Wearable technology
Wearable technology
Wizpr smart ring provides discreet way to talk to AI
Users speak softly into their hand to give AI voice commands using the Wizpr smart ring, a wearable designed by Korean technology company VTouch. More
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Materials
Materials
The Down-Less Down Jacket converts infrared light to heat
Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Mining Co has showcased its heat-producing Solament material in a jacket displayed at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. More
Biomaterials
Biomaterials
FranklinTill shares nine principles for a shift to regenerative materials
Design research agency FranklinTill has compiled a list of principles to help designers, makers and brands avoid greenwashing when sourcing textiles. More
Furniture
Furniture
Hundreds of Max Lamb works shown with cord-covered objects by Jay Sae Jung Oh
Hundreds of pieces by UK designer Max Lamb and pieces made with cord-covered waste material by South Korean designer Jay Sae Jung Oh are being displayed at New York gallery Salon 94 Design. More
Architecture
Architecture
ICON develops 3D printer to build enclosed multi-storey structures
Texas-based ICON has unveiled Phoenix, a robotic-arm-mounted 3D printer that can create fully-enclosed, multi-storey structures from a low-carbon mixture, at SXSW. More
Technology
Technology
Coperni unveils Air Swipe bag made of 99 per cent air
Greek researcher and visual artist Ioannis Michaloudis has created the Air Swipe bag for fashion brand Coperni using NASA-produced silica aerogel that was developed to "catch stardust". More
News
News
Construction commences on world's "tallest 3D-printed structure" Tor Alva
Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. More
Wearable technology
Wearable technology
Ten wearable technology products designed to enhance our bodies
Following the release of technology brand Samsung's first smart ring, we round up 10 recent wearable technology designs, including a smart menstrual cup and an air-purifying collar. More
Gadgets
Gadgets
Layer puts creative twist on Wi-Fi router in three designs for Deutsche Telekom
British design studio Layer has devised prototypes of three futuristic internet routers, including one with the ability to host Star Wars-style holographic video chats, in a project with Deutsche Telekom. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Lenovo unveiled a transparent-screen laptop
This week on Dezeen, electronics brand Lenovo unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen that allows users to see through the device. More
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Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress
Lenovo reveals "industry's first" laptop with transparent display
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, electronics brand Lenovo has unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen that allows users to see through the device. More
Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress
Samsung unveils Galaxy smart ring for health tracking
Samsung has previewed its first smart ring at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, positioning it as a comprehensive health tracker enhanced with AI insights. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Autex Acoustics releases acoustic products that blend into a variety of interiors
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic treatment brand Autex Acoustics has listed a selection of its sound-dampening products on Dezeen Showroom, including panels that mimic the appearance of wood and stone. More
News
News
Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More
Stockholm Design Week
Stockholm Design Week
Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use virtual reality to design real-life chair
Swedish designers Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik have unveiled a chair that was designed in virtual reality and brought to life by skilled metalworkers who normally work on motorcycles. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features Brian Eno's "joyful" light-up turntable
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Brian Eno's multicoloured illuminated record player. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
News
News
Scientists develop hybrid "beef rice" as future meat alternative
Scientists from South Korea's Yonsei University have invented what they believe to be a sustainable, high-protein food in the form of "beef rice", made by growing cow cells in grains of rice. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
Google opens New York headquarters built on renovated 1930s train terminal
Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. More
Interview
Interview
Tech designers "forgot new ideas" after iPhone says Nothing's Adam Bates
London-based start-up Nothing is trying to upend the consumer-tech industry. In this interview, the company's design director, Adam Bates, discusses how. More
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Panorámica's interactive-AI machine lets "anybody be a Mexican designer"
Design collective Panorámica has created a machine that utilises artificial intelligence and a set of prompts to generate unique pieces of furniture based on a repository of Mexican design styles during Mexico City art week. More