A new sportswear brand is making garments with panels of woven fabric that mimic the effects of pain-relieving kinesiology tape. More about New Contour Compression activewear comes with built-in sports tape
This LED pendant by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen is powered by living organisms that require regular feeding. More about Teresa van Dongen uses living organisms to power LED light
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a festive ice cream cake for Häagen-Dazs. More about Jaime Hayón designs cake creature for Häagen-Dazs
Claesson Koivisto Rune based the stone-like appearance of these massaging pillows on pebbles found on Sweden's beaches. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune models vibrating massage pillow on pebbles
One-minute movie: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen has designed a gun that collects tears, freezes them and then fires them as bullets, in response to a altercation with a tutor. More about Yi-Fei Chen designs a gun that collects tears and uses them as bullets
After an altercation with a tutor, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen created this visual metaphor to show her personal struggle with speaking her mind. More about Eindhoven graduate designs a gun for firing her tears
Swiss furniture brand Vitra is launching a limited-edition version of Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge Chair to commemorate its 60 years in production. More about Vitra covers Eames Lounge Chair in fabric to celebrate 60th anniversary
Industrial designer Kim Ramain-Colomb's brightly packaged Habibi cosmetics range is based on traditional Moroccan makeup. More about Traditional Moroccan cosmetics updated for smartphone generation
Bicycle thieves will need a stomach of steel to thwart the SkunkLock, which makes anyone who attempts to cut through it throw up. More about SkunkLock bicycle lock causes thieves to vomit
Elon Musk has realised his vision for a "one-stop solar and storage experience", combining camouflaged roof tiles with an updated version of the energy-storing Powerwall. More about Tesla and SolarCity unveil inconspicuous solar roof tiles with "quasi-infinite" lifespan
The trophies awarded to musicians at next year's Brit Awards will have been designed by the late Zaha Hadid. More about Zaha Hadid-designed trophies to be presented at Brit Awards
Danish architecture firm COBE has created a range of ridged pots based on a school building it also designed. More about COBE bases collection of ceramic plant pots on its own building
It's Halloween, a time when many cultures honour the dead. To mark the occasion, we take a tour through some of the most interesting final resting places dreamed up by designers, including a biodegradable urn that turns a deceased loved one into a tree and colourful zip-up coffins designed to make death less depressing. More about Eight coffins and urns you would want to be seen dead in
Japanese studio Nendo has released a new version of its environmentally friendly SU stool for Emeco, adding an interchangeable cork seat to the design. More about Nendo adds cork seat to its sustainable range of SU stools for Emeco
Design duo Barber and Osgerby's minimal and "visually calm" Pacific chair is their first office seating for Vitra. More about Barber and Osgerby design first office chair for Vitra
Car brand Rolls-Royce has treated one of its luxury convertibles to new detailing inspired by haute couture. More about Rolls-Royce's Dawn collection is aimed at "the very arbiters of fashion"
Today is Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. To celebrate, we've pinned dozens of lighting installations to a new Pinterest board, such as a canopy of pulsating lanterns designed for New York's Winter Garden and a glowing red sun made from thousands of crystals. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Dezeen's latest Pinterest board shines a light on Diwali
Eyeballs, tentacles and weird machinery inhabit the peculiar forest Roof Studio designed for Empire of the Sun's High and Low music video. More about Shaman leads people into psychedelic forest in Empire of the Sun's music video
Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet's Waterschatten furniture and homeware is made from reclaimed and recycled toilet paper. More about Nienke Hoogvliet turns used toilet paper into bowls and tables
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a furniture range for Vitra that aims to bring the atmosphere of home into the office. More about Bouroullec brothers design Cyl office furniture to recall the warmth of home