London Design Festival 2016: Joe Doucet and Pentagon Design have created simple glassware pieces for Turkish glassware brand Nude (+ slideshow). More about Joe Doucet and Pentagon Design create carafe and cupolas for Nude glassware
The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow). More about Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture
Dezeen promotion: installations, pop-up shops, events and 200 interior design brands will return to designjunction during this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Giant monopoly houses and rainforest installation to feature at designjunction 2016
Technology company WobbleWorks has launched an updated edition of its hugely popular 3Doodler pen, which can now draw using materials like copper and wood composites (+ slideshow). More about Pro version of 3D-printing pen can draw in copper and wood
Maison&Objet 2016: Homeware patterned with optical illusions features in the latest collection of products by the late Zaha Hadid (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid homeware collection to be unveiled at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2016: Finnish designer Mika Tolvanen based the simplicity of this umbrella stand on a vintage cast iron model he found at a flea market (+ slideshow). More about Mika Tolvanen designs minimal umbrella stand for NakNak
The American engineer known as the father of the Boeing 747 has died at the age of 95. More about Boeing 747 designer Joe Sutter dies
The Creative Industries Federation has warned that the UK could face a creative skills shortage, after the latest GCSE results revealed a drop of almost 10 per cent in students studying Design and Technology. More about Drop in number of UK children studying creative subjects could trigger skills shortage
Brands have been scrapping their previously complicated logos in favour of flat designs. We've rounded up seven of our favourite minimal redesigns from the last few years, including simplified lions, sans-serif icons and a "responsive W" (+ slideshow). More about Seven of the most effective minimalist rebrands
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