Design News

The incredible Copenhagen Wheel, by MIT's SENSEable City Lab, that turns your ordinary bicycle into an electric bike, is now available. >

Mathieu Lehanneur's Boom Boom speaker blends smart technology with human design. >

Street Sleeper uses innovation to tackle some of the challenges facing homeless men and women. >

Satyendra Pakhalé has designed a mobile heating device that looks to sustainable energy consumption. >

Yves Béhar has teamed up with SodaStream to create an interactive installation during the 2014 Salone del Mobile. >

Hella Jongerius' East River chair designed for the North Delegates' Lounge of the UN is on display at the Vitra showroom at Salone del Mobile 2014. >

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's "Zio" collection for Moooi exudes a timeless modernity. >

Art, design and performance meet in Marina Abramovic's "Counting the Rice" that opens on 1 May at Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. >

3D printing has gone from sci-fi dream to everyday reality. At Design Indaba Expo 2014 Ignite 3D showcased the latest MakerBot desktop 3D printers. >

You can still contribute your ideas to the challenge running on OpenIDEO on how to make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls. >