Calico Wallpaper uses salt to pattern chocolate packaging for Mast Brothers
New York 2016: Brooklyn company Calico Wallpaper has used the salts in Mast Brothers' new chocolate range to create marbled packaging for the bars (+ slideshow). More
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Mirrors and white walls draw light through House in Okazaki by Kazuki Moroe Architects
This house in Japan features bright white walls and mirrored surfaces inside and out to make the most of the surrounding greenery and natural light (+ slideshow). More
MIT researchers create 3D-printed fur, opening up "a new design space"
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method for 3D printing artificial hair, allowing them to print everything from paintbrushes to fake fur (+ movie). More
Thomas Schnur's wire Grid functions as a storage system
Milan 2016: German designer Thomas Schnur has designed a gridded storage system than can be used to display plants, hang up clothes, or as a framework for shelves (+ slideshow). More
Joe Doucet launches Othr brand for 3D-printed home accessories
New York 2016: the latest designer to set up their own brand is Joe Doucet, who has launched a range of 3D-printed products by names including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Sebastian Bergne and Philippe Malouin. More
Max Lamb creates range of tableware from black basalt
Each of the pieces in this basalt tableware range by British designer Max Lamb has been cast from a hand-carved mould. More
Call for entries to YAC's Green Academy competition 2016
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit concepts to transform an abandoned paper factory in Bologna, Italy, into a high school and a business incubator for start-ups (+ slideshow). More
London's AA School taps into robotic construction trend by launching specialist course
London's Architectural Association has released a film showing its first major foray into robotic construction, and has revealed it will this year launch a new course focussed on digital fabrication (+ movie). More
Bird-watching pavilions by Plant Architect are made from perforated plates of weathering steel
Plant Architect has used weathering steel to create a series of wing-like structures for bird watchers in a Toronto park, which are punctured with both patterns and information about local species (+ slideshow). More
Martino Gamper creates drum kits for Nike with Flyknit skins
Milan 2016: designer Martino Gamper explains how he repurposed the Flyknit material Nike uses in its shoes to create drum skins in our next movie from the sports brand's The Nature of Motion exhibition in Milan. More
Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform creates mobile workshops for world's largest e-waste dump
A team of architects have launched an initiative to build a network of "makerspace" structures at Agbogbloshie, Ghana – the world's largest dumping site for electronic waste (photos by Julien Lanoo + slideshow). More
GamFratesi designs bent-wood Waltz coat hanger for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: Gebrüder Thonet Vienna's trademark steam-bent wood features in this modular wall hanging designed by Danish design duo GamFratesi and based on the movements of dancers. More
BAAQ completes seaside house in Mexico with an elevated pool and a thatched roof
Set back from the beach behind a row of houses, this Mexican villa by architect BAAQ has terraces and a swimming pool raised up so residents can relax outdoors with a view of the ocean (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More