Rima Aouf

Acts of maintenance are the subject of Fix: Care and Repair, a joint exhibition from the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum Helsinki.

A new vision for artificially intelligent devices has emerged from US start-up Friend, which is launching a necklace wearable that promises constant companionship.

Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship , here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence

Designer Paul Priestman has aimed to tackle overcrowding in popular tourist destinations with Viewpoint, a concept for a sightseeing ship where everyone is guaranteed a good view.

Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible sweets by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food.

British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt.

Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ.

UK-based tech start-up Pentaform has devised a potential solution to e-waste: making gadgets that dissolve in water and leave behind only their electronic components for recycling.

Beverage company Diageo has produced what it believes is the world's lightest standard-sized glass spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra whisky, launching next week at the London Design Festival

The pinecone-shaped Pyri wildfire detector made of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student designers.