Stories by Dan Howarth
Origami-influenced umbrella “bounces back into shape” after blowing inside out
“Design and architecture has been a key influence” says COS managing director
Nendo’s Stay-brella stands up unassisted
Architecture Atelier Akio Takatsuka divides Quad House into unequal sections
Dezeen Guide update: November 2014
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet uses algae yarn to create Sea Me rug
Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets
Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
Interactive soft toys let babies post to Facebook
ACADIA exhibits multi-material 3D-printed designs by Zaha Hadid, Francis Bitonti and more
Berlin celebrates “fall of the wall” anniversary with 8,000 glowing balloons
Bob Schiller aims to revive Dutch bicycle manufacturing industry with Epo
Form Us With Love designs plastic seating range for IKEA
Glithero exhibits artefacts as spectral illusions for Fantoom exhibition
Anne van Galen designs fashion accessories for a “world with endless rainfall”
Tomek Ducki animates Adam and Eve’s sinful story like an “underground party”
Libeskind’s table for Marina Abramovic produced as limited-edition by Moroso
Ambulance Drone could deliver life-saving equipment “within one minute”
Lianne Polinder’s Technomimicry textiles are based on LCD screens and solar panels
Zaha Hadid “pretty much chose herself” to design Women Fashion Power exhibition
Interacket by Drap og Design is a jacket that changes colour like a chameleon
Joseph Grima explores changing ideas of domesticity for Biennale Interieur exhibition