Design
Design
XO tablet by Yves Behar for One Laptop Per Child
The latest version of the affordable XO tablet, designed by Yves Behar for the One Laptop Per Child Association, goes on sale this week (+ movie). More
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Technology
Technology
3D printers hit UK high street
News: electronics retailer Maplin has become the first UK chain to sell 3D printers aimed at the domestic market. More
Design
Design
The Sugar Lab by Kyle and Liz von Hasseln
Los Angeles architects Kyle and Liz von Hasseln have set up a business that produces 3D-printed sugar sculptures for wedding cakes, table centrepieces and pie toppings. More
Design
Design
3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. More
Design
Design
BioElectric by Jeongwon Ji
Royal College of Art graduate Jeongwon Ji has made her own bioplastic from crab shells. More
Design
Design
Cortex 3D-printed cast by Jake Evill
3D-printed casts for fractured bones could replace the usual bulky, itchy and smelly plaster or fibreglass ones in this conceptual project by Victoria University of Wellington graduate Jake Evill. More
Design
Design
Project DNA by Catherine Wales
These 3D-printed accessories by London fashion designer Catherine Wales can be ordered to fit any body shape and printed on demand (+ slideshow). More
Restaurants/bars
Restaurants/bars
WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Food with edible packaging is served around a circular counter at the WikiBar in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More
Technology
Technology
Prototype unveiled for world’s first 3D-printed room
News: architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger have revealed a prototype for the world’s first 3D-printed room. More
Design
Design
OUYA by Fuseproject
Designer Yves Behar of San Francisco studio Fuseproject has launched his OUYA open-source game console. More
Technology
Technology
"Cities are being redrawn according to Google's world view"
Opinion: in the second of two columns exploring the impact of digital culture on design, Sam Jacob looks at how Google Maps is reshaping cities while Apple, Facebook and Amazon are reshaping the natural landscape by building their own headquarters as self-contained ecosystems. More
Design
Design
Paper Pulp Helmet by Tom Gottelier, Bobby Petersen and Ed Thomas
A group of Royal College of Art graduates has used the pulp from mulched newspapers to form helmets for London's cycle hire scheme (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
New York "can overtake Silicon Valley" as tech hub
News: urban improvements such as cycle paths, parks and public transport could transform Brooklyn and help turn New York City into the USA's leading location for technology firms, according to plans unveiled this week. More
Design
Design
DoorBot wireless doorbell by Edison Junior Design Laboratory
Technology startup Edison Junior Design Laboratory has created a doorbell that allows users to see who's at their door remotely on their smartphone or tablet. More
Technology
Technology
"Prism is the dark side of design thinking"
Opinion: in the first of two columns about the impact of digital culture on design, Sam Jacob asks what America's Prism surveillance program tells us about design thinking. More
Software and web design
Software and web design
Apple unveils iOS 7 software designed by Jonathan Ive
News: Apple has revealed the design of iOS 7 - the highly anticipated first major user interface redesign since industrial designer Jonathan Ive was put in charge of both hardware and software design across the company. More
Design
Design
"3D printing will infiltrate fashion through streetwear, not haute couture"
Even though 3D-printed haute couture garments have been gracing the catwalks, the real breakthroughs in printed clothing will come from more practical and subversive quarters, reports Claire Barrett in this article for our one-off magazine Print Shift. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Silkworms and robot work together to weave Silk Pavilion
News: researchers at MIT Media Lab's Mediated Matter group have created a dome from silk fibres woven by a robotic arm, which was then finished by live silkworms (+ movie). Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More
Design
Design
August Smart Lock by Yves Behar
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has designed a lock that replaces physical keys with a smartphone app. More
Design
Design
3D-printed Robohand helps children born without fingers
News: a prosthetic hand designed for people with missing fingers has been made available to download from the 3D-printing design database Thingiverse (+ movie). More