A huge balloon controlled by brain waves will fly around the atrium of the Design Museum during this year's London Design Festival. More about Loop.pH to install "mind-powered airship" in Design Museum atrium
The walls of a soon-to-be-demolished office building in Kent, England, appear to have been zipped open in this installation by artist Alex Chinneck. More about Alex Chinneck unzips the walls of a condemned office building
Designers Frederik Nystrup-Larsen and Oliver Sundquist have created a series of knobbly concrete vases that looks like lava rocks, for the new home of prolific Copenhagen restaurant Noma. More about Rock-like Mater vases feature inside Copenhagen restaurant Noma
Russian artist Alexander Shtanuk has launched a crowdfunding campaign to turn NASA's metallic emergency blankets into an enormous artwork at this year's Burning Man festival. More about Massive NASA space blanket proposed as billowing Burning Man installation
Digital-only bank Starling has launched a debit card with a vertical design to align with the way people usually make payments. More about Starling bank launches vertically orientated debit card
London-based practice Studio Mutt has revealed illustrations of four architectural characters that will inhabit the Sir John Soane's Museum as part of this year's London Design Festival. More about Studio Mutt designs four fictional characters to inhabit Sir John Soane's Museum
Royal College of Art graduate Philipp Schenk-Mischke aims to bring an element of chaos to his designs, which include lopsided vases and tables held together by metal blobs. More about Philipp Schenk-Mischke creates ceramics and furniture that are partly accidental in design
Brooklyn-based design studio Crème uses home-grown vegetables to produce a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups. More about Crème grows gourds in moulds to create biodegradable HyO-Cup
Kanye West's discography is portrayed as a set of architectural illustrations in this series by designer Amaory B Portorreal. More about Kanye West albums illustrated as houses by Amaory B Portorreal
Dezeen is hosting a series of panel discussions at Brooklyn creative space A/D/O, with a lineup of New York-based designers and architects who will share their experiences of living and working in the city. More about Dezeen and A/D/O present Spirit of the City talks about New York's creative scene
Luxury clothes brand Tommy Hilfiger has released a range of "smart clothing", containing inbuilt Bluetooth chips that allow the item's movements to be tracked and users to be rewarded for wearing them. More about Tommy Hilfiger launches smart clothing range that tracks users' movements
These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. More about Spark & Burnish's ocean-plastic handles raise money for marine conservation
Over 30 artists and designers have called for their work to be removed from the Design Museum's Hope to Nope exhibition, after the London gallery hosted an event for one of the world's biggest defence companies. More about Designers demand Design Museum remove works in outrage over arms industry event
Cornell University engineers have made a robot that gets goosebumps or becomes spiky to communicate its internal state. More about Texture-changing skin lets robot express its feelings
Central Saint Martins graduate Belle Smith combines discarded pistachio shells with precious metals to create her jewellery pieces. More about Belle Smith makes jewellery from discarded pistachio shells
Royal College of Art graduate Ponsawan Vuthisatkul has created a series of food serving tools that aim to challenge people's perception of portion sizes. More about Ponsawan Vuthisatkul creates serving tools to combat obesity
Designers are increasingly looking to the human body when finding materials for their creations. Here are 10 of the most stomach-churning examples, featuring blood, sweat and tears (plus urine and hair). More about 10 designs made from the human body that will make you squirm
This multipurpose drinking fountain, designed by ÉCAL industrial design graduate Dimitri Nassisi, can be used for fighting fires, quenching thirst, filling bottles and refreshing pet dogs. More about Reimagined fire hydrant doubles up as a water fountain for people and dogs
A team from the Technical University of Munich has topped previous hyperloop speed records with a capsule that hit 467 kilometres per hour, at a competition run by SpaceX. More about WARR Hyperloop wins SpaceX competition with record-breaking fast pod
Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo has released a product she claims will help people organise their homes – a set of three empty, shoebox-style containers she calls the Hikidashi Boxes. More about Marie Kondo launches shoebox-style boxes to help people declutter their homes