Chairs, tables and stools designed by Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo for the brand's stores are going on show at Galerie A1043 in Paris. More about Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons furniture to be exhibited in Paris
An app has launched that allows users to instantly identify artworks and access information about them, by simply scanning them with a smartphone. More about New app Smartify functions as "a Shazam for the art world"
For the music video accompanying her latest single, Björk worked with long-time collaborators Andrew Thomas Huang and James Merry to create her vision of utopia.
More about Prismatic visuals and floating beings feature in Björk's music video for The Gate
New York studio Bureau V has attached a spiky-backed snug and a fabric-covered galley kitchen to a prototype micro home, which is on show in Brooklyn. More about Bureau V adds playful appendages to MINI Living Urban Cabin
Dezeen has teamed up with British lighting brand Anglepoise to give six readers the chance to win a special-edition Type 75 Mini desk lamp, in a colour combination designed by Paul Smith. More about Competition: win an Anglepoise + Paul Smith desk lamp
Design fair PAD is in London this week for its 11th edition. We've selected 10 stand-out pieces of limited-edition contemporary design from the show, including furniture covered in silk-worm cocoons and a chair that references ballet dancers. More about 10 of the best collectible design pieces on show at PAD London
Snapchat paired up with the artist Jeff Koons to place an augmented reality version of his famous Balloon Dog sculpture in New York's Central Park – but in a "stance against an imminent AR corporate invasion", the work has been graffitied by artist Sebastian Errazuriz. More about Sebastian Errazuriz vandalises augmented-reality version of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculpture
Aitor Throup delved into his 12-year archive when developing the outfits for Wayne McGregor's latest performance, Autobiography, which are designed to function as modular clothing. More about Aitor Throup designs "clothes, not costumes" for Wayne McGregor's latest production
A new education programme has launched in London to encourage young people who are black or minority ethnic to embark on careers in architecture and design journalism. More about Free New Architecture Writers course opens to aspiring design journalists from racial minorities
The medals awarded at next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea will feature diagonal ridges, which have been formed from extrusions of the country's 600-year-old alphabet. More about Medals for 2018 Winter Olympics are based on Korean alphabet
The headline exhibition at this year's EDIT festival in Toronto features projects that address global issues like pollution, immigration and gender equality. More about Designs in EDIT's Prosperity for All exhibition tackle "world's greatest problems"
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has championed the importance of creativity in tackling global issues like climate change and gender equality, becoming the first in his position to do so in 25 years. More about "Design and technology are changing the way we live" says Justin Trudeau
A warehouse filled by pink and blue light features in this visual identity that Danish film director Nicolas Winding Refn has designed for movie streaming service and distributor MUBI. More about Nicolas Winding Refn creates neon-lit warehouse as ident for MUBI films
Google has launched a pair of wireless headphones that incorporate its voice assistant feature, meaning they can translate 40 languages in real time. More about Google's new headphones double as a personal translator
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman explains how his Gateways installation for London Design Festival showcased the history of Turkish ceramic tiles, in this movie filmed by Dezeen for Turkishceramics. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman creates sequence of tiled archways at London Design Festival
Instead of a typical paper CV, graduate designer Andy Morris has created a Lego Minifigure in his own likeness to send out to potential employers. More about Design graduate uses Lego Minifigure as his CV
As part of its long-standing collaboration with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans, Adidas has updated one of its classic shoes from the 1990s with yarns made from waste plastic. More about Adidas uses Parley ocean plastic to update one of its classic shoe designs
Aston Martin has collaborated with submersibles manufacturer Triton to create a concept for a limited-edition submarine, which it hopes will "redefine luxury for a select few". More about Aston Martin reveals plans for million luxury submarine
IKEA's innovation lab Space10 presented a pop-up farm during this year's London Design Festival, growing tiny greens that were used to prepare 2,000 nutritional salads. More about IKEA lab Space10 creates pop-up hydroponic farm for growing extra-healthy salads
Artist Joep van Lieshout has slammed a last-minute decision made by the Musée du Louvre to cancel a display of his controversial Domestikator sculpture, which looks like a man penetrating a four-legged animal. More about Louvre cancels Atelier Van Lieshout installation amid concerns over "explicit or sexual" content