Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Case Furniture to give one reader the chance to win a 675 Chair, originally created by British designer Robin Day in 1952 (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a Robin Day 675 Chair by Case Furniture
Structural engineer James O'Callaghan, whose firm Eckersley O'Callaghan is behind the glass stairs in Apple's stores, has designed a collection of men's eyewear for German brand Freigeist (+ slideshow). More about Apple store engineer designs hingeless eyewear for Freigeist
London Design Festival 2016: London artist Zuza Mengham has created an exhibition of crystal-shaped resin sculptures as a physical interpretation of Laboratory Perfumes' range of scents (+ slideshow). More about Zuza Mengham interprets perfume in resin for Sculpting Scent exhibition
Knitted lab-grown meat and windows that can charge smartphones feature in an exhibition of socially focused design at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum (+ slideshow). More about Stedelijk Museum's Dreaming Out Loud exhibition showcases social design
Maison&Objet 2016: Danish design brand By Lassen is the latest company to reissue classic furniture, with a new edition of a chair designed by architect Flemming Lassen 80 years ago (+ slideshow). More about By Lassen releases new edition of one-off Flemming Lassen armchair
Illustration duo Mrzyk & Moriceau's music video for The Avalanches' track Subways features a collection of colourful characters embarking on a surreal underground journey (+ movie). More about Mrzyk & Moriceau create cast of surreal commuters for The Avalanches
Tate Modern has devoted an area of its new Switch House building to exploring the work of British designer Jasper Morrison. More about Tate Modern's Switch House opens display dedicated to Jasper Morrison
Graduate shows 2016: in this movie, Royal College of Art graduate Meret Vollenweider explains how the interactive installation of human-powered appliances she and fellow graduate Wasabii Ng designed aims to stop people taking electricity for granted. More about Inefficiency Machines by Meret Vollenweider and Wasabii Ng highlight energy use in the home
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has covered a wall at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in a realistic, cloud-studded sky (+ movie). More about Daan Roosegaarde creates illusion of depth in cloud-filled Beyond installation
Fashion brand COS and Australian design duo Daniel Emma's Hang Me Up to Dry installations use furniture to highlight the timelessness of the classic white shirt (+ slideshow). More about COS and Daniel Emma celebrate the classic white shirt with set of installations
Most Loved: in the next movie from our exclusive video series, British designer Alexander Taylor discusses the impact his folded metal light for Established & Sons had on his career. More about Alexander Taylor defined his career with Fold light made from a single sheet of metal
Norwegian designer Falke Svatun has created a dining chair with a thin backrest that curves around its sitter like a shell (+ slideshow). More about Falke Svatun designs thin-backed Synnes Chair for Menu
From artisanal boutique to superstores, the trend for minimalist packaging design continues to pick up pace. We've rounded up 12 examples, including name-brand ketchup without the name, a CD packaged in bubble wrap, and a stylish kit for surviving the apocalypse (+ slideshow). More about 12 minimalist packaging designs that do a lot with a little
The bulbous aircraft known as the "Flying Bum" has slowly nose-dived into a field during its second test flight in the English countryside (+ movie). More about World's biggest aircraft "the Flying Bum" crashes on test flight
Korean design studios Cloudandco and 11+ have teamed up to create this pocket-sized wireless speaker that can be mounted onto a fridge (+ slideshow). More about Magnetic Sound2 speaker designed to be easily moved and mounted
London Design Festival 2016: with this year's London Design Festival less than a month away, Dezeen's Alice Morby selects her pick of the best installations and exhibitions that will be taking place across the capital. More about The 10 top installations and exhibitions at London Design Festival 2016
To make medals for Tokyo 2020, Olympic organisers are considering mining Japan's vast repositories of e-waste for millions of discarded smartphones and computers. More about Tokyo Olympics medals could be made of old smartphones
Sports brand Adidas is releasing child-size editions of the popular Yeezy Boost trainers designed by rapper Kanye West (+ slideshow). More about Adidas unveils toddler versions of Kanye West's Yeezy Boost 350
Northmodern 2016: glass-fronted cabinets and pick-and-mix lighting systems feature in Danish brand Ferm Living's Autumn Winter 2016 collection (slideshow). More about Ferm Living unveils collection of minimal furniture and homeware