Maptic is a wearable navigation system for visually impaired people
Brunel University graduate Emilios Farrington-Arnas has designed a collection of wearable devices that vibrate to guide visually impaired wearers to a destination. More
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Grace Quah's Bartlett graduation project is a feminist film featuring homes that perform domestic chores
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Grace Quah has produced a feminist film featuring a conceptual housing estate where appliances become the architecture, reducing the amount of unpaid domestic labour women are required to carry out. More
Tamar Canfi designs frames that "exaggerate and celebrate" thick lenses
Shenkar College graduate Tamar Canfi has designed a collection of purposefully unusual eyewear that emphasises rather than hides high-prescription lenses. More
Pocket-sized Ally device tests for food allergens in restaurant meals
Brunel University graduate Imogen Adams has created a portable allergen tester designed to put people with food intolerances at ease during meals out. More
Balloons replace nails and screws for Inflate collection of children's furniture
Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. More
Bartlett student Damien Assini suggests replacing HS2 railway with zero-carbon towns
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Damien Assini has proposed that the UK government reallocates funds from the proposed HS2 railway, and instead creates a natural landscape incorporating carbon-free modular housing and a green economy. More
Feel optimistic about the future with our updated graduate design Pinterest board
With a fresh crop of architecture and design graduates exhibiting their projects over recent weeks, we've updated our dedicated Pinterest board – adding a robot created to frustrate its owner and a construction system for low-cost housing based on I-beams. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
The Cass students design nipple- and headscarf-shaped pasta for Carluccio's
Furniture and product design students from The Cass have created pasta inspired by nipples, pocket squares and rose petals for restaurant chain Carluccio's. More
Nixie Girl designed to make menstrual cup more accessible for teenagers
Northumbria University graduate Ailsa Inglis has created a menstrual cup aimed specifically at young girls, with the aim of normalising alternative period products. More
Scroll ring by RCA graduate Nat Martin lets users easily interact with augmented reality
One ring rules an entire augmented-reality interface in this project by Royal College of Art graduate Nat Martin. More
Bartlett student Freja Bao designs pilgrimage destination "to rebrand China"
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Freja Bao has devised a masterplan for a new Chinese cultural capital that could help to change the country's political image. More
Future Sleep kit discourages people from looking at their phones before bed
Design graduate Lena Saleh has created a set of objects for people to look at before they go to sleep instead of their smartphones. More
Stratum desk mat warms or cools workers to their personal preference
Loughborough University graduate Tony Elkington has designed a desk accessory that warms or cools individual workers to avoid intra-office wars over the thermostat. More
Bartlett graduate Julia Baltsavia designs construction system for modular housing based on I-beams
A library of parts could be used to create personalised self-build apartments, with this construction system designed by Bartlett graduate Julia Baltsavia as a solution to London's housing crisis. More
Taihi bin turns kitchen waste into plant food using Japanese fermentation method
Loughborough University graduate Benjamin Cullis Watson has designed a smell-free rubbish bin that can quickly compost waste from the kitchen. More
RCA graduate proposes low-cost cantilevered homes to combat housing crisis
This captioned movie explores a proposal by RCA graduate Llywelyn James to tackle London's housing crisis by building 100-metre-long cantilevered structures on the city's undeveloped brownfield sites. More one-minute movies ›
Kasey Hou aims to reduce electrical waste with flat-pack repairable toaster
In response to increasing electrical waste, design graduate Kasey Hou has developed a flat-pack toaster that can be easily repaired if it breaks down. More
Bondage details feature on Boudoir Fétiche furniture by ECAL graduate Savvas Laz
The tassels and straps of spanking tools and fetish wear inspired this mirror and valet stand, designed by ECAL graduate Savvas Laz. More
Graduate Xiang Guan designs furniture that only works when a human is present
The objects in this furniture collection by Central Saint Martins graduate Xiang Guan can only function when they come into contact with a person. More
Drop by Drop is a plant-based water filter that works as a mini Amazon
Royal College of Art graduate Pratik Ghosh has designed a home filtration system that's powered by herbs and purifies waste water from the kitchen. More