Nobumichi Tosa’s interactive work is difficult to classify. Speaking at Design Indaba 2009 he says, “We make many many nonsense machines.”

A short roundup of the work of talented emerging designers from around the world, as curated by Rossana Orlandi.

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses synthetic biology – a new field of science that could see designers creating artificial lifeforms.

Google Creative Lab creative director Alexander Chen explains to Dezeen how he created a digital string you can pluck like a viola.

Masashi Kawamura explains the process behind a television commercial he made featuring dancing sperm in an interview with Dezeen at Design Indaba 2013.