Graduate shows 2015: traditional machiya houses in the Japanese city of Kyoto are under threat from modern development, so Royal College of Art graduate Adam Roberts proposes stacking them up to make them more cost and space efficient (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Shih-Yen Lo has created a set of tools that allow inexperienced users to make precise and complex cuts in sheet materials like cardboard, foam, leather and cloth (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: a toaster that needs hugging and an alarm clock that buzzes until raised above the head are among Royal College of Art graduate Ted Wiles' collection of interactive household objects (+ movie). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ammo Liao has created pairs of shoes with 3D-printed soles and uppers made entirely from a recyclable knitted material (+ movie). More
Graduate shows 2015: human statues support the floors of these conceptual towers by graduate Alice Theodorou – part of a 10,000-year masterplan that anticipates nuclear war and city-wide flooding (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: tiny pieces of waste pine wood were meticulously hand-glued together by Royal College of Art graduate Simin Qiu to create these storage boxes and stationery items. More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Cameron Bowen has developed a tape measure that enables tailors to generate digital fabric patterns while retaining the intimacy of the fitting process. More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Skye Yuxi Sun has imagined a dystopian future where London's Thames Estuary is transformed into a tax haven for the city's elite to resurrect extinct animals. More
Graduate shows 2015: don't trust someone else to permanently mark your skin? This device by Royal College of Art graduate Jakub Pollág is designed to allow users to self-administer tattoos (+ movie). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate YunTing Lin has created a new material from plant fibres and naturally fermented cellulose, and used it to form a storage system and speakers (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ming Kong has created a conductive material and used it to make a haptic interface for manipulating digital models and files. More
Graduate shows 2015: two Royal College of Art graduates have made a series of stools by running an electric current through wires embedded in waste nylon powder from 3D printing (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Soon-min Hong has designed a theme park where, instead of rides, the attractions include opportunities to get caught up in a whirlpool or evacuate a burning building. More
Graduate shows 2015: a pair of Royal College of Art graduates have created a new way to climb trees – strapping steps around the trunk to form a spiral staircase up to out-of-reach branches. More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Morten Grønning Nielsen has designed a glove that can be used to sculpt hard materials like stone and wood by hand (+ slideshow). More
One-minute movies: Royal College of Art graduate Morten Grønning Nielsen has designed a motor-powered glove with oscillating pads that allow users to sculpt hard materials like stone and wood by hand. More
Graduate shows 2015: spinning light-up accessories and giant inflatable snakes feature in our design editor Dan Howarth's picks from the 2015 Royal College of Art MA Fashion presentation (+ movie). More