Microsoft targets architects and designers with Surface Studio digital drawing board
Tech company Microsoft has unveiled a hinged computer designed to turn from a desktop into a digital drawing surface. More
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Erdem Selek's Corrugated Ruler "soothes eyes" when not in use
This ridged ruler created by Turkish designer Erdem Selek is made to help "distracting" offices become places of concentration. More
Pernilla Ohrstedt and Jonathan Olivares explore contemporary office spaces for Vitra exhibition at Orgatec
During this year's Orgatec trade fair, Vitra took over an entire hall, filling it with products by 12 brands and small tech startups. More
Camera capability comes to Apple Watch with launch of third-party band
Apple Watch wearers can now take photos with a flick of the wrist, using the CMRA watch band. More
Tamara Orjola makes furniture and textiles using pine needles
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry. More
3D-printed back brace offers "fashionable" solution for scoliosis sufferers
Young girls that suffer from spinal curvature will soon be able to wear lighter and more stylish 3D-printed braces to treat their condition. More
Tools for Therapy encourage people to open up about their emotions
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nicolette Bodewes has created a tactile toolkit designed to be used in psychotherapy sessions. More
Competition: five Arckit 180 modelling sets to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with Arckit to give away five modelling kits from its new series. More
Jaime Hayón designs cake creature for Häagen-Dazs
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a festive ice cream cake for Häagen-Dazs. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune models vibrating massage pillow on pebbles
Claesson Koivisto Rune based the stone-like appearance of these massaging pillows on pebbles found on Sweden's beaches. More
Eindhoven graduate designs a gun for firing her tears
After an altercation with a tutor, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen created this visual metaphor to show her personal struggle with speaking her mind. More
Traditional Moroccan cosmetics updated for smartphone generation
Industrial designer Kim Ramain-Colomb's brightly packaged Habibi cosmetics range is based on traditional Moroccan makeup. More
SkunkLock bicycle lock causes thieves to vomit
Bicycle thieves will need a stomach of steel to thwart the SkunkLock, which makes anyone who attempts to cut through it throw up. More
Zaha Hadid-designed trophies to be presented at Brit Awards
The trophies awarded to musicians at next year's Brit Awards will have been designed by the late Zaha Hadid. More
COBE bases collection of ceramic plant pots on its own building
Danish architecture firm COBE has created a range of ridged pots based on a school building it also designed. More
Eight coffins and urns you would want to be seen dead in
It's Halloween, a time when many cultures honour the dead. To mark the occasion, we take a tour through some of the most interesting final resting places dreamed up by designers, including a biodegradable urn that turns a deceased loved one into a tree and colourful zip-up coffins designed to make death less depressing. More
Apple redesigns MacBook Pro to include touch-sensitive second screen
Apple has unveiled its first update to the MacBook Pro laptop since 2012, which includes a secondary display between the keyboard and screen. More
Philippe Starck designs smartphone with edge-to-edge screen
French designer Philippe Starck has designed his first smartphone: the Mi Mix for Chinese electronics company Xiaomi. More
Block Lamp is a homage to the Edison lightbulb says Harri Koskinen
Most Loved: Finnish designer Harri Koskinen explains how he came up with the idea of encasing a lightbulb in a glass box to create his iconic Block Lamp in the next movie in our exclusive video series. More
Martijn van Strien launches print-on-demand laptop sleeves to cut overproduction
Dutch designer Martijn van Strien's Makersleeve device cases are designed for production on-demand in any makerspace in the world. More