Bee Saving Paper could bring the bee population back from the brink
A glucose-rich paper touted as an "energy drink for bees" could help prevent the endangered insects dying of exhaustion as they search for flowers. More
A glucose-rich paper touted as an "energy drink for bees" could help prevent the endangered insects dying of exhaustion as they search for flowers. More
Chicago-based tech startup Ovie has launched Smarterware, a line of food-storage products that alert users when the contents of their fridge are about to spoil. More
Brighton-based designer Kris Lamba has created a collection of bronze vases from casts made by dissolving discarded polystyrene packaging. More
Car interiors could morph into different configurations at the flick of a switch, using 3D-printed inflatable structures developed by researchers at the MIT. More
Japanese manga characters replace traditional images of angels in this kitsch reimagining of traditional Venetian mirrors by designers Giada Fiorindi and Federico Floriani. More
Dezeen promotion: Danish designer Cecilie Manz has collaborated with Bang & Olufsen to design a portable speaker that offers 360 degrees of sound. More
Graduate Roza Janusz has created an alternative to plastic food packaging, which is made from organic material and can either be eaten after use, or composted. More
Ceramics brand Mutina has collaborated with design office OEO Studio to create furnishings and accessories to accompany its popular tile collections. More
Tech giant Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed for people with limited mobility. More
Japanese brand Nendo has created a smoking device as an alternative to both traditional and electronic cigarettes. More
Dezeen promotion: ceramics brand Mutina has teamed up with Dutch designer Hella Jongerius to produce a range of tonal tiles. More
The four-legged Boston Dynamics robot that became an internet star when it featured in a series of viral videos is set to go on sale next year. More
Tetrahedral concrete forms used to prevent coastal erosion provided the design cues for this soap, which would look at home in any brutalist bathroom. More
Design firm Crosby Studios has created a playful series of purple furniture and home accessories, which is launching as part of the NYCxDesign festival this month. More
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has launched a new furniture collection for Moroso, which introduces a new way of bonding upholstery textiles together. More
The relationship between the sun and the moon is referenced in this mirrored mobile by Japanese designer Hiroto Yoshizoe, which reflects the light of one simple bulb. More
Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki's has created a singing washing machine and a musical kettle, which were in his solo exhibition Furniture Music, at London's Stanley Picker Gallery. More
In this competition, Dezeen is giving away a Sonos smart speaker that plays, pauses and changes music in response to voice commands. More
Industrial designer Lauren Lee has designed a heated wall for public toilets, which provides women with a communal place to alleviate their menstrual cramps. More
Connective joints are "design projects in their own right", according to the curators of the huge U-Joints exhibition during Milan design week. More