Maison&Objet 2016: the seat of this upholstered armchair by French designer Pierre Charpin can be extended with a row of coloured stools. More about Pierre Charpin's Slice chair for Cinna is split up into blocks
A team of students at the Bartlett architecture school have developed a technique for 3D printing complex curved structures, and used it to build a set of intricate chairs. More about Bartlett students use robots to build 3D-printed filigree chairs
A team from the University of Colorado Boulder have used 3D printing to create tactile versions of famous books for visually impaired children (+ slideshow). More about 3D-printed braille and picture books help blind children to read
Business news: startup furniture brand Hem has been acquired by a private buyer in a deal that will see designer and co-founder Petrus Palmér become CEO in place of Jason Goldberg, who will leave the company. More about Design brand Hem sold to private investment company
Modernist lamps by mid-century French designers including Pierre Guariche and Jean-Boris Lacroix are on show at Galerie Kreo in London's Mayfair. More about The Enlightened 50s lighting exhibition illuminates London's Galerie Kreo
People in the Netherlands will soon be able to cycle over the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge on the world's first 3D-printed steel bicycle (+ movie). More about Arc Bicycle has 3D-printed steel frame created by TU Delft students and MX3D
Japanese designer Yuta Takahashi created the pared-back packaging for these natural chocolate bars to reflect their simple ingredients (+ slideshow). More about Yuta Takahashi designs minimal packaging for natural chocolate bars
Dezeen promotion: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a collection of furniture for Danish brand Fredericia, which will launch during this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair (+ slideshow). More about Fredericia launches furniture collection designed by Jasper Morrison
Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby are joining the teaching staff at Parsons design school in New York, after leaving the Design Interactions course at London's Royal College of Art last year. More about Dunne and Raby move to Parsons following RCA departure
Taxi service Uber has launched a new identity designed by the company's CEO, which presents users in different countries with customised colours and patterns, and which has already been compared to an "asshole". More about Uber rebrands with location-specific "asshole" logos based on bathroom tiles
Feathers on the shoulders of this jacket by fashion designer Birce Ozkan ruffle up when the wearer faces north (+ movie). More about Birce Ozkan's feathered Augmented Jacket doubles as a navigational aid
A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won a competition to design an experimental capsule for the Hyperloop – a conceptual high-speed transport network conceived by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. More about MIT students' bullet-shaped Hyperloop pod wins Elon Musk's SpaceX competition
Business news: online design store Bezar has been bought by internet marketplace Ahalife and will disappear as a brand, founder Bradford Shellhammer has announced. More about Bradford Shellhammer's Bezar acquired by online retailer Ahalife
Miniature versions of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia have been designed by Japanese studio Nendo to form the basis for a range of products based on the Star Wars film franchise. More about Nendo simplifies Star Wars characters to make miniature minimal models
Marble shapes are held inside blocks of transparent resin to create these vases by Italian designer Moreno Ratti (+ slideshow). More about Moreno Ratti suspends marble volumes inside resin blocks
The DeLorean Motor Company has announced its intention to manufacture the iconic DMC-12 sports car again, 30 years after the vehicle was immortalised in sci-fi movie trilogy Back to the Future. More about DeLorean goes back to the future to reproduce DMC-12 car
This stack of mirrored boxes modelled on the biblical Tower of Babel is programmed to slowly rotate, reflecting changing views of the Iranian desert terrain and sky (+ movie). More about Babel Tower spins to reflect Iran's desert landscape
Most Loved: next up in our exclusive video series, Dutch designer Richard Hutten tells the story behind his colourful children's cup with oversized ears for handles. More about Richard Hutten's Dombo mug "makes people happy when they see it"
The iconic Barbie doll is now available in several different body types, including a more full-figured version for the first time. More about Barbie redesigned to include more body types and skin tones
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