Apple keeps it simple with new "monster" Mac Pro
Apple has unveiled the new Mac Pro, its most powerful desktop computer to date, contained in a simple aluminium-covered box. More
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Seven rising talents spotted at NYCxDesign 2019
With New York's 12-day-long festival NYCxDesign now over, US editor Eleanor Gibson picks out the emerging American designers and studios that stood out. More
Shahar Livne makes bio-leather shoes from slaughterhouse waste
Israeli designer Shahar Livne has designed a pair of sneakers with alternative leather inserts made from the wasted fat, bones and blood of animals. More
Everlane designs leather Tread trainers to be "world's most sustainable sneakers"
American fashion brand Everlane has launched sneakers made from leather, recycled rubber and plastic bottles that it claims are completely carbon neutral. More
Philip Nitschke's 3D-printed "death pod" lets users die at the press of a button
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has created a 3D-printed suicide machine that allows users to administer their own death in a matter of minutes. More
Joe Doucet's Sotera motorcycle helmet uses coloured lights to prevent accidents
New York designer Joe Doucet has created a motorcycle helmet with built-in lights that flash red when the driver slows down or brakes. More
Virgil Abloh presents sinking furniture at Carpenters Workshop Gallery show in Venice
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh addresses the issue of rising sea-levels in an installation of sinking furniture on show during this year's Venice Art Biennale. More
CES restores Lora DiCarlo's sex toy award after sexism outcry
The Consumer Electronics Show has returned the Innovations award it rescinded from female-led sex toy company Lora DiCarlo earlier this year, following accusations of gender bias in the tech industry. More
Algorithmic Lace bra designed for style and comfort post-mastectomy
Designer Lisa Marks has combined traditional handicrafts with technology to create a unique bra especially for people who have had mastectomy surgery. More
Butler Lindgård creates Tits N Ass textiles as "a bit of feminist fun"
Swedish design duo Butler Lindgård has created textiles based on the female body, including carpets adorned with breasts and fabrics that look blood-stained. More
Doconomy launches credit card with a carbon-emission spending limit
Swedish fintech company Doconomy has launched a credit card that tracks the carbon dioxide emissions of purchases, and caps the climate impact of users' spending. More
Basse Stittgen gives discarded eggs new life as bioplastic tableware
German designer Basse Stittgen aims to address the issue of global food waste and overconsumption with a series of tableware objects made solely from out-of-date eggs. More
"Recycling ultimately legitimates consumption" says Marcel Wanders as he exhibits his used plastic bottle
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has exhibited a plastic water bottle he used for three months at an exhibition promoting recycled plastic objects in Milan. More
Fakro windows bring light into revamped 1920s office building in Poland
Dezeen promotion: windows by manufacturer Fakro dot the roof of this bright white office building in southern Poland, filling its interiors with natural light. More
London Marathon offers edible seaweed drinks capsules as alternative to plastic bottles
Over 30,000 edible drinks capsules made from seaweed were handed out to runners at the London Marathon yesterday, in a bid to reduce plastic waste. More
Contraceptive jewellery offers alternative method of birth control
Contraceptives and other drugs could be administered through an earring, using a method invented by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. More
Layer and Nio's intelligent Pal scooter learns your favourite routes
Layer has teamed up with Chinese automotive company Nio to design an electric scooter that uses artificial intelligence and machine-learning technology to autonomously take you on your preferred routes. More
PepsiCo launches SodaStream-style drinks dispenser for refillable bottles
PepsiCo has launched a drinks machine for offices and schools, to give its customers an alternative to using single-use plastic. More
BD Barcelona unveils late architect Alessandro Mendini's final design
BD Barcelona Design has released the final design created by the late architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, who passed away at age 87 earlier this year. More
RCA postgraduates create open navigation system inspired by insect eyes
A team of student designers and engineers from the RCA and Imperial College have designed an open-source alternative to GPS, called Aweigh, that does not rely on satellites. More