ODO unveils cotton jeans and T-shirts that clean themselves
ODO, a San Francisco-based apparel company, has developed a line of self-cleaning T-shirts and denim jeans that "never stink or stain" (+ movie). More
March Studio created Hotel Hotel lobby and bar by recycling "thousands of pieces of timber"
Inside Festival 2015: in this exclusive movie, Rodney Eggleston of March Studio explains how the Australian firm used over 5000 lengths of reclaimed wood to create the award-winning interior for a Canberra hotel. More
Martino Gamper's St Mark chair for Moroso is designed to be made from different materials
Movie: in our next exclusive movie for Moroso, Italian designer Martino Gamper explains how he designed his St Mark stacking chair to unify the appearance of indoor and outdoor cafe seating. More
Moooi’s bar stool version of iconic Carbon Chair is "super light and super strong"
Extra Moooi: in this movie filmed in Amsterdam, Moooi co-founder Marcel Wanders discusses the woven carbon-fibre chair he designed with Bertjan Pot, which the Dutch brand relaunched this year as a bar stool. More
Hella Jongerius' 2005 Polder Sofa for Vitra is a "collage of textiles"
Most Loved: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius reflects on the enduring popularity of her very first sofa design in the second movie from our exclusive new video series. More
Mulroy Architects completes timber-clad rowing centre for Oxford school
A pool with a stationary boat on top is the centrepiece of this rowing centre designed by Mulroy Architects for a private boarding school in Oxfordshire, England (+ movie). More
Red threads control 3D models in Michael Fragstein's Dagner video
Music: German designer Michael Fragstein used digital 3D modelling to create forests and landscapes populated by miniature figures for Berlin group Dan Freeman and the Serious' Dagner music video. More
Fraser Ross' synthetic organs combine human and animal attributes
Glasgow designer Fraser Ross has created a collection of seven conceptual human organs that would perform extra functions like squirting ink and spinning silk (+ movie). More
Transparent SkyDeck offers aeroplane passengers panoramic views from the sky
Aerospace engineering company Windspeed Technologies has designed a bubble-shaped viewing platform for the top of commercial aircraft as an alternative to current in-flight entertainment (+ movie). More
Mark Foster Gage proposes elaborate gargoyle-covered skyscraper for New York
New York architect Mark Foster Gage has proposed a 102-storey tower covered in Gothic sculptural elements for Manhattan, in response to the city's supertall skyscrapers that are "virtually free of architectural design" (+ movie). More
Marcel Wanders' seminal 1996 Knotted Chair was "a little miracle"
Most Loved: in the first movie of our exclusive new video series, Marcel Wanders looks back at his chair made from knotted rope, which helped propel the Dutch designer to international stardom when it was launched in 1996. More
Sissi Rada's glitchy Sunday music video was filmed entirely with Xbox Kinect
Music: German animation studio Schnellebuntebilder used an XBox Kinect sensor to record glitchy footage of electronic trio Sissi Rada for their Sunday music video. More
Global Grad Show brought "groundbreaking" student work from around the world to Dubai
Movie: in our next movie for Dubai Design Week, Global Grad Show curator Brendan McGetrick explains why it was important to present an exhibition of student projects at Dubai's inaugural design festival. More
Dot One produces personalised textiles and prints based on DNA data
Royal College of Art graduate Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles (+ movie). More
Using computer algorithms in design is like "sculpting with a new material"
Future Makers: Alessandro Zomparelli of Italian design studio MHOX, which produces customised 3D-printed fashion accessories, says designing with computer algorithms is like exploring a new material (+ movie). More
Stark concrete funeral home by Salas Architecture + Design tilts up towards the sun
One end of this concrete funeral building in Spain by Salas Architecture + Design angles up towards the sky, funnelling light into a waiting room for mourners (+ movie). More
Terraces of plants in Yanweizhou Park "control floods in an ecological way"
World Architecture Festival 2015: in this exclusive movie, Andrew Buck of Turenscape discusses the flood-resistant topography of the Chinese landscape firm's award-winning wetland park in Jinhua, China. More
Mountaineer Prototype by James Capper walks on hydraulic legs
British artist James Capper's remote-controlled sculpture shown at Art Basel Miami Beach could be used to film in inaccessible terrains (+ movie). More
Abwab pavilions "empower design" from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia
Movie: Abwab creative director Rawan Kashkoush describes how pavilions showcased the "differences and nuances" of design from the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries, in this movie produced by Dezeen for Dubai Design Week. More
Rockwell Group creates canopy of 650 pulsating lanterns inside New York's Winter Garden
New York-based Rockwell Group has suspended hundreds of illuminated cubes inside an atrium in Lower Manhattan, each containing an LED that changes colour based on input from visitors (+ movie). More