Virgil Abloh and Craig Green among designers of IKEA collection of statement rugs
IKEA has revealed a collection of statement rugs designed by a group of contemporary artists, including fashion designer Virgil Abloh and London-based designer Craig Green. More
Daniel Quasar redesigns LGBT Rainbow Flag to be more inclusive
Graphic designer Daniel Quasar has added a five-coloured chevron to the LGBT Rainbow Flag to place a greater emphasis on "inclusion and progression". More
HOH Architecten combines two 17th-century townhouses to create Institute for Advanced Study
HOH Architecten has connected two 17th-century Dutch canal houses that were "separated at birth" to create a new facility for the University of Amsterdam. More
IKEA debuts micro-living products that take their cues from space travel
IKEA has previewed a collection of space-saving furniture and homeware inspired by life in space, to cater to customers living in micro homes. More
Virgil Abloh adds giant receipt rug to upcoming IKEA collection
IKEA has revealed another new product in its hotly anticipated range with fashion designer Virgil Abloh, a rug that looks like a huge shopping receipt. More
Kanye West unveils Takashi Murakami-designed album art for Kids See Ghosts
Kanye West and Kid Cudi have unveiled album artwork designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for their upcoming collaboration Kids See Ghosts. More
Apple's iOS 12 software update aims to help minimise screen time
Apple's latest software update, iOS 12, features tools to help users control the amount of time spent on devices, as well as new personalised 3D emojis and augmented reality effects. More
Layer launches "unhackable" wallet for storing cryptocurrency
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has launched Trove, a digital wallet and app system that allow you to store your cryptocurrency without fear of loss or theft. More
Nendo designs steel furniture to look like watercolour-painted paper
Japanese studio Nendo has designed an 18-piece metal furniture collection to mimic the bleeding effect of watercolour paint on paper surfaces. More
Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin mark Royal Academy's 250th anniversary with stamp designs
Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Yinka Shonibare are among six artists commissioned by Royal Mail to create bespoke stamps to celebrate 250 years since the Royal Academy was founded. More
Tobias Trübenbacher creates furniture from pig bladders and cow intestines
Industrial design student Tobias Trübenbacher has used pig bladders and cow intestines to create furniture, in a bid to discover the "inner values" of animal offal. More
MIT engineers replace chefs with machines at "world's first" robotic kitchen
Four engineers from MIT have opened a fast-food restaurant in Boston that uses mechanical woks to autonomously prepare meals in under three minutes. More
Six installations worth seeing at Clerkenwell Design Week 2018
With Clerkenwell Design Week kicking off tomorrow, Dezeen's Natashah Hitti picks out six of the best installations to see, including a pop-up street of pink townhouses and a pavilion made from layers of interwoven string. More
Adidas reveals Manchester United kit made from ocean plastic
Adidas has continued its collaboration with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans by creating a Manchester United Football Club kit from recycled ocean plastic. More
Designworks creates interior for Dubai Hyperloop passenger capsule
BMW-owned creative company Designworks has designed a "human-centric" interior for the Virgin Hyperloop One capsule to be used on the Dubai system. More
Benjamin Hubert's modular furniture introduces new method of bonding textiles
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has launched a new furniture collection for Moroso, which introduces a new way of bonding upholstery textiles together. More
Hiroto Yoshizoe's mirrored mobile 1.625m/s2 reflects light from a single bulb
The relationship between the sun and the moon is referenced in this mirrored mobile by Japanese designer Hiroto Yoshizoe, which reflects the light of one simple bulb. More
Azzedine Alaïa's Design Museum exhibition teams garments with custom-made screens
The most significant works of the late couturier Azzedine Alaïa are displayed against backdrops created by designers including the Bouroullec brothers and Marc Newson for an exhibition at London's Design Museum. More
Uber reveals new drone-like prototype to create aerial taxi service by 2023
Uber has unveiled its latest "flying car" concept, which looks more like a giant drone than the helicopter-like concept it first developed with NASA last year. More
Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage set
U2's creative director Willie Williams created a giant avatar version of Bono using augmented reality, which appeared on a stage designed by Es Devlin for the band's latest tour. More