Swiss technology brand Punkt's Urban Mobility project, shown at Milan design week, asked students from three top design schools to create electric bicycles that would encourage city-dwellers to cycle more. More about World's leading design schools create bikes adapted to each of their cities for Punkt
Sports brand Adidas has unveiled designs for trainers with latticed plastic midsoles, which are shaped using a new additive-manufacturing technique that "overcomes shortcomings" of 3D printing. More about Adidas shapes Futurecraft 4D shoe soles using light and heat
For this year's Dutch Invertuals exhibition during Milan design week, 10 designers offered a glimpse into how the human race will tackle future global issues. More about Designers meet the challenges of the future at Dutch Invertuals exhibition
Car brand Ford has created a smart crib that aims to soothe babies to sleep by gently rocking and lighting up, to simulate a car journey. More about Ford's smart cot promises to recreate the feeling of being rocked to sleep in a car
Art deco, 1950s car detailing and 1970s interior styling featured in the colourful rooms created by Dimore Studio to showcase its furniture at Milan design week. More about Design eras converge in Dimore Studio's moodily coloured Milan exhibitions
Italian designer Matteo Zorzenoni has styled seven sets with his latest lighting, furniture and blown-glass objects to showcase their potential in colourful interiors. More about Matteo Zorzenoni styles seven brightly hued boxes with his own products at Milan design week
Shown at Milan design week, this prototype furniture for Moroso by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has a triangle-patterned frame that warps when viewed from different angles. More about Olafur Eliasson creates triangular patterns with Green Light furniture for Moroso
Italian metal brand De Castelli worked with seven female designers, including Nika Zupanc and Constance Guisset, to create this furniture collection that features rose-gold cabinets and multi-coloured tables. More about Seven female designers asked to create metal furniture with "strong emotional allure"
Bird-headed men, floating body parts and turtles adorn Jaime Hayon's new rugs, revealed by Spanish brand Nanimarquina at Milan design week. More about Jaime Hayon creates surreal sketches for Nanimarquina's 30th anniversary rugs
The latest addition to Mattiazzi's furniture collection is the stripped-back Quindici lounge chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Milan design week. More about Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash-wood chaise longue for Mattiazzi
Colourful blown-glass totems by Luca Nichetto are among the works in Decode/Recode, Venetian glassmaker Salviati's exhibition at Milan design week. More about Luca Nichetto fills room with totem-like glass lamps for Decode/Recode exhibition
Launched at Milan design week, Jasper Morrison's Ni-jo sandals for Camper borrow the minimal appearance of tatami mats. More about Jasper Morrison references Japanese tatami mats for Camper sandals
The works of 11 Australian designers are being exhibited together within a 12th-century church courtyard and oratory during Milan design week. More about Australian designers take over the oratory in one of Milan's oldest churches
Fashion label Marni has designed a sandy playground for Milan design week that's filled with brightly coloured furniture and toys made using traditional weaving. More about Marni reinterprets childhood toys for colourful Playland installation
This week Formafantasma unveiled experimental lighting designs at Milan design week and Cerith Wyn Evans illuminated the Tate Britain with neon scribbles. Both feature in this week's Pinterest roundup of popular lighting installations. More about 10 luminous installations from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that received glowing responses
Dezeen promotion: a glowing wall that gently pulsates and chairs that showcase a spectrum of light and colour form the huge installation that Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka and LG have created in Milan. More about Tokujin Yoshioka and LG reveal science fiction-inspired light installation in Milan
Heinz has partnered with Selfridges to mark the 50th anniversary of its famous baked-bean slogan by updating its iconic packaging with limited-edition labels. More about Beanz Meanz Heinz slogan celebrates 50th anniversary with limited-edition cans
Max Lamb used waste cotton and wool to create 12 benches for a Milan design week installation that aims to challenge the architecture and design industries to rethink their use of resources. More about Max Lamb creates 12 benches from discarded textiles for Really installation
Delicate lanterns made from pleated paper and table lamps that display assorted objects are among Dezeen editor Amy Frearson's highlights from lighting fair Euroluce in Milan. More about 10 of the best new lighting designs at Euroluce
For this year's Milan design week, architect Giovanni Maria Filindeu has transformed Foscarini's Brera store into a series of installations each exploring different forms of light. More about Giovanni Maria Filindeu sheds light on Foscarini's Brera store with immersive installation