Designed in Hackney: we're stepping into the fashion world for Designed in Hackney this week, showcasing fashion designers who are based in the borough every day. We start with Gareth Pugh's sculptural designs for new ballet Carbon Life, which had its premier at the Royal Opera House last month. More »

These masks by German designer Meike Harde cover just the eyes and mouth, replacing the wearer's features with idealised ones from the media. More »

Here are some photos of the latest collection of Sire spectacle frames, which are made of water buffalo horn. More »

New York-based Icelandic designer Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir of Kria based this collection of jewellery on the shapes of cod fish bones. More »

Dezeen Screen: beware of getting excited or embarrassed when wearing one of these dresses, as an increased heart rate will cause it to become transparent. More »

Here are some photos of the kit created by fashion designer Stella McCartney for British athletes at the London 2012 Olympics, unveiled today. More »

Dezeen Wire: fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been appointed as creative director of Diet Coke for Europe - Design Taxi

Slideshow: Paris photographers Milo Keller & Julien Gallico shot this series of photos to showcase experimental jewellery by Swiss luxury design firm Atelier XJC that references feathers, scales and large delicate ruffs. More »

Dresses whirl past on a radio-controlled coat hanger in this installation by Amsterdam-based German designer Michael Schoner at the Droog flagship store in Amsterdam. The movement was controlled by manipulating two fans, taken from computers, at the top of the mobile while bags of sugar and salt provided counterweights. More »

Sarajevo fashion designer Ljiljana Majkić presents her Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 collection of garments with exaggerated geometric silhouettes. More »

Dezeen Platform: in this movie we filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform last autumn, young Croatian designer Mirna Kerr presents her jewellery made of bulldog clips, cable ties and plumbing components. See photos and read more about her work in our story on Dezeen. More »

Ten fangs protrude from the sole of each of these shoes, worn by models at the Spring/Summer 2012 show of fashion designer Iris van Herpen. More »

The latest menswear collection by fashion designer Sruli Recht of Iceland features leather made from dolphin skin, fabric woven from horse hair and silk extracted from a spider's gland implanted in a goat. More »

The Temporium: you can get 15% off Cristian Zuzunaga's new series of digitally printed scarves at our Christmas shop The Temporium, open until Christmas Eve in London.  More »