The ‘wearable dwelling’ – a coat for refugees that turns into a tent
Royal College of Art students have designed a multipurpose garment for refugees, made from the insulated material used by marathon runners
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Headset provides ‘3D soundscape’ to help blind people navigate cities
Microsoft’s GPS-enabled navigation headset provides directions and live transport information, and ‘paints a picture of the world through sound’
4D-printing: from self-assembling chairs to cancer-fighting robots
The future is here. Project Cyborg will revolutionise the way designers think by training materials to build themselves – and adapt to their surroundings
Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse rooftop gym transformed into art space
French designer Ora-Ïto is converting the famous Marseille roof terrace into a haven for contemporary art
What have you done with your Raspberry Pi?
From drones to drumkits, the Design Museum wants to see what you have made of your $25 credit-card-sized computer
Sou Fujimoto’s Serpentine pavilion promises a breath of fresh air
Master of delicate, beguiling structures, the young Japanese architect marks an exciting new direction for west London’s summer structure
Textile futures: the living shoe and the strawberry plant that grows lace
What will we be making shoes out of in 2080? And will our clothes come from fruit? One college course studies exactly that
Print yourself: the rise of the 3D photo booth
Shops in Tokyo and New York are offering you the chance to turn yourself into a miniature plastic action figure