While there are now a great number of folding electric scooters on the market, not all of them are particularly easy to transport once folded. The Ekooter looks like it should be, though, as it folds down into a sort of wheeled ring. Designed by UK firm Ekoo, the Ekooter rolls along on its 14-inch tires at speeds of up […]

Dezeen promotion: Geberit‘s state-of-the-art technology, including touch-free flush plates and toilets with user recognition, can help architects design next-level bathrooms for hotels. Swiss company Geberit specialises in sanitaryware and is consistently developing new technology to help designers create wash-spaces and bathroom facilities that are relaxing, hygienic and acoustically optimised “sanctuaries”. “In our ‘always-on’ world it’s important that we’re mindful to […]

Neon guitars have graced the signs in front of Hard Rock Cafe venues for decades – and now the company has scaled that symbol way, way up. As part of a US$1.5 billion expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel has now opened, adorned with a huge light screen facade. […]

A feasibility study modeled on Volocopter’s VoloCity multirotor electric air taxi has concluded that electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft would benefit emergency air rescue services. Now the project is looking to begin operational testing in 2023. The focus of the study by charitable air rescue service ADAC Luftrettung, and sponsored by the non-profit ADAC Foundation, was to determine if […]

This week on Dezeen, British architect Norman Foster said that the coronavirus pandemic will not fundamentally change cities. Foster believes that the pandemic could accelerate the adoption of sustainable buildings, urban farming and monorails, but will not have a long-term impact on cities. “Is Covid-19 going to change our cities?” asked the founder of London studio Foster + Partners. “I suggest that […]

If you’ve ever wanted to spend a night inside a dumpster – but without the accompanying smell – then Culture Campsite may be of interest. Situated on a former parking lot in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, it features an eclectic mix of micro-shelters made from recycled materials and objects including farm equipment, feed silos, and more. Perhaps better suited to people […]

It’s a tough time to launch a new hotel at the moment and you could be forgiven for wondering if the Atari Hotels line announced earlier this year would be quietly dropped, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. Instead, it continues to build momentum, with architecture firm Gensler now involved and some renders of a new […]

Between Zoes, Twizys, Kangoos, Masters and Twingos, some 20 percent of Renault’s vehicle sales since 2010 have already been fully electric, and the brand is planning to step things up into the performance sector with a brand new electric Megane hatch. As such, it’s released a Megane eVision show car that’ll be refined for production in the next couple of […]

A couple of years ago, we covered a two-seat electric pedalcycle called the Screecher that rocked a curved solar canopy above the rider to charge its batteries. Now the next generation is going into limited production. “We believe the Screecher solves the global need for carbon-neutral solutions, specifically an environmentally friendly transportation vehicle, that not only puts the buyer at […]

We’ve seen various fold-flat kayaks and canoes, but motorized watercraft? Not so much. That may be about to change, though, if the AquaNaut 270 reaches production. Designed by Texas-based engineer Roland Heersink, the AquaNaut takes the form of two deep-canoe-like hulls that are joined together side-by-side via two aluminum crossbeams. Platforms attached to those beams seat two passengers within each […]