This week on Dezeen, we looked at the highlights of this week's London Design Festival, which included a pavilion topped with police shields. More about This week we reported on London Design Festival
New York creative agency Basura and musician Big Data have collaborated on a stuffed toy that resembles a data centre and emits a recording from a data centre in Virginia when squeezed. More about Basura creates data centre toy that emits "ear piercing hum" when squeezed
A group of five New York artists has created Lifeline, a tote bag that can convert into a self-inflating life jacket as a conceptual design object meant to bring awareness to the threat of climate change-related flooding. More about This tote bag-life jacket combination is an "essential that shouldn't exist"
Chinese designer Bin Wu has unveiled the Pavilion of Time, which features timber screens topped by a circular mirror, in the courtyard of Domaine National du Palais-Royal for Paris Design Week. More about Bin Wu's mirror-topped Pavilion of Time aims to "make time tangible"
From laser-cut steel to melted polystyrene waste, 10 designers have reinterpreted the humble hanging basket for a London Design Festival exhibition curated by design gallery Slancha. More about Slancha presents Hanging Baskets referencing David Bowie, brutalism and the Romans
Dezeen Showroom: Finnish company Khoy's flagship product transforms from a seat into a bed by simply unzipping it, without relying on conventional "over-engineered" mechanisms. More about Khoy sofa bed by Khoy
It's LDF week, and this year's edition is surprisingly strong. Could it be that London's creative scene is recovering after a difficult decade? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about Is London having a design renaissance?
Chiselled acoustic foam, hand-bent metal and interlocking rulers feature in an exhibition of stools created with single tools, presented by students from the Royal College of Art at London Design Festival. More about RCA design students exercise restraint in One Tool One Stool exhibition
Designer Tom Pearson has created industrial furniture pieces with rivets that are both structural and decorative for the 10,000 Rivets collection, on show at APOC Store during London Design Festival. More about Tom Pearson unveils riveted aluminium furniture with droplet-like patterns
Dezeen Showroom: from glossy to stone-effect tiles, Italian manufacturer Marazzi has listed a handful of its versatile products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Marazzi lists five stone- and zellige-like tiles on Dezeen Showroom
Artist Isamaya Ffrench has opened her second-ever Studio Iron show as part of this year's London Design Festival, with participants including Andu Masebo and Barnaby Lewis. More about Studio Iron exhibition is all about chainmail, cowhide and tattooed leather
Dezeen Showroom: 1970s-style curves meet creative textural contrast in the Nina lounge chair, designed by Patricia Urquiola for furniture brand Andreu World. More about Nina lounge chair by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World
A pasta-shaped daybed and speakers that resemble Saturn's rings are among the products on display at Contemporary Design Selections at this year's Lake Como Design Festival. More about Seven standout contemporary designs at Lake Como Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: economy of material and sculptural presence meet in this lounge chair, designed by Anne-Mette Bartholin and Morten Ernst for furniture brand Cozmo. More about Ginkgo lounge chair by Anne-Mette Bartholin and Morten Ernst for Cozmo
Kitchen brand Sage Appliances has launched a toaster that uses sensors to measure colour change to determine when toast is cooked. More about Colour-sensing toaster makes burnt toast a thing of the past
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed a collection of bins, ironing board covers and kitchenware for home product brand Brabantia. More about Yinka Ilori trash bins "find the magic in the everyday"
Dezeen Showroom: designer Sebastian Herkner worked with Italian heating brand Tubes to create Terre, the company's first radiator made from terracotta. More about Terre radiator by Sebastian Herkner for Tubes
Over 30 designers, makers and studios have created limited-edition and prototype furniture and objects for Lobby, a new design platform launched by recruitment agency Collate Form during London Design Festival. More about Collate Lobby curates fictional 1930s hotel suite to launch its first editions collection
Craft has become cool, while industrial design has lost its sparkle. What's driving the trend? And are they really so different? Debika Ray reports. More about How craft conquered design
Design student Gargi Agrawalla has won this year's UK James Dyson Award with a device that uses artificial intelligence to alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users of important sounds like knocks or fire alarms, which they might otherwise miss. More about AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award