Dezeen promotion: designers can engage with social and political problems that are sometimes too big for governments to tackle, says Richard van der Laken, founder of annual social design conference What Design Can Do (+ interview). More about "Design is always political" says What Design Can Do founder
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Micaella Pedros has repurposed discarded plastic bottles into joints that can be used to hold wooden furniture together (+ movie). More about Micaella Pedros uses heat-shrunk plastic bottles to join furniture
Brexit crisis: the Creative Industries Federation is organising a series of emergency sessions to prepare the UK's design sector for Brexit, saying "if it is going to happen, we need to mitigate the consequences". More about Creative Industries Federation plans urgent Brexit crisis events
Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). More about Björk unveils 3D-printed mask based on her musculoskeletal system
Lighting brand Plumen is the latest to enter the children's design market, adding strands of colourful bunting to its low-energy pendants (+ slideshow). More about Plumen releases pendants with miniature bunting for kids
Daredevils can enjoy sweeping views of Los Angeles while descending a transparent slide almost 1,000 feet above the city (+ movie). More about Glass Skyslide opens at the top of LA's tallest skyscraper
Car brand BMW has unveiled an autonomous MINI concept vehicle designed to be shared between several drivers, which could change colour depending on different users' preferences (+ movie). More about BMW's MINI Vision Next 100 concept car changes colour depending on the driver's mood
Engineering company Rolls-Royce has revealed concept designs for an autonomous ship that could be managed remotely from a control centre (+ slideshow). More about Rolls-Royce touts remote-controlled cargo ship as "future of the maritime industry"
Rio 2016: sports brand Nike has revealed the running shoe that Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will wear while competing at this summer's Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. More about Nike unveils shoes for a 100-metre sprinter at the Rio 2016 Olympics
London's Design Museum closes the doors of its Shad Thames building for the final time tomorrow, ahead of its move across town. In a Dezeen exclusive, Deyan Sudjic reflects on his favourite memories from the 10 years since he took over as director (+ photos by Luke Hayes). More about Deyan Sudjic selects favourite exhibitions from a decade at the Design Museum
Graduate shows 2016: this range of conceptual implants designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Lesley-Ann Daly allows wearers to track their health using sound. More about Lesley-Ann Daly's connected implants let wearers listen to their wellbeing
Most Loved: in this exclusive movie, Eindhoven designer Piet Hein Eek says the furniture he started making from recycled timber in 1989 took off because it stood out against the uniformity of other products. More about Making designer furniture with scrap wood was "totally new", says Piet Hein Eek
An oversized camera lens punctuated by a single bullet hole forms the Broken Landscape memorial dedicated to photographer Gordan Lederer (+ slideshow). More about NFO designs giant broken camera lens to honour photojournalist killed in Yugoslav Wars
British artist and designer Gerry Judah's latest sculpture for the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a set of six giant steel spikes that curve upwards to the sky, supporting three historic BMW cars (+ slideshow). More about Gerry Judah unveils enormous spiked sculpture for Goodwood
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has recalled one of its most popular designs after toppling Malm dressers killed three toddlers in two years. More about IKEA recalls millions of killer dressers
For his first solo exhibition in the USA, Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a rainbow-coloured installation made of thousands of strands of lightweight cord (+ slideshow). More about Kéré Architecture suspends colourful strings from ceiling of Philadelphia art museum
An exhibition opens this week in London showcasing paintings, sketches and jewellery designs by Zaha Hadid, selected by a gallerist who had a long-standing friendship with the late architect (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's lesser-known works commemorated in Masterpiece London exhibition
Brexit crisis: UK design firms will likely pay more to protect their designs and miss out on new EU-wide patents if the country leaves the European Union, according to a leading intellectual property law firm. More about Trade mark protection will cost more after Brexit says intellectual property lawyer
An Italian consumer group has accused Bulgarian artist Christo of wasting taxpayers' money, because of the costs of managing his floating installation on Italy's Lake Iseo. More about Christo accused of wasting public money on Floating Piers installation
Brexit crisis: uncertainty following the Brexit vote could prove "almost terminal" for small architecture design firms in the UK, according to a consultant who advises creative businesses. More about Brexit could be "like a heart attack" for UK design firms says consultant