Studio Job launches Perished tiles patterned with skeletons
Studio Job has teamed up with Italian brand Bisazza to produce a collection of mosaic tiles with spooky graphics that depict bones and animal skeletons, just in time for Halloween. More
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Dan Adlešič's absurd electronics respond to theatrical behaviour
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dan Adlešič has created a collection of purposefully ridiculous electronic products that only work in response to unconventional movements. More
Onomo's "magic compass" uses LEDs to guide cyclists
London startup Onomo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the release of its Haize compass, which uses flashing and colour-changing lights to direct cyclists to their destination (+ slideshow). More
Floris Schoonderbeek's Groundfridge chills food without electricity
Dutch Design Week 2015: this spherical refrigerator by Dutch designer Floris Schoonderbeek is buried underground, keeping food cool without using electricity. More
Breaded Escalope's touch-responsive clock tells the time with shadows
Vienna Design Week 2015: Vienna design collective Breaded Escalope has created a clock that uses shadows to display the time when a finger is placed within its face (+ movie). More
Bastiaan Buijs creates wind-up sex toy using hand-blown glass
Dutch Design Week 2015: this "aesthetically pleasing" glass vibrator by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bastiaan Buijs is powered by clockwork. More
Joe Doucet encourages westerners to drink sake with SŌTŌ bottle design
New York designer Joe Doucet created the packaging and branding for a new brand of sake, including a dimpled glass bottle designed to represent the mountains of Japan's Niigata Prefecture. More
Make That Studio designs minimal version of traditional Sicilian jug
Italian design office Make That Studio has unveiled a jug based on the water-smoothed shapes of riverbed pebbles (+ slideshow). More
Yves Behar's smart security system allows users to remotely let visitors into their homes
San Francisco designer Yves Behar's studio Fuseproject is releasing a new home access system that includes a keyless lock and video camera that are controlled by a user's smartphone (+ slideshow). More
Laser razor removed from Kickstarter after failure to show working prototype
A Kickstarter campaign to fund a bladeless razor that removes hair using lasers, which has so far raised $4 million, has been suspended by the crowdfunding platform because it didn't meet prototype requirements. More
Ross Lovegrove downsizes giant speaker to create wireless Muo device
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Ross Lovegrove has created a range of aluminium-encased wireless Bluetooth speakers for KEF, based on an earlier design for the UK audio brand. More
Looncup tracks menstruation and sends vaginal updates to your phone
The "world's first smart menstruation cup" links with a phone app to provide women with information about their periods (+ movie). More
Nendo creates bottle and logo for Kenzo's unisex Totem fragrance
Japanese studio Nendo has created a perfume bottle for Paris fashion house Kenzo in the shape of a tiny totem pole. More
Yale partners with Nest to launch keyless Linus smartlock
Security company Yale has partnered with Google-owned domestic technology firm Nest to release a door lock that can be remotely controlled via a smartphone. More
Layer's concept wearable tracks personal carbon consumption
London Design Festival 2015: the studio launched by London designer Benjamin Hubert has partnered with environmental consultancy Carbon Trust to produce a concept wearable that could track individual carbon footprints (+ movie). More
Klemens Schillinger visualises changing values of gold with Element 79 jewellery collection
Vienna Design Week 2015: Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger has created a series of rings that are sized to show the fluctuating price of gold over the past five decades, as part of a jewellery collection (+ slideshow). More
Small Foot launches Pocket inflatable shoes for walking on snow
Bulgarian designer Petar Dimitrov has created a pair of lightweight inflatable snowshoes that can be packed into two bags (+ slideshow). More
Fairphone launches second edition of its ethical smartphone
London Design Festival 2015: Amsterdam tech company Fairphone has launched a new version of its ethically produced smartphone. More
Oscar Diaz designs mirror that can be positioned at four different angles
London Design Festival 2015: London designer Oscar Diaz's Volume table mirror has a multi-angled base that allows it to be placed horizontally and vertically (+ slideshow). More
Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a new ergonomically-shaped change box with a tilted head for UK cancer charity Maggie's. More