Alice Morby
Industrial Facility designs plank-topped tables for Emeco
Milan 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a range of desks and tables for American furniture company Emeco based on canteen tables and park benches (+ movie). More
David Rockwell designs Valet furniture for Chinese brand Stellar Works
Milan 2016: American designer and architect David Rockwell has created a collection of furniture for Stellar Works, one of a host of Chinese brands due to exhibit during Milan design week (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's 10 trend predictions for Milan design week 2016
Milan 2016: with Milan design week just around the corner, the Dezeen team present their pick of the trends already emerging from the world's biggest and most important design fair. More
Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: the latest designer rocking horse comes from Stockholm studio Front, which has based its minimal design for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna on an old bent-wood chair from the furniture brand's archive. More
Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More
Flex tampon is designed to be worn during sex
San Francisco start-up The Flex Company has designed a tampon that allows women to experience "mess-free" sex during their periods. More
Paul Smith applies psychedelic colours to iconic cactus-shaped coat stand
Milan 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has created a new striped version of the cactus-shaped coat stand launched by Italian furniture brand Gufram in the 1970s. More
Pinch uses copper to create a new version of the Jesmonite Nim table
Milan 2016: London design studio Pinch has unveiled a limited edition of its Nim coffee table, which combines plaster and resin composite material Jesmonite with powdered copper. More
Lipton Plant adds indoor treehouse to Bath House nursery in Hackney
A tree-like structure connects each level of this children's nursery in east London, designed by Lipton Plant Architects to reference the fictional Swiss Family Robinson (+ slideshow). More
Baranova Pokorsky creates simple plant-filled interior for St Petersburg coffee shop
Russian architects Asya Baranova and Nikolay Pokorsky have transformed a Soviet-era furniture store in St Petersburg into a vegetarian cafe, featuring raw materials and an assortment of plants (+ slideshow). More
Build Inc Architects adds brass "veins" to Munich bar interior
A path of narrow brass lines leads visitors around the different areas of this restaurant in Munich, which is set inside an important Modernist building. More
Nendo designs leaning marble tables for Marsotto Edizioni
Milan 2016: these marble side tables by Japanese design studio Nendo look like they are leaning over. More
Seymourpowell unveils first-class cabin concept to turn aeroplane into "boutique hotel of the skies"
London product design firm Seymourpowell has revealed a concept for a commercial first-class aircraft cabin with private rooms that feature full-size beds (+ slideshow). More
Aniela Hoitink creates dress from mushroom mycelium
Dutch textile designer Aniela Hoitink has created a dress using disc-shaped pieces of mushroom mycelium, which she believes will "change the way we use textiles". More
Case-Real references snowy Japanese mountains with Aesop Sapporo store interior
Materials and colours used throughout the interior of this Aesop store in Sapporo, Japan, were designed by architecture studio Case-Real to mimic the surrounding landscape of snow-topped mountains (+ slideshow). More
Remote-controlled flying cyborg beetles could replace drones
A group of engineers and scientists has come up with a way to remotely control insects, which they believe could provide an "improved alternative to remote-controlled drones". More
Sebastian Herkner designs Plateau range of oval-shaped bathroom products
Milan 2016: rounded trays extend from the sides of these bathroom fixtures by German designer Sebastian Herkner for Italian brand Ex.t. More
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Lensvelt designs collection of intentionally boring office furniture
Milan 2016: Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt is producing a collection of "boring" office furniture intended to "restore the balance between work and play" in the workplace (+ movie). More
Inme stackable sex toy offers customisable sensations
Belarussian designer Constantin Bolimond has created a modular sex gadget made up of elements that differ in shape, texture and colour, and provide a variety of vibration, rotation and temperature settings (+ slideshow). More
Supersonic Boom aircraft will be the "fastest passenger plane ever"
A group of aviation experts has unveiled plans for a supersonic speed plane named Boom, which is being developed as a replacement for Concorde. More