Joy BC pays off university fees with hand-carved pendant of Lil Wayne
Royal College of Art student Joy Bonfield-Colombara has funded her way through art school by creating a hand-carved effigy of Lil Wayne in solid 18 carat gold with diamond tears, for the American rapper. More
10 office furniture designs that prove "the desk has had its day"
Offices furnished with rows of desks and swivel chairs are now a thing of the past, according to designers and brands exhibiting at this year's Orgatec furniture fair. Here are 10 new designs for today's more flexible workspaces. More
Kite offers eyewear that is 3D-printed to fit exact measurements of any face
London-based eyewear brand Kite has teamed up with Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer to launch a service that takes 3D scans of customers' faces, then uses them to produce perfectly fitting frames. More
Chengdu plans to launch artificial moon to replace its street lights
The Chinese city of Chengdu is planning to launch an illumination satellite disguised as an artificial moon within the next two years, as a replacement for its street lights. More
Dripping machine creates ceramics that marry technological precision with handmade details
Eindhoven-based Studio Joachim-Morineau has designed a manufacturing machine that replicates human error, to create ceramics with individual structures, patterns and textures. More
Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices
Panasonic's Future Life Factory is developing wearable blinkers, designed to limit your sense of sound and sight, and help you focus on what's directly in front of you. More
Beem's inaugural lighting collection features two graphic LED pendants
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has revealed the first two designs from new his lighting brand Beem, featuring curved, straight and spiralling lines. More
Iridescent turquoise bricks front Damien Hirst's new studio by Stiff + Trevillion
Iridescent blue bricks and an art-deco-style cornice form the exterior of Damien Hirst's new headquarters in London's Soho, designed by architecture studio Stiff + Trevillion. More
Plumen creates LED version of Design of the Year-winning 001 light bulb
Lighting brand Plumen has launched an LED light bulb that offers a more sustainable alternative to its 001 bulb, which was named the Design of the Year by London's Design Museum in 2011. More
David Shrigley's inflatable Swan-things collapse and spring to life in 12-minute cycles
British artist David Shrigley has filled a gallery in Stockholm's Spritmuseum with giant inflatable swans, which inflate and deflate in cycles of 12 minutes. More
Faye Toogood assembles moving-in box for design-conscious homebuyers
British designer Faye Toogood has teamed up with estate agency The Modern House to curate a moving-in box, with six objects designed for the modern homebuyer, including a keyring and an apron. More
Heer bench aims to tackle the stigma attached to breastfeeding in public
Prague-based design studio 52hours has created a breastfeeding bench for use in public spaces, to offer comfort and privacy to mothers when tending to their babies. More
Daan Roosegaarde's UFO-like light installation tracks pieces of space waste in real time
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a large-scale light performance that follows pieces of junk floating around in outer space, to mark the launch of an initiative to highlight the issue of space waste. More
Glithero creates lamp you switch on by toppling a row of dominoes
A simple switch is replaced by a line of dominoes in this unusual lamp by London design duo Glithero, meaning a chain reaction is required to turn it on. More
Nolii's wireless Rise lamp also functions as a charger and an alarm clock
Layer's first wireless tech product for new brand Nolii is a lamp that charges your phone and also functions as a "digital sunrise" alarm clock. More
Neri Oxman's swarm of Fiberbots autonomously build architectural structures
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT have created a swarm of robots designed to rapidly build high-strength tubular structures by winding fibreglass filament around themselves. More
Nendo makes lilypad table and decorative flowers from Sèvres porcelain
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a table from ceramic lotus leaves and a series of ornamental flowers made from cup handles for Parisian porcelain company Sèvres. More
Priestmangoode reveals its first full-scale prototype of hyperloop capsule
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has unveiled a prototype of a full-scale hyperloop passenger capsule designed by Priestmangoode, which has been built using the newly developed material Vibranium. More
Sketch gets virtual makeover with new interactive website by HATO
Graphic design studio HATO has created a new interactive website for London restaurant Sketch that invites guests to play with food, tiles and grass. More
Lorenzo Vitturi repurposes Established & Sons furniture for sculptural installation
East London-based artist Lorenzo Vitturi deconstructed products from the Established & Sons collection, and reassembled them into disjointed sculptures, for an installation at London Design Festival. More