Technology
Technology
Vitra and Panasonic collaborate to create glass cabinet that is actually a TV
Vitra, Panasonic and designer Daniel Rybakken have joined forces to create the concealed Vitrine television, on show at Milan design week. More
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Video
Video
Watch our talk with Arthur Mamou-Mani about his bioplastic COS installation
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs spoke to architect Arthur Mamou-Mani about the design of Conifera, his 3D-printed bioplastic installation for COS, in this talk filmed by Dezeen during Milan design week. More
Design
Design
Google offers "scientific proof that design is important" with A Space for Being
Google has partnered with scientists on a Milan design week exhibition that shows how different aesthetic experiences can impact our health and wellbeing. More
Products
Products
Bang & Olufsen launches TV that can be folded away to "reduce its visual presence"
Bang & Olufsen has unveiled its Beovision Harmony television, which can fold down into a sculptural form when not in use, at Milan design week. More
Materials
Materials
Thomas Vailly uses sunflowers to make bio-based materials
Eindhoven-based designer Thomas Vailly explores turning sunflower crop waste into bio-materials to make sustainable products from insulation panels to iPhone cases. More
Design
Design
Dornbracht installation aims to challenge the way people experience water
Dezeen promotion: German kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Dornbracht has unveiled plans for a virtual-reality installation at this year's Milan design week, which will examine how technology can change the way people interact with water. More
Architecture
Architecture
Invisible Landscapes installations explore how virtual reality will change architecture
The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtual and augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. More
Installations
Installations
Neri Oxman builds with melanin for Totems project
Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group at MIT has designed an installation using melanin — and says the skin pigment will inevitably be used in architecture. More
Products
Products
Samsung's minimalist Space Monitor can free up your desk
Dezeen promotion: Samsung has launched a minimalist monitor that has no untidy wires and can fit flat against the wall to increase desk space. More
Products
Products
Bryte smart bed adjusts throughout the night to help users stay asleep
Tech startup Bryte has designed a robotic bed that can automatically adjust the temperature, customise support for different parts of the body and even rock a person to sleep. More
Watches
Watches
Sony launches Wena smartwatch strap to update classic timepieces
Sony has launched a different take on the smartwatch, with all the technology embedded in a band that users can attach to their favourite analogue face. More
Software and web design
Software and web design
Augmented reality takes museum-goers inside Rembrandt painting
Visitors to the Mauritshuis museum can use their smartphone to experience Rembrandt van Rijn's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in augmented reality, thanks to Dutch design agency CapitolaVR. More
Products
Products
Algorithmic Couture aims to reduce fashion industry waste with digital customisation
Research collective Synflux has developed a system of digitised couture that reduces the amount of fabric needed to make clothes by creating garments that exactly fit the wearer's body. More
Design
Design
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to deploy robots
Robots made by Japanese automaker Toyota will be deployed across the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic sites to provide assistance to workers and attendees at the Games next year. More
Video
Video
Watch MIT's modular Mini Cheetah robot land a backflip
Our new captioned movie shows MIT's "virtually indestructible" Mini Cheetah robot performing a host of athletic manoeuvres, including stretching, running and jumping. More
Products
Products
Apple launches credit card touting privacy and security
Apple has made its first foray into financial services with a numberless credit card that CEO Tim Cook calls the most significant change to card payments in 50 years. More
Robotics
Robotics
Tech companies' development of AI is "unethical" says Robot Love curator
AI development should not be left in the hands of mega-companies like Facebook and Google, warns Ine Gevers, curator of an exhibition in Eindhoven that examined the importance of emotion in the relationship between humans and robots. More
Design
Design
Bontrager's WaveCel bike helmet promises to radically reduce head injury
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More
Technology
Technology
University of Wollongong uses stem cells to 3D-print human ears
Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed a 3D bioprinter that can replicate human ears for use in reconstructive surgery. More
Design
Design
Q is the world's first gender-neutral voice technology
Creative agency Virtue has partnered with Copenhagen Pride to develop the world's first genderless voice, which aims to eradicate bias in technology. More