Burnt and shorn Dryland rug captures consequences of drought in the Netherlands
Design graduate Liselot Cobelens has presented a rug at Dutch Design Week that visualises real-world data on how climate change-induced droughts are damaging local landscapes. More
Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More
Solar Metal Smelter uses giant magnifying glass to melt metal
As part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that focuses the sun's heat to melt metal more sustainably. More
Microsoft's open-source design for Pride flag incorporates 40 communities
Microsoft has created a kaleidoscopic new version of the Pride flag that represents 40 different LGBTQIA+ communities and can evolve to include even more. More
Mattel Creations releases He-Man action figure by Virgil Abloh
The late designer Virgil Abloh has left his mark on the Masters of the Universe media franchise, creating a collection of figurines including He-Man and Skeletor in monochromatic shades of nude for Mattel Creations. More
Rolls-Royce unveils its first fully electric car Spectre
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its first all-electric car, the Spectre coupe, as the luxury brand promises to go fully electric by 2030. More
AAU Anastas creates new perspectives in historic Bethlehem building
Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has completed the first phase of a restoration of a historic stone building in Bethlehem that emphasises the beauty of its "hosh", the central courtyard in Arabic architecture. More
Seratech carbon-neutral concrete wins Obel Award 2022
British company Seratech has won the architecture-focused Obel Award with its prototype carbon-neutral concrete, which it says is low-cost and easy to scale. More
Ten experimental designs that tackle the food challenges of the Anthropocene era
Zane Cerpina and Stahl Stenslie's have collected experimental food designs, including whisky made from urine and cows that harness energy, for their Anthropocene Cookbook. The authors chose 10 of their favourites for Dezeen. More
Font adaptive cutlery collection combines aesthetics and accessibility
Australian studio Hop Design has used 3D printing to create a cutlery set called Font that can be tailored to people with different disabilities while maintaining a strong and cohesive aesthetic. More
NASA space mission to demonstrate "very high velocity" solar-sail technology
The sun will power a key part of NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission via a solar sail developed by Alabama company NeXolve to fly a craft into deep space without needing fuel. More
Solar Protocol network explores the potential of a solar-powered internet
Internet traffic is controlled by the "logic of the sun" in Solar Protocol, a solar-powered network whose creators argue for digital design within planetary limits. More
OlssønBarbieri plays with Bordeaux wine rules in Château Picoron rebrand
To reflect the restrictive winemaking regulations in the French region of Bordeaux, Norwegian studio OlssønBarbieri set itself constraints when coming up with a playful brand identity and packaging design for the winery Château Picoron. More
Ubiquitous Energy aims to make transparent solar windows a global standard
US company Ubiquitous Energy has invented a thin coating that turns windows into transparent solar panels, providing other ways to harvest renewable energy in buildings beyond rooftop panels. More
Motive Inc bases signage for Japanese rail company on train tracks
Japanese studio Motive Inc has created a highly tailored wayfinding design for the training institute of railway maintenance company Totetsu Kogyo, using stylised floor markings to guide visitors through the building. More
Sandi toilet uses conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste
Solid waste is "flushed" away with a conveyer belt in the Sandi toilet, invented by recent Brunel University graduate Archie Read for the hundreds of millions of people who are currently living without safe sanitation. More
University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More
X Shore launches "more affordable" electric boat to rival fossil-fuel vessels
Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has launched its latest model X Shore 1, which was designed to be lighter and less expensive that its predecessors in a bid to bring electric boating to a larger audience. More
Typotheque typography project aims to protect Indigenous languages from "digital extinction"
Type foundry Typotheque has created a series of new typefaces and proposed changes to the way that digital characters are encoded to make it easier for Canadian Indigenous communities to write digitally in their own languages. More
Liverpool's rising sea levels captured in Merseyside Totemy sculptures
The impact of climate change on the UK city of Liverpool is visualised in these three towering sculptures by Polish artist Alicja Biała, whose work gives physical form to environmental data. More