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piaggio's vespa elettrica scooter finally has a price and is about to hit the road the vespa elettrica provides an agile and enjoyable ride on urban roads, while countering pollution from an acoustic point of view.

by martin hislop

david shrigley's tongue-in-cheek neon works presented as a shopfront during frieze art fair the british artist presents a new series of deadpan works with stephen friedman gallery.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

banksy reveals how he created £1million artwork to shred itself after auction after the gavel fell on the painting, an anonymous attendee hit a radio-controlled device that dropped the piece through a concealed shredder.

by kieron marchese

bjarke ingels group builds 66 affordable residences in copenhagen for low-income citizens the timber-clad five-storey structure contains generously proportioned homes with 3.5-meter-high ceilings (11.5 ft) and outdoor terraces.

by philip stevens

SOL motors launches missile-shaped bike capable of 50mph speeds reaching speeds of up to 50 mph the pocket rocket is technically not an ebike nor a moped, sitting somewhere between an electric two-wheeler and a minibike.

by kieron marchese

artist rachel whiteread sculpts cast concrete version of a nissen hut in UK forest opening to the public tomorrow, 10 october, the sculpture pays tribute to the lasting impact world war I had on the british landscape.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

leandro erlich sets up playful, large-scale ball parade in buenos aires to celebrate olympism the installation includes hyper-realistic, giant versions of balls used in football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and golf.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

dubai design week 2018: preview of the middle east's biggest design event ahead of dubai design week 2018 from 12-17 november, designboom previews the highlight events including installations, exhibitions, awards, talks and more.

by tim spears

google is shutting down google plus following data leak of over 500k users the decision follows the revelation of a previously undisclosed security flaw that exposed users’ profile data.

by kieron marchese

designer develops portable emergency birth kit that could save thousands of lives the kit provides comfort and safety during the crucial time of childbirth for those without access to hospitals.

by GHAZAL SARMAST

200 women who will change the way you see the world from well-known activists to artists, and equally exceptional everyday people, each one is asked the same five questions, and each one shares their unique replies.

by kieron marchese

bjarke ingels group to design first phase of luxembourg's airport city the green-roofed business center will be built directly beside the terminal of luxembourg airport.

by philip stevens

asian cyberpunk merges with european underground touch in ramoprimo's restaurant in beijing the space has been conceived as a secret den to discover, where hidden urban sub-cultural events may happen at any time.

by Marcella Campa

adrian cheng × shigeru uchida: 'wander from within' exhibition at LIXIL gallery tokyo the show explores the role of furniture in breaking physical connections to daily life, and 'channelling the mind to live in the ephemeral, singular moment far from the ordinary'.

by shuhei senda

'infinite living' pavilion by crossboundaries can be reconfigured on demand the design taps into future technologies to allow residents to infinitely shape their space.

by philip stevens

neri pen and mechanical pencil is adjusted via brass thumbscrew $62 by INTERNOITALIANO from Italy

balcony is wall mount metal shelf for doorways with 4 models $39 by Artori Design from Israel

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