Amazon adds wearables to voice-controlled Alexa collection
A ring, glasses and earbuds are among Amazon’s latest voice-controlled devices to offer "even more ways to add Alexa to your daily life". More
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Layer and Panasonic aim to enhance your wellbeing with collection of smart devices
Layer and Panasonic have designed a range of near-future product concepts, including a smart head massaging device and an AI-powered skin analysis that makes personalised, nutritious smoothies in response to the results. More
Fairphone 3 promises to be "real sustainable alternative" to regular smartphones
Dutch social enterprise Fairphone has released a new version of its "ethical" smartphone that is designed to be easily taken apart for repairs. More
Noori stove "breaks the limitations of a standard barbecue"
Brazilian brand Noori aims to transport users to a time when "cooking with fire was at the core of our rituals" with its multipurpose stove, which can be used as a barbecue, a pizza oven or a fire pit. More
Dexter and Byron Peart launch Goodee shop for "conscious consumers and impact-minded makers"
Montreal brothers Byron and Dexter Peart have launched a marketplace for products framed on "good people, good design and good impact". Here they choose five that represent this vision. More
Yujia Bian creates architecture soap for Oslo triennale
Researcher Yujia Bian has cast the word architecture into bars of soap that are being used at the Oslo Architecture Triennale to question the idea of creating pristine works of architecture. More
Flokk designs its most sustainable chair to date from recycled materials
Dezeen promotion: Furniture manufacturer Flokk, owner of the Swedish brand RH, has released its most sustainable task chair to date – the RH New Logic, which has been made from recycled aluminium, plastic and steel. More
Granby Workshop recycles waste sludge from clay industries to make earthen tableware
Liverpool-based Granby Workshop has made a series of tableware products from the industrial and post-consumer clay waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill. More
Marcel Wanders creates digitally printed leather hides for Bill Amberg
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has collaborated with specialist leather studio Bill Amberg to design hides digitally printed with close-up fractal patterns based on sacred geometry. More
Top five accessory designs revealed in Samsung and Dezeen's mobile design competition
Dezeen promotion: a stress-busting phone case, a huggable toy and a storage solution for wireless earbuds are among the finalists in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition accessories category, revealed today. More
Pinch's latest designs express a "restrained interpretation of luxury"
London design studio Pinch has launched six furniture and lighting pieces, from a dining table and stacking stool to a sofa and a four-poster bed, as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations. More
Eleven architectural cat shelters
A stack of milk cartons and metal pallets, a hollow concrete ball and a leggy wooden shelter are among the houses that Los Angeles architects and designers have created for cats. More
Buffy launches plant-based bedding coloured with natural dyes
New York bedding company Buffy has used natural dye made from a mix of plants, spices and fruits to colour its eucalyptus fabric sheets. More
Lixil expands "breathable" Ecocarat tile collection for 20th anniversary
Dezeen promotion: Japanese material and product manufacturer Lixil has announced the evolution of its Ecocarat tiles by Inax to celebrate the collection's 20th anniversary. More
Spaces should be better designed for people with disabilities, says Ross Atkin
Streets need to be designed to consider people with disabilities, says Emerging Design Medal winner Ross Atkin. Dezeen spoke to him about four of his best tech-led works for people whose environments are "letting them down". More
Six designs that protect your digital data
As technology and artificial intelligence become more integrated into our lives and homes designers have invented ways to avoid surveillance and keep data private. Dezeen assistant editor India Block picks out six of the most interesting. More
Ariostea designs tile collection inspired by iridescent onyx stones
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramic tile manufacturer Ariostea has released a collection of tiles that mimic the iridescent quality of precious onyx stones. More
Peter Saville designs Pornhub Awards to celebrate sexuality without being a cliche
British graphic designer Peter Saville has created a bright orange trophy based on the shape of sex hormones, for this year's Pornhub Awards. More
Apple unveils iPhone 11 Pro with "triple-camera system"
Apple has launched an iPhone with three different cameras for ultra-wide photos, along with its latest Apple Watch, enlarged iPad and a subscription service for Apple original movies. More
Carlo Ratti's orange squeezer serves juice in bioplastic cups made from the peel
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an orange juice bar that turns the waste fruit peel into 3D-printed bioplastic cups to drink the contents from, as an example of the circular economy in practice. More