Archium to maximise floor space on the middle levels (+ slideshow). More
Klemens Schillinger casts concrete accessories to resemble "ancient architectural archetypes"
London designer Klemens Schillinger modelled these concrete tabletop accessories on the shapes of ancient Greek and Mayan architecture (+ slideshow). More