Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. More about Balloons replace nails and screws for Inflate collection of children's furniture
UK-based start-up Mayku has released a vacuum former that's powered by a Hoover and small enough to fit on a desktop. More about Mayku shrinks the vacuum former to a desktop-friendly size with FormBox
Furniture and product design students from The Cass have created pasta inspired by nipples, pocket squares and rose petals for restaurant chain Carluccio's. More about The Cass students design nipple- and headscarf-shaped pasta for Carluccio's
Glassware brand Nude's new collections include a bird-shaped carafe designed by Tomas Kral to "put a smile on the user's face". More about Tomas Kral designs parrot-inspired glassware for Nude
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a new version of the car it bills as the "greatest luxury item in the world", which now includes specially commissioned artwork in its interior. More about Latest Rolls-Royce Phantom incorporates an art gallery in its dashboard
A satirical design proposal to restructure the UK like a 1970s holiday camp, based on the collective nostalgia that fuelled the Brexit vote, perfectly summarises the tone of national debate in recent years, says Owen Hatherley. More about "You could imagine Theresa May looking with profound sympathy at Britlins"
London-based architectural practice HÛT designed and built this movable gin trolley as office furniture for its new workspace. More about HÛT creates mobile plywood gin trolley to serve its architecture office
IKEA, Habitat and Heal's are among the brands named in PETA's first Vegan Homeware Awards, which recognise the best cruelty-free designs for the home. More about PETA awards IKEA, Habitat and Heal's for vegan design
Northumbria University graduate Ailsa Inglis has created a menstrual cup aimed specifically at young girls, with the aim of normalising alternative period products. More about Nixie Girl designed to make menstrual cup more accessible for teenagers
The UK is set to ban the sale of all diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040, following in the footsteps of France. More about UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040
India has become the first major economy to say no to driverless cars, with transport minister Nitin Gadkari saying the government "won't allow any technology that takes away jobs". More about India will ban self-driving cars to protect jobs
Dezeen promotion: cream-coloured linen, white marble and silvery oak are among the new designs available in Wilsonart's expanded solid-core laminate surface collection. More about Wilsonart adds neutral tones and textures to its Solicor Laminate surfaces
Researchers at software brand Adobe have developed a prototype tool that allows users to mix colours on screen as if they were working in real paint. More about Adobe Research team proposes more playful way to mix colours digitally
Boldly shaped and coloured designs by Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass are on display alongside some of the historic artefacts they reference, and contemporary objects they in turn influenced, at The Met Breuer museum in New York. More about Met Breuer exhibition contextualises Ettore Sottsass' colourful designs
One-minute movie: RCA graduate Julian Melchiorri says his design for a synthetic biological leaf, which creates oxygen via photosynthesis like a real plant, could enable long-distance space travel. More about RCA graduate develops synthetic leaf that could aid space exploration
A Kickstarter campaign is raising money to rerelease a set of influential manuals that offer precise guides to designing for human comfort. More about Henry Dreyfuss Associates' classic Humanscale design manuals to be reissued
These medals designed by Philippe Starck split into four, allowing winning Olympic athletes to share their success with their families. More about Philippe Starck's Paris 2024 Olympic medals are designed to be shared
Dezeen promotion: ahead of the launch of the V&A's new design museum in Dundee next year, the organisation has created an online platform to showcase the work of emerging Scottish designers. More about V&A Dundee launches initiative to promote Scottish design
All privately operated drones in the UK will soon need to comply with new regulations, following a number of near-misses with planes in the skies over Britain. More about UK moves to regulate drones with registration scheme and safety tests
Dezeen promotion: LG Display is calling for designers and architects to propose new ways of integrating the brand's OLED lighting technology into products and buildings. More about LG Display seeks designers and architects to collaborate on OLED lighting products