Samuel Ross designs textured toilet that is "closer to a sculpture"
Designer Samuel Ross set out to subvert any idea of how a lavatory should look when creating his first toilet for bathroom brand Kohler, set to debut at Milan design week next month. More
Buildings "biggest lever" for improving global resource efficiency says UN report
The built environment is the fastest-growing consumer of materials in the world – but it also offers the most potential for improvement according to Julia Okatz, advisor on the UN's landmark Global Resource Outlook. More
Contemporary furniture meets beaux-arts interiors at Brussels gallery Objects with Narratives
Collectible design gallery Objects with Narratives has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar outpost inside a historic 1920s fur atelier in Brussels. More
"Visionary" car designer Marcello Gandini dies aged 85
Prolific Italian car designer Marcello Gandini, credited with creating the first-ever supercar, has passed away at age 85. More
Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More
Wet clay replaces upholstery in squishy daybed by Niveau Zéro Atelier
French studio Niveau Zéro Atelier has salvaged waste clay from construction sites around Paris and vacuum-sealed it to form the padding of a chaise lounge that was unveiled at the Collectible design fair in Brussels. More
Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets
Reaching up to two and a half metres in height, these cabinets on show at the Collect craft fair in London were created by Ivorian designer Jean Servais Somian to showcase the natural beauty of coconut wood. More
Collectible design fair announces New York edition for September 2024
European design fair Collectible is expanding into the US, with its debut overseas edition set to take place in New York City alongside The Armory Show in September. More
Ash & Plumb forms 14 objects from single lightning-struck oak
Careful stitches mend the cracks in these vessels that woodturning studio Ash & Plumb has created for London's Collect craft fair from an oak tree felled by lightning. More
"Surprising colour combinations" define Raw Color's IKEA collection
On the heels of a two-year research process, Dutch studio Raw Color has released an IKEA collection in which no item features less than two colours to explore how our perception of a hue can change based on its context. More
BIG unveils visual identity for Denmark's 3 Days of Design festival 2024
Danish architecture firm BIG has designed the 3D graphics that define the identity of this year's 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen under the slogan Dare to Dream. More
Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More
Eight living spaces that go heavy on metal furniture
Although more commonly associated with industrial applications, furnishings made of cool-toned steel, aluminium and chrome are infiltrating every room of the home. This lookbook rounds up eight living spaces that show how it's done. More
Brian Eno's light-up turntable changes colour in "complex and unpredictable" patterns
Ambient music pioneer Brian Eno is exhibiting an updated version of his illuminated record player composed of two eccentric Perspex circles at London's Paul Stolper Gallery. More
Fragments of Eiffel Tower adorn Paris 2024 Olympic medals
French jeweller Chaumet has unveiled the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals, inset with real pieces of the Eiffel Tower to give athletes an "unforgettable souvenir" of the games. More
Ganni makes BioFluff bags from "world's first plant-based fur"
Plastic-free, fake fur made from nettle, hemp and flax fibres envelops these special edition bags that Danish fashion brand Ganni has unveiled at Copenhagen Fashion Week. More
Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip into first human patient
Technology company Neuralink has implanted its brain-computer interface Telepathy in a human patient for the first time as part of a clinical trial, founder Elon Musk has announced. More
Five "fascinating objects" by Saltzman Prize-winner Attua Aparicio
London's Design Museum has named Attua Aparicio the winner of the 2024 Ralph Saltzman Prize for emerging designers. Here, the Spanish designer shares five projects that illustrate her material-led process. More
Dezeen video reveals Tesla's Cybertruck in action
As Tesla rolls out deliveries of its controversial Cybertruck, this Dezeen video shares a look inside the electric pickup and showcases some of its unique features, including the hexagonal steering wheel and retractable truck bed cover. More
Herman Miller unveils first rebrand in over two decades
New York design studio Order has created a nostalgic new brand identity for Herman Miller that harkens back to the mid-century modern heritage of the American design brand. More