Karl Mikael Ling's Pincher rack offers "a simple way to showcase your bike"
This simple rack made from just six components, by Swedish designer Karl Mikael Ling, is designed to simultaneously store and show off a bicycle in a small apartment. More
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Fabrica designers create nine unique objects for L'ArcoBaleno
Designers at Italian research studio Fabrica have collaborated with artisans to create a collection of nine one-off objects for online design platform L'ArcoBaleno. More
Superduperstudio designs "spillproof" wine glasses
To avoid spillages at the dinner table, San Francisco duo Superduperstudio has shaped these wine glasses so they rest at an angle when knocked over (+ movie). More
Senz windproof umbrellas receive graphics by Yoske Nishiumi
Berlin designer Yoske Nishiumi has created new canopy patterns for the asymmetric Senz umbrella, which keeps its shape in gale-force winds. More
"Chinese Google" Baidu designs a smart bike fitted with data-generating sensors
The research wing of Chinese web services company Baidu is developing a smart bicycle called Dubike that can generate its own electricity, in collaboration with the Industrial Design department at Tsinghua University (+ slideshow). More
Laurence Humier's Alchemist Matter Kit teaches children basic chemistry
This kit launched by Belgian designer Laurence Humier includes sets of containers filled with materials that children can mix together to learn simple chemical reactions. More
TZOA wearable environment tracker measures UV and air pollution
A group of Canadian designers has created a wearable device that monitors environmental data including air quality and UV radiation, and presents the metrics via an app. More
Alice Wang Design proposes products for the future of marriage
Taiwan studio Alice Wang Design has imagined a series of objects for a future where technology and longer life spans change the way marriage works, including a ring for couples that counts down the days until their vows expire (+ movie). More
MUT Design uses copper, marble and ash for "seductive" freestanding kitchen
Spanish studio MUT Design has created modular kitchen units from materials commonly found elsewhere in the home. More
Bruise suit shows para-athletes where they are injured
A group of Royal College of Art students has developed a suit that enables athletes with sensation loss to instantly detect and assess the severity of sporting injuries. More
Nendo's latest umbrella hides a cover in its handle
Not content with releasing one umbrella this month, Japanese studio Nendo has created a lightweight folding umbrella with a carbon-fibre frame and a cover tucked into its handle. More
Nutshell helps workers reclaim "social solitude" by shrouding them in fabric
Design student Eden Lew has created a prototype for a portable fabric pod called Nutshell that can be used to encase the top half of the body when time out from the workplace is required. More
"Low-cost" inflatable baby incubator could help slash number of neonatal fatalities
News: Loughborough University graduate James Roberts has won this year's James Dyson Award for a baby incubator that costs a fraction of the price of current technologies and "could save thousands of lives" in developing countries. More
Koz Susani Design imagines food of the future
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Chicago studio Koz Susani Design has designed five conceptual appliances that would turn flavoured pills into ready-to-eat meals by simply adding water. More
Ken Nakagaki's Comppass draws simple shapes from digital files
Design student Ken Nakagaki has adapted a traditional stationery implement to work with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, creating a tool that enables users to replicate digital files on paper (+ movie). More
Biodegradable fishing nets could prevent sea mammal deaths
Engineering student Alejandro Plasencia has created biodegradable fishing nets and tracking tags for fishermen to help stop aquatic mammals getting trapped in lost trawling equipment (+ movie). More
Marc Newson's "streamlined" 486 shotgun unveiled by Beretta
Italian firearms brand Beretta has revealed Marc Newson's reinterpretation of the traditional side-by-side shotgun (+ slideshow). More
Jack Albert Trew designs bicycle-powered centrifuge to enable blood testing in rural Africa
This low-cost centrifugal device by British designer Jack Albert Trew fits onto the wheel of a bicycle, providing a simple blood diagnosis for patients in remote parts of Africa (+ slideshow). More
Uflex bandage snaps around a wound and inflates to stop bleeding
A pair of French product designers have created an inflatable bandage that snaps around the wrist like a slap bracelet so it can be self-administered with only one hand. More
Elvie vaginal activity monitor helps strengthen pelvic floor muscles
The latest activity tracker for the vagina is this device by Elvie, designed to help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles and monitor their progress. More