Aritco 4000 lift by Aritco
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish elevator manufacturer Aritco has created Aritco 4000, an ultra-compact lift that's designed to fit in almost any home. More
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Aritco HomeLift Access by Aritco
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish elevator manufacturer Aritco has released Aritco HomeLift Access, a practical lift for residences that lets inhabitants easily travel between floors. More
Aritco HomeLift by Aritco
Dezeen Showroom: a lit-up wall showcasing contemporary artwork is one of the features included in the Aritco HomeLift by Swedish elevator manufacturer Aritco. More
Hack Care is an IKEA-style catalogue of DIY adjustments for dementia-friendly homes
Lekker Architects and Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed an IKEA-inspired manual filled with tips and tricks on how to hack the Swedish company's products to better serve people living with dementia. More
Older's "playful" Wide Eye collection features inflatable chair and marble breasts
Milanese design studio Older has created a series of objects including marble wall-hangings shaped to look like breasts with pierced nipples, and an inflatable chair named after a Blade Runner character. More
Ouroboros Steak grow-your-own human meat kit is "technically" not cannibalism
A group of American scientists and designers have developed a concept for a grow-your-own steak kit using human cells and blood to question the ethics of the cultured meat industry. More
Elon Musk launches $250 Teslaquila following April Fools' Day joke
Electric-car brand Tesla has launched its own branded tequila, which comes inside a lightning-bolt-shaped bottle, after founder Elon Musk suggested the idea as a joke on 1 April 2018. More
Pagerie is the "first-ever luxury fashion house for pets"
American petwear brand Pagerie has released its debut collection Sahara, featuring a leather dog collar, leash and harness treated in the same tannery as Hermès's coveted Birkin bags. More
ANTI designs pocket-sized naloxone kit to prevent opioid overdose deaths
Norwegian multidisciplinary studio ANTI has designed Ventizolve – a portable naloxone product for emergency use that can temporarily reverse the effects of a lethal opioid overdose to provide time for medical attention. More
Reynaers Aluminium launches minimal MasterPatio sliding-window system
Dezeen promotion: Reynaers Aluminium, leading European provider of sustainable, architectural aluminium solutions, has developed the MasterPatio minimal sliding frame system that allows architects and designers to create dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows. More
Supublic's 1N9 Modern Cleaner tablets cut down on plastic waste
Seoul-based brand Supublic has developed a series of more sustainable cleaning supplies that save on single-use plastic by replacing liquid products with dissolvable tablets. More
WNDR Alpine replaces plastic with algae in off-piste skis
Utah startup WNDR Alpine has replaced the petroleum-based plastics usually used in skis with algae-based bioplastics that make them "more predictable, stable and durable". More
March Gut's socially distanced serving tray preserves the joy of eating out during the pandemic
Design studio March Gut has created a maple wood board for a hotel restaurant in the Austrian alps, which allows all dishes and cutlery to be served in one trip and while maintaining social distance. More
Ten designs that reimagine the humble toilet roll holder
More than 50 international designers, from Martino Gamper to Playlab, have shared their take on the toilet paper dispenser as part of an exhibition at Marta gallery in Los Angeles. Here, the curators pick their ten favourite pieces from the show. More
Studio Boir designs New Normal tableware for socially distant dining
Croatian studio Boir has designed a conceptual tableware collection for dining during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring a series of steel and stone objects that enable food sharing at a safe distance. More
Erez Nevi Pana designs banana-plant "cocoons" for humans to shelter from climate change
Vegan designer Erez Nevi Pana uses home-grown materials to create cocoon-like shelters for people living in an imaginary tropical version of Milan, which has an unfamiliar climate due to global warming. More
Poppy Lawman designs sculptural crumb brushes to be "enjoyed in and out of use"
Oak slats are steam-bent to form the undulating handles of the Bue Brushes, handmade by Norwegian designer Poppy Lawman to encourage a slower, more conscious way of living. More
Amen grows carbon-negative mycelium packaging to ship its candles
A range of candles by French brand Amen will be delivered in carbon-negative packaging made from mycelium and agricultural waste. More
Amazon launches autonomous flying security camera for the home
Amazon has debuted its Ring Always Home Cam, an autonomous drone-style camera that can fly around the home to record disturbances when the resident is away. More
Bloc side tables by Pauline Deltour for Established & Sons
Dezeen Showroom: Established & Sons is introducing its range of graphic Bloc tables created with French designer Pauline Deltour to evoke "a hyper-real, hand-drawn cube". More