The Nigerian World Cup football kit, Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi museum and Rihanna's Fenty beauty range are among the shortlist for Designs of the Year 2018, announced today by London's Design Museum. More about Louvre Abu Dhabi and Nigeria's World Cup shirt among Designs of the Year 2018 nominees
Marcus Engman has spent six years transforming IKEA from a flat-pack retailer into the world's most influential design brand. In the first interview since announcing his departure, he explains his approach and reveals what's next for the company. More about "We have done cutting-edge things that people didn't see coming" says IKEA's Marcus Engman
Ruth Aram, who directed London's Aram Store with her brother Daniel and father Zeev, has died. More about Aram Store director Ruth Aram dies aged 52
Secret 7" has invited 10 artists to decorate one-off turntables for the Planar 1/1 exhibition and online auction, with the proceeds going to mental health charity Mind. More about Chapman Brothers, Es Devlin and Jean Jullien design turntables for charity auction
Architecture graduate Sean Riley has designed a curvy cutting knife to spare architects from the hand cramps, bruising and sore knuckles endured while making models. More about Architects' cutting knife ErgoKiwi alleviates "unbearable" hand cramps
Jury members for Dezeen and Samsung's Ambient Mode design competition explain why they awarded top prize to a responsive fish mobile by Swift Creatives, in this movie Dezeen filmed for Samsung in Berlin. More about Competition-winning design for Samsung's Ambient Mode transforms TV into "lifestyle object"
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled an all-electric, self-driving vehicle that can double up as a mobile office, bedroom or living room. More about Volvo condenses the home into autonomous concept car
An omnidirectional wind turbine that works in the middle of big cities, which could "take urban energy harvesting to another level", is the UK's James Dyson Award winner for 2018. More about O-Wind Turbine captures energy even in the middle of dense cities
Ray Winkler of Stufish has created stages for the Rolling Stones for over 20 years. In an exclusive interview with Dezeen, he explains how set design has changed in the music industry and reveals what it's like to work with the world's biggest rock stars. More about "Mick Jagger is incredibly well informed" about design says Rolling Stones stage architect
Skeleton is a sculptural set of cutlery that can be hooked onto tableware, designed by Japanese studio Nendo for Belgian brand Valerie Objects. More about Nendo creates kinked cutlery range for Valerie Objects
California studio Brave Matter has used simple forms and earthy materials to create lighting fixtures and tableware that are meant to evoke ancient artefacts. More about Brave Matter pairs Himalayan salt with ceramic and brass for lighting collection
Royal College of Art graduate Baohan Jiang has investigated the contents of the wardrobe to encourage users to reconsider how they structure, and experience, time. More about Baohan Jiang's deconstructed wardrobe aims to change our perception of time
Graphic design studio Dorothy has created a poster that illustrates the history of dance music culture using visual cues that reference the circuit diagram of a bass synthesiser. More about Dorothy's poster maps out the history of UK club culture
With companies rebranding at a rapid rate to stay ahead of the competition, designers are constantly devising new fonts and typefaces, we're looking back at 10 standout examples featured on Dezeen. More about 10 noteworthy fonts and typefaces featured on Dezeen
Body adornments that create alien-like appendages such as skin growths and webbed fingers feature in new fashion brand A.Human's collection, which is currently on show in a nightmarish exhibit for New York Fashion Week. More about A.Human debuts body-morphing accessories at New York Fashion Week
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has crystallised the flying car from Back to the Future, and bagged and bound Mickey Mouse for his latest exhibition, which imagines the world in the next millenium. More about Daniel Arsham's "dystopian" 3018 exhibition perverts items from US pop culture
Flags by designers including Morag Myerscough, James Joyce, Alan Kitching and Supermundane will fly during this year's London Design Festival, to showcase the creativity of the Bankside Design District. More about 45 designers create flags to "celebrate the independent spirit of Bankside" at London Design Festival
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has teamed up with Adidas on a leather-free, vegan edition of its classic Stan Smith shoe. More about Stella McCartney and Adidas launch vegan Stan Smiths
Carlsberg is replacing the plastic ring wrapping used to secure multipack beers with eco-friendly glue, reducing its plastic waste by up to 76 per cent. More about Carlsberg replaces plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue
A resting bear, a curled up cat and a pair of sleeping birds are all part of Vitra's new Resting Animals series, designed by Swedish studio Front. More about Front creates Resting Animals for Vitra