Design
Blond and Bieber’s dyes made from algae “don’t harm nature at all”
Rene Siebum manipulates door handles to explore the sense of touch
Fabrica designers create nine unique objects for L’ArcoBaleno
Superduperstudio designs “spillproof” wine glasses
Zaha Hadid attempts to rethink roadside advertising with billboard design
Marina Stanimirovic launches jewellery made from Corian and gold
Senz windproof umbrellas receive graphics by Yoske Nishiumi
Per Kristian Nygård crams a grassy valley into an Oslo gallery
“People who don’t like Comic Sans don’t know anything about design”
“Even obsolescence is worthy of incredible expense”
Vitra retrospective goes on show in Philadelphia
IDEO envisions a future where self-driving workplaces commute to you
Massimo Uberti sculpts neon tubes into a room for Bentley
University College London to open dedicated design school at the Olympic Park
Conceptual office swaps chairs and desks for “experimental work landscape”
Five cities awarded UNESCO City of Design status
Fredrik Wallner’s bathroom furniture for Swoon can be customised online
Marija Puipaitė shapes Embracing Touch seats with the outline of her legs
“Chinese Google” Baidu designs a smart bike fitted with data-generating sensors
John Pawson’s minimal oak furniture sits on chunky angled legs
Laurence Humier’s Alchemist Matter Kit teaches children basic chemistry
Claesson Koivisto Rune designs giant conical pendant lamps for Wästberg
TZOA wearable environment tracker measures UV and air pollution
