Designers team up with Italian master artisans to create "craft design" objects
Designers including India Mahdavi, Nathalie du Pasquier and Ini Archibong have worked with Italian master artisans to create a range of unique objects, including totem-like vases and contemporary Venetian masks. More
Mindcraft exhibition explores experimental design and craft from Denmark
A framework of bright yellow poles and matching cushioned seating set the scene for the Mindcraft exhibition of Danish craft at this year's Milan design week. More
Dutch Invertuals explores material making in the Anthropocene era
Design collective Dutch Invertuals has teamed up with research studio Franklin Till to explore how man-made materials can be "mutated" and repurposed. More
CLS Architetti and Arup use a portable robot to 3D print a house in Milan
Engineering firm Arup and architecture studio CLS Architetti have used a portable robot to 3D print a concrete house, which is on show for Milan design week. More
Cecilie Manz hacks IKEA kitchen using steel and warm-toned wood
Cecilie Manz positioned pine slabs at 45-degree angles to match the cut-out door handles of this IKEA kitchen, customised for Danish brand Reform. More
Matthew McCormick's Mila lights are "a study of reductionism"
Canadian designer Matthew McCormick will present a collection of pendant lamps that feature pearl-like glass spheres balanced inside of oval metal frames during Milan design week. More
Classic Driade furniture designs reinterpreted for the moon by Studio Nucleo
Italian furniture brand Driade has worked with Studio Nucleo to transform some of its most iconic pieces into 3D-printed versions fit for future life on the moon. More
Simplehuman's subservient smart bin opens when you tell it to
Simplehuman is offering a more hygienic approach to throwing away rubbish, with this smart bin that opens automatically by voice command or when it senses you waving your hand. More
Uber acquires electric bike-sharing service Jump
Uber has acquired electric bike-sharing service Jump, in a bid to further expand the modes of transportation available to its users. More
Apple now operating on 100 per cent renewable energy
Renewable energy is now used to power all of Apple's retail stores, offices and data centres in 43 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. More
Magnetic plug builds on Apple's discontinued MagSafe design
A company in the US has invented a magnetic break-away plug based on the design of Apple's discontinued MagSafe power connectors. More
AI experts condemn development of "killer robots" in South Korea
More than 50 leading academics working in the field of robotics have called for a boycott of a South Korean university, over concerns about its partnership with a defence company to develop autonomous arms. More
Ini Archibong's debut collection for Sé explores delicacy and strength
Sculptural chairs and tables that combine chubby and slender forms feature in Ini Archibong's first furniture collection for London-based brand Sé. More
Maruni unveils latest collaborations with Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison
Maruni will launch two "comfortable" wooden chairs by designers Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison at this year's Salone del Mobile furniture fair, taking place in Milan later this month. More
Simon Legald's Herit chair for Normann Copenhagen is "draped in nostalgia"
Simon Legald used oak and plastic when creating this chair for Normann Copenhagen, which seeks to combine mid-century and contemporary Danish design in its form. More
Samuel Wilkinson to debut new LED lighting brand at Milan design week
British designer Samuel Wilkinson will launch two new LED lamps at Milan design week as part of his new lighting brand, Beem. More
Benjamin Hubert designs flexible shelving made from Kvadrat's recycled textile material
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has teamed up with Kvadrat's recycled textile brand Really to create a flexible shelving system that doubles as an acoustic wall panel, which will launch during this year's Milan design week. More
Spacemakers engages young Londoners in furniture design
London agency Spacemakers has brought together design studio Silo and a group of young people to create a range of public seating. More
Superfried creates branding for Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Branding design studio Superfried has created the visual identity for two animal-preservation projects founded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. More
IKEA supports marginalised women in India with handmade homeware collection
Banana-fibre baskets and handwoven textiles feature in IKEA's seventh Innehållsrik collection, made in collaboration with small-scale producers in India. More