Taxi app Uber will trial a fleet of autonomous Volvos on the roads of Pittsburgh later this month, the latest development in the race towards driverless cars (+ slideshow). More about Uber's self-driving taxis to arrive in the US this month
Maison&Objet 2016: Danish design firm Kristina Dam Studio has created minimalist coat stands and book shelves based on intersecting geometric shapes (+ slideshow). More about Geometric coat stands and book shelves feature in Kristina Dam's Sculptural Minimalism collection
The world's largest aircraft, Airlander 10, has completed its successful maiden voyage over the UK (+ movie). More about Gigantic "Flying Bum" plane takes to the skies
Design collective Outofstock has created a heat-compressed felt lamp that merges two basic geometric shapes (+ slideshow). More about Outofstock designs geometric felt Stamp pendant for Bolia
Sydney designer Trent Jansen referenced the aesthetics of Australia in the 1970s to create this sunlounger for outdoor furniture brand Tait (+ movie). More about Trent Jansen designs Tidal sunlounger to capture the mood of a 1970s Australian summer
Most Loved: in our next exclusive movie, Anna Lindgren and Sofia Lagerkvist of Swedish design studio Front discuss the unexpected reaction to their range of lifesize animal products for Moooi. More about Front's lifesize Horse Lamp for Moooi was a provocative experiment
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have created a series of smart temporary tattoos that can control devices through touch (+ movie). More about DuoSkin temporary tattoos can remotely control devices
Creatives must "get their act together and speak with a united voice" to protect the future of the sector post-Brexit, according to London Design Festival and Creative Industries Federation founder John Sorrell. More about Creative industries must present a united front to make best of Brexit says John Sorrell
The form of this chair by designer Pedro Venzon is based on the curves and shapes found in architecture left over from Portugal's colonisation of Brazil (+ slideshow). More about Pedro Venzon bases stackable Pudica chair on Brazil's colonial architecture
Online retailer Needs & Wants Studios has collaborated with a Toronto architecture student to transform a shipping container into a mobile boutique that serves as the brand's first physical store (+ slideshow). More about Shipping container serves as mobile boutique for luxury sportswear brand Needs & Wants
A pair of artists built and lived in this house balanced on a pole in upstate New York, which spun around and inclined as they moved around it during their week-long residency (+ movie). More about Rotating and tilting ReActor house accommodates two artists for five days
England's primary professional football competition has kicked off its 2016/2017 season with a significantly more minimal lion's head logo. More about England's Premier League gets a minimal rebrand by DesignStudio
Dezeen promotion: the IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid is inviting architecture and design graduates to enter a pair of competitions, with prizes that include university scholarships and paid internships at international studios. More about Call for graduates to enter IE School of Architecture and Design competitions
Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created more clothing with integrated solar panels, designing a windbreaker that can charge wearers' phones and GPS devices (+ slideshow). More about Pauline van Dongen designs solar-powered windbreaker for nature reserve guides
Claw-like forks and spoons with extra bowls are among a collection of nonsensical cutlery commissioned by Amsterdam design studio Steinbeisser (+ slideshow). More about Designers craft purposefully absurd cutlery to slow down dining
French designer Clement Balavoine has created a digital-only process that lets fashion designers create and personalise a garment without ever touching fabric (+ slideshow). More about Clement Balavoine's Neuro process lets garments be completely digitally tailored
Music: the face of Australian actor Cate Blanchett decays to a mummy-like state in the music video for Massive Attack's The Spoils track (+ movie). More about Cate Blanchett's face gradually wears away in John Hillcoat's music video for Massive Attack
Womenswear brand DZHUS is continuing its reputation for austere and architecturally precise garments with the Nihilism collection, designed for the "crazy rhythm of modern life". More about Nihilism clothing by DZHUS can be folded into different austere shapes
An industrial robot has tattooed a person's leg for what the designers claim is the first time in history (+ movie). More about "World's first tattoo by an industrial robot" revealed
Opinion: in the aftermath of the EU referendum, Britain has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redesign itself as a coherent, relevant and functioning nation for the 21st century, says Sam Jacob. More about "We could imagine nationhood as a design project"