Gunseli Yalcinkaya
Game of Thrones season eight "was as intense as you can imagine" says production designer
Creating the sets for the final season of fantasy epic Game of Thrones was a "logistical nightmare", says production designer Deborah Riley. More
Lego launches Braille Bricks for blind and partially sighted children
Lego has created a version of its building bricks printed with letters and numbers from the braille alphabet, so blind and partially sighted children can learn to read as they play. More
Stanley Kubrick showed "what the future might look like" says Deyan Sudjic
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic has paid tribute to Stanley Kubrick, as an exhibition exploring the life and work of the legendary film director opens at the museum today. More
Fict Studio uses marble offcuts to create Fragments furniture collection
Shards of discarded marble are combined with resin to form this angular furniture collection by South Korean office Fict Studio. More
BD Barcelona unveils late architect Alessandro Mendini's final design
BD Barcelona Design has released the final design created by the late architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, who passed away at age 87 earlier this year. More
Five designs for a sustainable death
To celebrate Earth Day, we're looking at ways you can be sustainable beyond the grave. We've picked out five eco-friendly designs for the deceased, including an egg-shaped burial pod and a cremation urn made of sewage water.
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Kelly Jazvac presents "beautiful and horrific" plastiglomerate lumps at Milan Triennale
Chunks of "plastiglomerate" found by Canadian artist Kelly Jazvac on a Hawaiian beach form part of this year's Milan Triennale exhibition, illustrating how the anthropocene era is leading to the formation of new man-made minerals. More
Evian to launch collapsible "bubble" to combat plastic waste
Evian will trial a collapsible water dispenser made of recycled plastic, which is as "thin and light as a bubble" in a bid to reduce its plastic packaging. More
Alvin Tjitrowirjo uses "heavily underrated" rattan to create colourful furniture
Indonesian designer Alvin Tjitrowirjo has created five new pieces of handmade furniture, designed to promote rattan as a high-quality material. More
Formafantasma and Dzek create collection of volcanic-ash-glazed tiles
Amsterdam-based duo Formafantasma and architectural materials brand Dzek collected volcanic ash from Mount Etna in Italy to glaze this "totally 1970s" collection of surface tiles. More
Superpoly creates whimsical furniture collection "tinged with sunshine"
French design studio Superpoly looked to the Mediterranean summertime to craft the Postcard collection of "sun-tinted" furniture and homeware for Copenhagen gallery Etage Projects. More
IKEA and Sonos unveil table lamp and bookshelf speakers
IKEA has collaborated with Sonos to create a pair of Symfonisk hybrid speakers that each double as a homeware item. More
Icelandic design studio makes bioplastic meat packaging from animal byproducts
Reykjavík design studio At10 has created a bioplastic meat packaging made out of the skin of the animal itself to reduce waste surrounding meat consumption. More
Malou Palmqvist's sculptures defy the "fundamental laws of nature"
Geometric shapes balance precariously atop misshapen forms in this abstract sculpture series by Swedish designer Malou Palmqvist. More
Flétta launches totemic table and lighting collection made of trophies
Icelandic design studio Flétta turns disused trophies into totemic tables and lighting, in an attempt to restore junked items to their former glory. More
Jorge Penadés creates extruded aluminium vases from reclaimed products
Madrid designer Jorge Penadés has repurposed extruded aluminium parts from old lamps and shelves to create a series of multicoloured vases for furniture brand BD Barcelona Design. More
Sushi Singularity makes a bespoke dinner based on your bodily fluids
Japanese conceptual design studio Open Meals has announced a restaurant concept that will use a customer's saliva, faeces and urine to create 3D-printed sushi tailored to their nutritional needs. More
Egg-shaped burial pod aims to "change our approach to death"
Designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel have created Capsula Mundi, an egg-shaped pod for the deceased that offers an alternative to traditional burial methods. More
Rikako Nagashima designs SCRAP_CMYK curtain collection for Kinnasand
Japanese designer Rikako Nagashima looked to ink stains on printer paper when creating this abstract curtain collection for Kinnasand that addresses the problem of waste. More
André Fu to release expansive homeware collection
Precious metals and fabrics such as cashmere and silk feature in a 150-piece lifestyle collection by Hong Kong architect André Fu, that will launch at Milan design week. More