Alice Morby
Call for entries to YAC's Observatory Houses competition
Young Architects Competitions is inviting designers to submit proposals for a complex of observatory houses, located in the grounds of Italy's Roccascalegna castle. More
Minimalist Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible
Designers Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang have designed a mobile phone that intentionally lacks features, in hopes of encouraging users to disconnect from the internet. More
Christian Halleröd uses yellow accents for Axel Arigato Gallery in Stockholm
When designing this pop-up store for fashion brand Axel Arigato, Christian Halleröd brought colour to the minimal space through yellow-tinted windows and bright fur seats. More
Dezeen Bot List generates fake design discussions as "a comment on commenting"
A group of design graduates and coders have created a spoof version of Dezeen that uses artificial intelligence to write comments about projects. More
Bodo Sperlein's latest product for Loewe aims to "de-geezer the TV"
Aiming to make the television the focal point of a room, Bodo Sperlein devised a sculptural design based on art deco and Bauhaus styles. More
Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates"
Elon Musk has revealed a plan for easing city congestion that would see an underground network of tunnels transporting cars on high-speed skates travelling at 130 miles per hour. More
IKEA's blue bag has been reimagined as a $38 baseball hat
Following on from Balenciaga's recent take on the IKEA Frakta bag, Los Angeles fashion brands Pleasures and Chinatown Market have made a baseball hat from the 40p tote. More
Sigve Knutson creates textured 3D versions of his abstract sketches
For his Milan design week exhibition, Norwegian designer Sigve Knutson presented a series of textured objects inspired by the lines he uses in his drawings. More
Five highlights from the Ventura Lambrate district at Milan design week 2017
A supermarket filled with waste products and an overview of Norway's hottest young designers are among design reporter Alice Morby's pick of the best exhibitions at the Ventura Lambrate district during Milan design week last month. More
Gilbert font created in tribute to designer of Rainbow Flag
Following the death of Gilbert Baker – the designer of the universal symbol of gay pride, the Rainbow Flag – advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather has created a font that commemorates his achievements. More
Amazon's Echo Look is a personal robot stylist that helps you decide what to wear
Amazon has added to its family of connected-home products with the Echo Look, a camera that takes photos of outfits before rating them and giving a second opinion. More
Nike announces trainers with "drawbridge" heels as winner of Ease Challenge
A shoe with a flip-down heel has won Nike's inaugural Ease Challenge, which saw designers come up with footwear innovations for disabled athletes. More
Ceramica Rondine launches porcelain tiles designed to look like bricks
Dezeen promotion: The buildings of London, Bristol and New York inspired the latest collection by Italian tile company Ceramica Rondine, designed to look like different types of brickwork. More
IKEA responds to Balenciaga's take on blue tote with spot-the-difference guide
Following the news that Balenciaga has released its own take on the IKEA Frakta bag, the Swedish furniture giant has devised a guide to help customers differentiate the 40p tote from its £1,705 counterpart. More
Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's election as US president. More
UrbanAlps' 3D-printed Stealth Key is almost impossible to forge
Swiss company UrbanAlps has devised a method for 3D-printing keys to make them almost unforgeable, because their teeth are hidden from view. More
Vincent van Duysen's first Molteni&C flagship store opens in Milan
For his first flagship design since becoming its creative director, Vincent van Duysen has created a space for Molteni&C that feels like a "secluded home from home". More
10 sustainable designs that offer alternatives to everyday products
As the state of the environment becomes an ever-pressing issue, designers are developing eco-friendly alternatives to all sorts of products. To celebrate Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 examples, including a kitchen made from recycled bottles and a pollution-absorbing bikini. More
Electric flying taxi by Lilium successfully completes its first voyage
The "world's first" electric jet plane capable of taking off and landing vertically has successfully completed test flights in Germany. More
Minimalux launches collection of geometric jewellery
British brand Minimalux has unveiled a new collection of jewellery, made up of a collection of square and round pieces in brass and copper. More