Vanishing Fruit Stickers that Dissolve in Water

Scott Amron has come up with an ingenious and hygienic way to get rid of fruit stickers once and for all.

Sweden’s Treehouse Hotel

The hotel has five different rooms, all of which are themed differently and offer much more than your standard bed and complementary chocolate.

Alpina Bike Spins your Vinyl Records as you Ride

Dutch designers have created a cycling/music machine that plays vinyl records as you ride at a consistent speed.

Post-It Watches For People Who Forget Stuff

The days of writing notes on the back of your hand are over. The Post-It Watch has arrived.

Helsinki Named 2012 World Design Capital

Helsinki is not only a city of freezing winters and scary death metal bands, but the world's capital of innovative and sustainable design.

Steve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes

Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.

The Future of Bike Innovation

Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

The Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line

It's incredible the things an ordinary person can do if they just have the appropriate felt-tip pen.

Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

Ikea App Uses Facebook to Personalise Your Bedroom

Ikea attempt to sell you their durable and inexpensive Swedish wares by aligning them precisely with your personality, lifestyle and tastes.

U-Boat Worx Offers Submarine Charters for Tourists

These 'personal submarines for yacht and tourism' are for those people who are desirous of exploring the depths of the ocean but who suffer the misfortune of not being Richard Branson.

A Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers

The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.

Adidas Unveils Super Intelligent Football Boot

Sporting giant Adidas has outdone itself with the adiZero f50 miCoach, a new soccer boot that boasts state-of-the-art technology.

Designs That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime

Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.

iPhone 4S Fails to Impress

The new iPhone's updates are on the inside only.

IPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride

Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.

The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art & About 2011

There's art everywhere, and Concrete Playground's sifted out the best parts of Art & About for you to get to.

Micro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing

The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.

Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.

Dutch Designer Rolls Out Wooden Bikes

Jan Gunneweg creates beautiful custom bikes to order.

Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.

NYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life

NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.

Swiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday

Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.

Stylish Ways To Save Water

Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.

The World’s First Self-Inflating Tyre

PumpTire self-inflates as you ride your bike.

Lego Takes On The World’s Architectural Icons

Adam Reed Tucker has developed a new line of Lego celebrating some of the world's best architecture.

Rio De Janeiro’s Sustainable Olympic Village Design

The winner of the Rio 2016 Olympic Park Urban Masterplan competition has been announced.

Beautiful Swear Words

Theo Olesen turns swear words into finely illustrated graphics.

Bamboo iPhone Covers Handmade By Grove

Eco-conscious designers at Grove create bamboo iPhone covers made with their very own hands.

Finders Keepers Open Permanent Store in Surry Hills

Follow, a design concept store from the duo behind the Finders Keepers Market, has thrown open its doors to the world.

Paypal Founder’s Futuristic Floating Island City

The Silicon Valley billionaire is making plans for the project to be launched off the coast of San Francisco next year.

Apple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans

Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.

Aleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City

Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.

Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.

The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

Australian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow

A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.

The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Appears in Seville

The recently completed Metropol Parasol marries aesthetics and functionality.

Interview /// Concrete Playground talks to Gemma O’Brien

Interview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids

Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.

Ecohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design

A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.

Realise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses

An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.