Design
Aniela Hoitink creates dress from mushroom mycelium
Jonas Forsman uses 3D knitting to create folding Shift Chair for Moooi
Remote-controlled flying cyborg beetles could replace drones
Sebastian Herkner designs Plateau range of oval-shaped bathroom products
Tord Boontje wanted to make the home “softer and more humane” with 2004 Midsummer Light
Meike Harde’s Evergreen Platters contain pressed flowers
10 designs that challenge ideas about body image and idealised beauty
Erotic toys are “an incredible opportunity for new designers”
Ahalife appoints former Net-A-Porter head to help it become “Neiman’s for design”
Sou Fujimoto will use “only light” to create COS Milan installation
Industrial Facility designs mushroom-shaped Ode lamps for Herman Miller
Kevin McGloughlin uses “digi-cut” technique for Shit Robot music video
Karim Rashid’s Bump smartphone charger “eliminates the knotty tangle of power cords”
LA architects create imaginative cat houses for charity auction
Reebok to launch Sigourney Weaver’s Alien Stomper trainers
Lensvelt designs collection of intentionally boring office furniture
Inme stackable sex toy offers customisable sensations
Supersonic Boom aircraft will be the “fastest passenger plane ever”
Bompas & Parr uses algae to create glowing Mermaid’s Lunchbox jewellery
“Americans are not savvy when it comes to design brands” says Ahalife founder Shauna Mei
Nils Holger Moormann designs minimal interior for “inconspicuous” Volkswagen Bus
Today we like: design with chocolate
Stefan Bassing produces furniture from combinations of identical steel rods