Industrial design

Aiming to boost bicycle security and rider safety in one stroke, Australian designers Tosika Maluma and Carson Tully have created a wearable bicycle lock with 60 built-in LED lights.

In the 21st century, a mechanical watch has to show off the gubbins inside to get any cred, so Girard-Perregaux is updating its Vintage 1945 model by adding a transparent sapphire dial to reveal the secrets behind the 69-year old classic.

Urbee 2, the first road-ready, fuel-efficient, 3D printed car will hit the roads by 2015, at which time KOR EcoLogic aims to demonstrate the 7 hp (5 kW) three-wheeled, rear-steering eco-hybrid by crossing the US while using only ten gallons of fuel.

This year, James Dyson has 20 finalists from which to select the 2013 James Dyson Award winner. And like previous years, it looks like being no easy task. Here are the entries still in the running for the first place prize that has been upped to £30,000 (US$48,500) for 2013.

The Bloc'd Sofa by Scott Jones features foam blocks that can be repositioned to form various different seating configurations. By adding this interactive element to the design, Jones hopes people will consider this more than just a piece of furniture that is one day destined for the scrapheap.

The GoCan Drainer from Costello Design is a small, slightly concave colander which fits snugly into the interior of a can. Once clipped to the rim of the can the liquid contents can be poured out into a bowl or sink using just one hand.

The Match Cooking Prep System for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) aims to provide practical tools that assist in enabling someone with ASD to learn how to cook.

The London Design Museum has announced that the public website GOV.UK has won the Design of the Year Award 2013.

The 2013 James Dyson Award is now accepting submissions for students to stake their claim for the prize that has been upped to £30,000 (US$45,900).

Renault and British designer Ross Lovegrove have gone beyond the concept car in creating the Twin'Z.

Sensei from Uruguayan designer Claudio Sibille comprises two chairs which transform quickly and easily into a modernist coffee table.

UK design outfit andViceVersa has come up with this novel take on the dining table and chairs.