Design
Flux bicycle kit by Offer Canfi wirelessly charges electronic devices
Les Cascadeurs installation by Laurent Gongora interrupts the flow of a waterfall
The “first man-made biological leaf” could enable humans to colonise space
Atopia “not going to answer” questions over Olympic images
BlueFocus Communication Group to acquire Yves Béhar’s Fuseproject design studio
Dispute over 2012 Olympic cauldron design settled out of court
WertelOberfell dresses Mannequin chairs in quilted upholstery
Felice Varini paints perspective-dependant artwork across Belgian city
Kine Solberg’s window panels made with lenses create distorted views
Lucy McRae to vacuum-pack exhibition visitors to “prep the body to go to space”
Deimatic Clothing mimics animal defence mechanisms to get women cycling
Anny Wang uses contrasting materials in Akin Collection of furniture
Google’s design guidelines spell the end of days for skeumorphism
Katharina Gross adapts candle-making process to create wax tables
Nendo manipulates metal to form Softer than Steel furniture collection
Explosion Cabinet by Sebastian Errazuriz expands using sliding joints
Gigi Barker’s skin-covered seats are infused with bodily scents
Blickfang designworkshop helps designers “think about themselves as a brand”
Zita Merényi sears fabric to create fashion collection with scarred seams
Lina Patsiou’s leather Sunclocks get tanned in the solarium
Herman Miller to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach
Knauf and Brown encourages mindful engagement with everyday objects
Sebastian Errazuriz creates Samurai Cabinet from 364 moveable ribs
