Products
Products
Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK. More
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Design
Design
Five Oscar-nominated films with standout production design
To celebrate The 91st Academy Awards, we've chosen five of our favourite set designs from this year's nominees, from the afrofuturist cityscapes of Black Panther's Wakanda to the meticulous detail of Roma. More
Interview
Interview
Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial to tackle climate change "emergency"
There has never been a more critical time for design exhibitions focused on climate change, says Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann, ahead of the museum's Nature triennial that will show "how designers can save the planet". More
Architecture
Architecture
Ten designs worth knowing by the late Alessandro Mendini
Following the death of influential Italian architect, designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini this week, here's a look at 10 projects completed across his 60-year career, from the seminal Proust chair to a chequered bus stop. More
Products
Products
Kengo Kuma designs packaging for hotel brand Aman's skincare range
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed natural-looking packaging for the first skincare range from luxury hotel brand Aman. More
News
News
Rossana Orlandi launches Ro Plastic Prize for reusing, recycling and reinventing plastic
Dezeen is partnering with Rossana Orlandi to challenge designers to develop new ways of recycling and reusing plastic with the Ro Plastic Prize. More
Interview
Interview
Alessandro Mendini discusses end of ideology in design in exclusive audio interview from 2015
Alessandro Mendini, the Italian designer, theorist and editor who passed away this week, speaks to Dezeen about how design magazines have lost their critical edge in this interview recorded in 2015. More
Interview
Interview
"We don't have the power to stop our extinction" says Paola Antonelli
Humans will inevitably become extinct due to environmental breakdown, but we have the power to design ourselves a "beautiful ending", says Paola Antonelli, who will next week open a major exhibition in Milan called Broken Nature. More
Fashion
Fashion
Pierpaolo Piccioli designs puffer evening dresses for Moncler
Moncler has unveiled a collection of padded full-length evening dresses by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli at Milan Fashion Week. More
Products
Products
Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects
Four designers from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College have developed a series of machines that turn seafood waste into a biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic. More
Products
Products
Studio Drift deconstructs everyday objects for Materialism series at Frieze LA
Amsterdam-based Studio Drift "de-produced" a bicycle and a pencil into the chunks of the materials used to make them for an exhibit at the inaugural Frieze Art Fair in Los Angeles. More
Fashion
Fashion
Burberry apologises for "insensitive" noose hoodie in latest misstep by fashion brands
Burberry has apologised for a hoodie with a cord that looked like a noose, which was worn by a model during London Fashion Week. More
Design
Design
The Future of Money Award invites designers to plot a future financial crime
Designers are being invited to design the perfect financial crime of the future, for an annual award that encourages the development of links between the financial and creative industries. More
Lighting
Lighting
Teresa van Dongen's Electric Life installation uses living bacteria to generate electricity
Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has developed a sustainable light source from living organisms that require regular nourishment in return for electricity. More
Video
Video
Watch footage of Universal Everything's immersive VR experience
This captioned video shows a virtual reality experience created by Universal Everything, where a 5,000-strong crowd of simulated humans surges and swarms in response to the user's movements. More
News
News
IKEA to begin renting furniture as part of wider sustainable push
IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. More
Installations
Installations
Iker Gil and Luftwerk emblazon Barcelona Pavilion with laser grid
Luftwerk and designer Iker Gil have projected a grid of red lasers onto Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion to create the Geometry of Light installation. More
Products
Products
Blond designs hygienic Borrn baby bottle that adapts as the child grows
London-based creative studio Blond has designed a baby bottle with a fully silicone interior that it claims makes it one of the most hygienic bottles on the market. More
Furniture
Furniture
Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte debuts anthropomorphic steel furniture
Belgian designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a collection of long-legged steel furniture that he has imagined as a family of strange creatures. More
Installations
Installations
California's Desert X returns with colourful and provocative installations
Installations set against the arid landscape of California's Coachella Valley for the Desert X biennial art festival include a huge orange block and a rainbow-like arch. More