Product design
Grohe to present minimalist bathroom faucets at Milan design week
“It makes you a bad designer if you make something that can’t be recycled” says Cupclub founder
Simplehuman’s subservient smart bin opens when you tell it to
Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements
Medals for Commonwealth Games 2018 based on Australia’s Gold Coast
Competition: win minimal Soap bars by Jasper Morrison
One Rise East designs alternatives to Royal Mint’s “predictable” A to Z of Britain coins
Master & Dynamic unveils design for headphones made from colour-changing leather
Competition: win a pack of 50 Housing Floor Plans cards
London Zoo swaps plastic water bottles for cans designed by Christopher Raeburn
Tjep designs sustainable wood burner for the modern home
Thomas Heatherwick, Bethan Laura Wood and more nominate emerging designers for Aram Gallery exhibition
Maude offers alternative to “outdated and gendered” sex products
Robert Stadler to present 200 objects from Vitra’s archive for Milan design week show
IKEA launches its first range of speakers
Magnetic plug builds on Apple’s discontinued MagSafe design
Sebastian Bergne designs travel-sized kit for Jewish Shabbat rituals
Carlo Ratti’s scribing robot turns walls into “digital content canvases”
Soley Thrainsdottir creates sustainable cleaning tools using natural waste materials
Nendo attempts to “design time” with set of unconventional hourglasses
Graphene-based dye colours hair without causing damage
Malmö Upcycling Service creates homeware from recycled waste material
Barbie launches collection of female role models for International Women’s Day
