Perforated pink aluminium panels form a sinuous structure that envelops visitors to this installation by French architect Marc Fornes, his studio The Very Many and sound artist Jana Winderen (+ slideshow). More about Marc Fornes creates pink "envelope of experiential tension" for Situation Room installation
Canadian design collective Les Astronautes has lined a disused alley in Quebec with hundreds of protruding pool noodles. More about Les Astronautes fills Quebec passageway with swimming pool toys
David Chipperfield has filled the Mies van der Rohe-designed Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin with 144 tree trunks – the museum's final exhibition before renovation work by the British architect starts. More about David Chipperfield installs tree trunk columns in Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie
A piece of the historic Covent Garden market appears to have broken free of its stone base, with its top half levitating in the air, in the latest installation by London designer Alex Chinneck. More about Alex Chinneck performs architectural "magic trick" with Covent Garden building installation
Beijing architecture firm Remix Studio has literally outlined its plans for the renovation of an ancient hutong residence by marking proposed structures with illuminated white strings (+ slideshow). More about Remix Studio outlines hutong house renovation plans with UV installation
Austrian designer Robert Stadler has concealed the furniture of a 19th-century house beneath fabrics that camouflage with the historic interior, but also feature distortions reminiscent of digital glitches (+ slideshow). More about Robert Stadler drapes furniture in patterned "invisibility cloaks" for MAK museum installation
These glowing circular swings have been installed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture to brighten up a patch of Boston parkland and to encourage children to play outside the confines of the playground (+ movie). More about Höweler + Yoon Architecture installs a glow-in-the-dark swing set in Boston
London Design Festival 2014: JamesPlumb has used textiles coloured with a Medieval dying technique to cover the duo's latest pieces of furniture and lighting (+ slideshow). More about JamesPlumb repurposes antique Burnished Indigo fabric for lampshades and sofa upholstery
A responsive glass facade reacts to wind passing overs its surface, scattering triangular patterns of light and shadow in this installation at Now Gallery London by Dutch designer Simon Heijdens (+ movie). More about Simon Heijdens creates "moving kaleidoscope of light" at London gallery
London Design Festival 2014: design boutique Darkroom looked to grid patterns used in the 1960s and 70s by radical Italian architecture firm Superstudio to inform its latest collection of products and in-store installations (+ slideshow). More about Darkroom patterns furniture and accessories with Superstudio's "anti-design" grids
London Design Festival 2014: as part of the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition, designer Pernilla Ohrstedt has partnered with 3D-scanning specialists ScanLAB to create Glitch Space, a physical representation of the environmental data that will one day be captured by driverless cars (+ movie). More about ScanLAB and Pernilla Ohrstedt create a physical "point cloud" at designjunction
London Design Festival 2014: a vacuum chamber that wraps performers in silver foil material forms the centrepiece for an installation by Lucy McRae that imagines a future where space travel is common but requires physical preparation (+ slideshow). More about Lucy McRae envisions a human vacuum chamber for the future of space travel
Letters from the Hollywood sign appeared to have toppled from their position in the Santa Monica Mountains, as part of an installation by London studio Ordinary Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Ordinary Architecture stages Hollywood sign hoax in Los Angeles
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the final behind-the-scenes movie about our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition, Pernilla Ohrstedt explains the concept behind her stand design for the show. More about Pernilla Ohrstedt demonstrates how "our world will be captured in digital form"
London Design Festival 2014: artist Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert explains the concept behind his glass installation at the V&A in this movie produced by Dezeen for champagne brand Perrier-Jouët. More about Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert installs "simple, geometric shapes" at London's V&A
London Design Festival 2014: designers including Jasper Morrison and Ilse Crawford have installed their interpretations of "home" inside house-shaped pavilions in London's Trafalgar Square (+ slideshow). More about Designers interpret "home" for Airbnb Trafalgar Square installation
London Design Festival 2014: Ace Hotel Shoreditch London is hosting Super Stimuli and the Extra-Ordinary Gallery, a series of installations including flower displays by Bethan Laura Wood, ceramics by Max Lamb and furniture by Martino Gamper (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica and Modern Design Review curate installations at Ace Hotel Shoreditch
London Design Festival 2014: a spinning disk covered in changing glowing patterns illuminates the dimly lit Tapestry Gallery in London's V&A museum (+ movie). More about Candela installation creates luminous patterns as it spins inside dark V&A gallery
An interactive installation in Lisbon aims to encourage pedestrians to wait until it's safe to cross the road by making the traffic lights "dance" using motion capture technology (+ movie). More about Interactive dancing traffic lights make waiting more entertaining
London Design Festival 2014: architecture studios have collaborated with retailers to create 15 bespoke shop window installations on London's Regent Street (+ movie). More about RIBA Regent Street Windows Project 2014 returns with 15 new installations