"Design can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny"
Women sick of feeling unsafe in their cities may need to consider disruption as a means of effecting change, writes Helen Parton. More
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"I have fought all my life against macho products" says Philippe Starck
The next generation of designers will need to account for a crisis of sexuality and should aim for an asexual design language, French designer Philippe Starck tells Dezeen in this interview. More
"Many cities do not work for women"
This International Women's Day, Arup's Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. More
Domhnall Nolan designs modular sex furniture for "any kind of person"
Irish designer Domhnall Nolan has created the Play Pieces range of modular sex furniture that takes cues from retro gym equipment and aims to be gender-inclusive. More
The Fabricant and Toni Maticevski design unisex "digi-couture" garment informed by sea urchins
Digital fashion house The Fabricant and designer Toni Maticevski have created the Animator Overcoat, a piece of unisex virtual haute couture that is decorated with claw-like spikes. More
Urbanella is a rainproof cape that packs away into a handy bag
This raincoat by design practice Studio Mesh comprises a zip-up, hooded cape made from recycled materials to offer a more sustainable alternative to umbrellas. More
Kön designs gender-neutral underwear made from cellulose fibres
Swedish label Kön has produced a range of gender-neutral underwear to demonstrate that products "don't have to be categorised" as just for men or women. More
Say No Mo is a gender-neutral beauty salon and cocktail bar in Kyiv
Concrete surfaces and gold accents define Say No Mo, a salon-cum-cocktail bar in Kyiv that Balbek Bureau has designed to avoid gender stereotypes. More
Wild Flower launches gender-neutral sex toy Enby for "all of life's transitions"
The first sex toy created by retailer Wild Flower is a genderless object meant to suit a variety of bodies. More
Q is the world's first gender-neutral voice technology
Creative agency Virtue has partnered with Copenhagen Pride to develop the world's first genderless voice, which aims to eradicate bias in technology. More
Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces
Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. More
Hannah Rozenberg develops online tool for designing architecture without gender bias
Royal College of Art graduate Hannah Rozenberg has developed a digital tool that calculates the underlying gender bias in English architectural terms, to help create more gender-neutral environments. More
Maude offers alternative to "outdated and gendered" sex products
Start-up company Maude has created a range of gender-neutral sex products with a minimalist design, offering an alternative to those currently on the market. More
Faye Toogood designs gender-neutral retail spaces for London's Selfridges
London department store Selfridges has opened concept retail spaces free from gender directives, created by designer Faye Toogood (+ slideshow). More
Shed create gender-neutral toy department at Harrods
Dezeen Wire: this week Harrods opened the doors to its first gender-neutral toy department, designed by London and Singapore-based interior architects Shed. More