Music: animator Anna Ginsburg has designed a psychedelic cast of colourful helmeted characters for Scottish musician Steve Mason's Planet Sizes music video. More about Mushroom-like figures travel through space in Planet Sizes music video
Pushing an umbrella into the top of this small cube by Japanese studio Nendo keeps it held up vertically without the need for additional support (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's squidgy Meji cube acts as an umbrella stand
Opinion: the TED and Pecha Kucha presentation formats have passed their best-before dates, says Lucas Verweij, who thinks it's time for a more honest approach to sharing design industry stories. More about "We're fed up with being fed unrealistic stories of overnight success in design"
Northmodern 2016: the natural dye used to colour this sleeping bag by Dutch studio Buro Belén slowly pales over time, allowing the pattern in the fabric to become more visible. More about Buro Belén's quilted Laying Bag changes colour over time
This polygonal black form is actually a sports car, which Dutch footwear brand United Nude designed by simplifying a classic Lamborghini (+ slideshow). More about United Nude abstracts a Lamborghini to create faceted Lo Res sports car
Movie: Thonet is launching an outdoor range of classic chairs by Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reveals CEO Thorsten Muck in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for the German brand. More about Thonet launches colourful outdoor versions of iconic Bauhaus chairs
Seattle startup Printabowl has created water pipes for smoking pot that are intended to be put on display rather than be hidden "in a shoebox under your bed". More about Printabowl uses 3D printing to create sculptural marijuana bongs
A touring exhibition dedicated to David Bowie is extending its opening hours to meet demand following his death on Sunday. V&A curator Victoria Broackes, who helped organise the show, picks her highlights. More about David Bowie Is... curator selects five creative moments that helped shape the musician's career
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects, including coat hangers, stools and lighting. More about Herzog & de Meuron launches Objects shop to sell its furniture and homeware
Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie). More about Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flights
American artist Janet Echelman has suspended a billowing woven sculpture based on data captured from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami above London's busy Oxford Circus junction (+ slideshow). More about Janet Echelman's illuminated 1.8 installation billows above London's Oxford Circus
Northmodern 2016: Dutch design firm Studio Truly Truly has created a collection of lamps featuring bendy LED lights arranged in loops (+ slideshow). More about Levity lights by Studio Truly Truly feature flexible looped LEDs
Tokyo design studio Spread has used industrial materials to create minimal CD packaging for a Japanese rock band (+ slideshow). More about Spread "gives new meaning to the CD" with metal and bubble-wrap packaging
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a transparent film that could be applied to windows or clothing to store energy from sunlight, then later release it as heat. More about MIT team creates transparent film that stores solar energy and releases it on demand
New American carmaker VLF Automotive has unveiled its Force 1 supercar in Detroit, a week after its designer filed a $100 million lawsuit against luxury British auto brand Aston Martin. More about VLF Automotive unveils Force 1 supercar amid legal battle with Aston Martin
The warm glow of traditional light bulbs could return to homes and replace cold-looking LEDs, thanks to research conducted by a team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More about MIT researchers develop energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs
Stockholm 2016: British designer Tom Dixon has created a collection of seven rugs influenced by patterns found around London for Danish manufacturer Ege. More about Tom Dixon's Industrial Landscape carpets are based on London architecture
Japanese design studio Nendo has created a stationery collection that includes a cube of different-sized sticky notes (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's Block memo pad peels apart like a 3D puzzle
French design company Harow has released a 24-carat-gold edition of its skull-shaped armchair (+ slideshow). More about Harow's gold-plated skull armchair carries a 0k price tag
Northmodern 2016: Danish creative studio Dubokk has released a range of homeware accessories, including a set of laboratory-style vases and magazine holders made from solid marble (+ slideshow). More about Dubokk adds minimal vases and tinted glass tables to homeware collection