Nendo twists traditional details to enliven simple white shirts
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of shirts with integrated accessories for men and a range fastened with cufflinks for women. More
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Patrick Parrish Gallery presents gridded furniture and matching clothing at Design Miami 2014
Design Miami 2014: wire-mesh furniture was shown against a gridded backdrop by assistants dressed in matching garments during this year's Design Miami fair (+ slideshow). More
MoMA acquires "4D-printed" dress
News: New York's MoMA has acquired a "4D-printed" dress that automatically changes shape, and the technology used to create it, a month after the museum added five DIY electronics products to its permanent collection. More
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Blond and Bieber's dyes made from algae "don't harm nature at all"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this movie filmed at Dutch Design Week, Essi Johanna Glomb and Rasa Weber of Berlin studio Blond and Bieber explain how algae can be used to create completely non-toxic textile dyes. More
Marina Stanimirovic launches jewellery made from Corian and gold
Royal College of Art graduate Marina Stanimirovic has paired gold with Corian to create this collection of geometric wearable objects. More
Aposematic Jacket is covered in cameras to ward off attackers
This jacket by Seoul design studio Shinseungback Kimyonghun is covered with camera lenses that can record assailants and broadcast the images on the internet (+ movie). More
Vík Prjónsdóttir launches latest wing-shaped blankets made from Icelandic wool
Design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir has launched two Icelandic wool blankets shaped to look like the wings of a swan and an eider duck as part of a range of avian-influenced covers. More
Zaha Hadid's gold bracelet is embedded with 1,048 diamonds
News: architect Zaha Hadid has designed an 18-carat white gold cuff for Lebanese jewellery house Aziz and Walid Mouzannar. More
Pangenerator creates jewellery with projected light
Warsaw collective Pangenerator has designed a digital necklace formed using light patterns that are projected onto the wearer's body via their phone (+ movie). More
Issey Miyake's focus is "being innovative with technology" says head of womenswear
Interview: technological innovation is driving increasingly experimental fashion design at Issey Miyake according to the Japanese brand's womenswear creative director, who has developed a new technique for folding fabric into origami-like patterns (+ movie). More
"Design and architecture has been a key influence" says COS managing director
Interview: fashion brand COS is heavily influenced by architecture and design, says managing director Marie Honda, who tells Dezeen how the company built a global business with 104 stores in 25 countries without using conventional advertising or catwalk shows (+ slideshow). More
Anne van Galen designs fashion accessories for a "world with endless rainfall"
Dutch Design Week 2014: graduate designer Anne van Galen has created this series of protective headgear and accessories for inhabitants of a fictional world caught in a constant torrential downpour. More
Marlies Schets' reflective fabrics turn everyday accessories into cycling safety gear
Dutch Design Week 2014: retro-reflective thread is woven into a range of fabrics by Marlies Schets to create a line of accessories that reflect light at night, turning them into cycling safety garments. More
Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets
These prickly looking shoes and accessories by Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel were formed using magnets and worn during Iris van Herpen's latest catwalk show (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid "pretty much chose herself" to design Women Fashion Power exhibition
"There was no discussion" over the choice of architect Zaha Hadid to design the new exhibition at London's Design Museum about how women in positions of power use fashion, according to its curators (+ slideshow). More
Interacket by Drap og Design is a jacket that changes colour like a chameleon
This jacket by Oslo studio Drap og Design illuminates to imitate the colours of whatever the wearer is touching (+ movie). More
Modebelofte 2014 exhibition showcases "innovative" graduate fashion
Dutch Design Week 2014: experimental garments designed by this year's crop of fashion graduates from around Europe are brought together at this exhibition in an Eindhoven nightclub (+ slideshow). More
Martijn van Strien launches experimental fashion label with laser-cut garments
Dutch Design Week 2014: Rotterdam designer Martijn van Strien has launched his own fashion brand with a collection of unisex garments that are laser cut into shapes based on architectural structures. More
Piet Hein Eek's first eyewear range debuts at Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week 2014: Eindhoven designer Piet Hein Eek has created a line of spectacles and sunglasses with frames made from two strips of titanium for Amsterdam brand More Eyewear. More
Will.i.am launches Puls smart "cuff" with special editions by Zaha Hadid
News: the Puls smartwatch by music producer Will.i.am is due to go on sale in the USA and UK later this year, featuring special edition designs created by architect Zaha Hadid. More