Bench-top insect farms are intended to make mealworms part of our everyday diet
The world's first edible insect farms have gone into production after a successful Kickstarter campaign by Katharina Unger and her company Livin Farms. More
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Packaging design for popular podcasts imagines them contained in cans, books and pamphlets
To add tactility to the listening experience, Royal College of Art graduate Seungtae Oh created these packaging designs for podcasts including Serial and 99% Invisible. More
Eight recycled design projects driven by Beirut's trash crisis
After a crisis that saw rubbish pile up in the streets of Beirut, local designers were inspired to use the waste around them as a resource. Here are eight recycled projects that showcase their ingenuity. More
Lebanese designers embrace rubbish following Beirut trash crisis
A crisis that saw mountains of garbage fill the streets of Lebanon led to heightened interest in recycled materials, say designers and architects at Beirut Design Week. More
mCycle is a "Deliveroo for tampons" that turns sanitary products into compost
Aiming to change our attitudes towards menstruation, Central Saint Martins graduate Kaye Toland has developed a tampon delivery system that transforms sanitary products into compost. More
Emotional First Aid Kit is designed to help those in stressful situations
The five objects making up this Emotional First Aid Kit by graduate designer Rui Sun are intended to provide comfort in times of mental distress. More
Visual X kit allows users to live out sexual fantasies through virtual reality
Central Saint Martins graduate Marta Dunjó has developed a sex toy-cum-virtual reality kit that she believes could help rehabilitate those with "extreme sexual fantasies". More
Yves Behar looks to loungewear for design of sleep-aiding Dreem headband
For his project with Silicon Valley start-up Rythm, industrial designer Yves Behar had to make a computer comfortable enough for restless sleepers to wear on their heads overnight. More
10 of the best designs that address the refugee crisis
Today is the start of Refugee Week, which aims to bring awareness of the millions displaced by conflict or natural disasters. To coincide, we're putting the spotlight on 10 innovative recent design projects that make a positive difference in the lives of refugees. More
Sunglacier harnesses solar power to harvest water in Mali's Sahara Desert
Dutch company SunGlacier's off-grid Desert Twins harvester can collect water in the hottest and driest of environments. More
Space10 and Opendesk are among the first to "hack" Tom Dixon's modular bed for IKEA
The Space10 innovation lab has teamed with open-source manufacturing platform Opendesk to create workspace attachments for IKEA's Delaktig system by Tom Dixon. More
Herman Miller and Yves Behar's smart desks tell employees when they've been sitting too long
US furniture brand Herman Miller has teamed up with designer Yves Behar on a range of intelligent, networked office furniture called Live OS, which launched at NeoCon this week. More
Focus launches range of sculptural fireplaces in the UK
Dezeen promotion: fireplace company Focus, whose products have featured in Snøhetta's rippling timber Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion, and Theis & Kahn's Bateman's Row, have launched in the UK. More
Studio Makkink & Bey's wheelie-bin toilet harvests human waste for electricity and compost
Aiming to change our attitudes towards our own excrement, Dutch design duo Makkink & Bey have created a toilet that collects poo and wee before turning it into compost. More
Note Design creates bulging weave-effect tiles for Kaza Concrete
The ripples and ridges of sand dunes and traditional textiles formed the basis for Note Design Studio's Weave tile collection.
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Competition: win a coffee maker crafted from a single block of wood
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win one of Canadiano's pour-over coffee makers, which are each crafted from a single block of wood. More
Architizer's product database gains investment from Bjarke Ingels, J Mayer H and more
US media company Architizer's online database for architectural products has received new financial backing from industry names including Bjarke Ingels and J Mayer H. More
Apple iOS 11 will automatically lock down your phone while you're driving
Apple is targeting distracted motorists with a new feature that will automatically block incoming iPhone notifications while you drive. More
Latest STEM learning kits for kids combine technology and play dough
Kids can mould working musical instruments and robots using Technology Will Save Us' new interactive learning kits based on conductive dough. More
Apple unveils "breakthrough home speaker" to rival Amazon and Google
Apple has revealed its voice-controlled HomePod speaker, a competitor to smart home devices Amazon Echo and Google Home. More