Design
Nike launches Back to the Future-style self-lacing shoes
Major Issey Miyake exhibition opens in Tokyo
Estudio Extramuros creates 100 architectural illustrations over 100 days
Tokujin Yoshioka creates transparent mannequins for Issey Miyake exhibition
Nordic designers create mix-and-match objects based on drawing game
James Bond set designer Ken Adam dies aged 95
Yogita Agrawal’s wearable Jhoule light is powered by walking
Bios Incube turns ashes of cremated bodies into trees
Hyperloop in development to connect Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest
“Smart devices introduce a fundamental ambiguity over who is in charge”
Trunki loses design rights battle against “rip-off” Kiddee
Iris van Herpen creates “bubble-like exoskeleton” dresses for Autumn Winter 2016 collection
APH reveals “futuristic” concept for low-emission commercial aircraft
Nendo designs 50 chairs based on Japanese manga comics
Theodora Alfredsdottir creates dining set using the world’s most abundant mineral
IKEA’s Billy bookcase designer Gillis Lundgren dies aged 86
Pierre Tachon designs geometric hen-shaped chocolate Easter egg
Chengxu Tian creates colourful footwear with raised injection-moulded patterns
Japanese cartoons inform Que’s music video for DJ Vague
Ineke Hans’ Plouf seating for Moome is designed to be as comfortable as a beanbag
Aston Martin to offer design consulting services
Yuta Takahashi’s Tsunami App warns users of potential disasters
Wintergatan Marble Machine plays music with metal balls