Indian design studio Paul Matter has released its debut collection of lighting, including lamps with rounded shades made from beaten brass (+ slideshow). More about Tango lighting collection by Paul Matter features satellite-shaped shades
Stockholm 2016: Stockholm designer Chris Martin's shelving system for Swedish brand Massproductions comes as individual units that can be linked together as many times as necessary (+ slideshow). More about Massproductions' Endless shelving doubles as an adjustable room divider
Music: a dancer gradually becomes a 3D-printed version of herself in Dom&Nic's music video for UK electronic act The Chemical Brothers' track Wide Open (+ movie). More about Dancer becomes a 3D-printed lattice in music video for The Chemical Brothers
Stockholm 2016: Swedish studio Färg & Blanche has added to its Succession collection of furniture with a set of mirrors that feature leather frames with criss-crossed indentations. More about Färg & Blanche indents surrounds for Succession mirrors by binding leather
Maison&Objet 2016: British designer Bethan Gray has created a collection of tables with marble tops wrapped in bands of brass (+ slideshow). More about Bethan Gray's marble Band tables are edged with brushed brass
Maison&Objet 2016: Czech designer Petra Krausová has used traditional glass-blowing production and finishing techniques to create a constellation of pendants for lighting brand Lasvit (+ movie). More about Petra Krausová's Cassia lamps for Lasvit form twinkling installation at Maison&Objet
Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who claimed that one of his designs was plagiarised for the recently ditched Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo, has dropped his lawsuit against event organisers. More about Belgian designer abandons plagiarism lawsuit over Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo
Valencia studio Masquespacio's debut furniture collection for Spanish brand Missana features chairs and tables shaped like the rounded tops of toadstools. More about Masquespacio designs toadstool-shaped furniture for Missana
Maison&Object 2016: twelve designers including Jaime Hayón, Constance Guisset and Nika Zupanc have created trinkets and accessories for Italian ceramics brand Bosa's latest gift collection (+ slideshow). More about Bosa launches Forget Me Not ceramic gifts at Maison&Objet
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf has continued its "wearable art" theme with an haute-couture collection of sculptural white garments made from Cubist facial features. More about Viktor & Rolf mixes Picasso and polo shirts for Spring Summer 2016 haute couture
Plans to overhaul the area surrounding Copenhagen's Bella Center – the location of biannual design fair Northmodern – aim to turn the neighbourhood into a year-round creative hub (+ slideshow). More about Copenhagen's Bellakvarter development will "further strengthen" Danish design industry
Greek artist Eleftheria Stamati's metal necklace pendants resemble outlines of three-dimensional Tetris blocks. More about Eleftheria Stamati evokes architectural forms with The Mechanics of Black jewellery
CES 2016: LA-based augmented reality company Daqri has unveiled a smart hardhat that gives workers additional layers of information about their surroundings (+ slideshow). More about Daqri's augmented-reality construction helmet aims to "change the nature of work"
A group of students from London's Royal College of Art have designed a prototype coat for refugees that transforms into a tent or a sleeping bag (+ movie). More about RCA students design wearable dwelling for Syrian refugees
A pair of museums entirely dedicated to French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's life and work are set to open in Paris and Marrakech in 2017, including a new building by Studio KO (+ slideshow). More about Two new museums will pay homage to Yves Saint Laurent
Business news: creative industries in the UK are now worth £84.1 billion per year to the country's economy, according to new government figures. More about UK's creative industries generate almost £10 million per hour
Maison&Objet 2016: French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has plucked his initials from a collection of alphabet-shaped chairs and used a distressed-looking fabric to upholster them. More about Jean Paul Gaultier customises Typographia chairs by Tabisso with rust-patterned upholstery
This bathtub by Israeli designer Tal Engel is woven from thin strips of wood veneer using a traditional Asian boat-building technique. More about Tal Engel's Otaku bathtub is woven from wood
An upcoming exhibition at Antwerp's Modemuseum examines how Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga changed the silhouette of women's clothing in the 20th century, and his influence on today's top fashion designers. More about Game Changers exhibition will celebrate Balenciaga's influence on 20th-century fashion
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More about Nike uses Flyknit material to create lightest-ever Air Force 1 trainers