Design has not been valued in Africa for decades, says Nigerian interior designer Titi Ogufere, who has launched a design week in Lagos in a bid to change that. More about "We want African design to be functional" says Design Week Lagos founder
Researchers at the Clinatec laboratory in Grenoble have created an exoskeleton, which paralysed users can control with their mind in order to help them move both their arms and legs. More about Mind-controlled exoskeleton allows paralysed patient to move again
Australian designer Tom Fereday has developed a faceted cement breeze block that can be flipped over and combined in various ways to create angled surfaces. More about Tom Fereday reinvents the traditional breeze block as a versatile building tool
Architecture firm Snøhetta has installed a smile-shaped aluminium bench at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to promote "a message of peace and conflict resolution." More about Snøhetta installs curved Best Weapon bench to encourage conversations at UN Headquarters
Tim Marlow has been named the next director and first chief executive of the Design Museum in London, after co-directors Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black announced their departure last week. More about Tim Marlow appointed director and first CEO of the Design Museum
Japanese design studio Nendo has created an alternative to the tricky task of nurturing a bonsai tree with its Grid-Bonsai – a 3D-printed version of the plant that owners can prune to their liking. More about Nendo's 3D-printed bonsai tree does away with need for meticulous maintenance
Every attendee at our Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October will receive a free Herschel backpack worth £60. More about Come to Dezeen Day and get a free Herschel backpack worth £60
Jon Emmony has installed a five-storey augmented reality experience, called Digital Falls, in the atrium of Selfridges department store in London. More about Jon Emmony designs "Europe's largest AR experience" for Selfridges
A five-sided pyramid with cutouts influenced by constellations was created to pay homage to heroic woman during this year's Burning Man festival. More about Architect John Marx reimagines a Greek myth for Burning Man pavilion
Copenhagen-based designer Thomas Bentzen has developed a chair to highlight the fluid curves that can be generated using moulded wood veneer, which appears to gently fold over its solid wood frame. More about Veneer seat and backrest drape over frame of Thomas Bentzen's Soft Chair
London design duo Studio Ayaskan has created a clock, which rakes sand in hypnotic, concentric circles to mark the passage of time. More about Studio Ayaskan designs clock that rakes sand to illustrate the ripples of time
Dezeen promotion: architect-led tours, open offices and a pumpkin carving competition are among the events that will take place in New York for the city's month-long architecture festival Archtober. More about New York's Archtober festival includes tours of buildings by Studio Gang, Steven Holl and OMA
Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture at Newcastle University, will speak about cities of the future at Dezeen Day on 30 October. More about Rachel Armstrong to speak about living architecture at Dezeen Day
London designer Arthur Carabott has worked with composer Anna Meredith to create an augmented reality app that immerses listeners in a piece of music. More about Arthur Carabott designs app that is "like virtual reality for the ears"
Design Museum co-directors Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black are leaving their posts at the London museum. A successor has been lined up and is expected to be named on Monday, Dezeen understands. More about Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black to leave the Design Museum
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of stackable chairs from recycled household plastics, which take design cues from a folded sheet of paper. More about Nendo designs N02 Recycle chair from household plastic waste for Fritz Hansen
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Designer Job Smeets has issued a spoof video claiming police will not let him leave his home after the disappearance of a solid-gold artwork by his friend Maurizio Cattelan. More about Job Smeets claims he is "under house arrest" following theft of £5 million gold toilet
Discounted early-bird tickets for Dezeen Day, our new design and architecture conference, are on sale until midnight UK time, Friday 4 October. More about Only one day left to buy Dezeen Day tickets at the reduced early-bird rate
Dezeen promotion: designers Richard Hutten, Karim Rashid and Luca Nichetto, as well as Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, will speak at Warsaw Home's conference. More about Richard Hutten to discuss sustainability at Warsaw Home's Design Forum