Sports brand Adidas has created a concept trainer with an upper made using waste plastic filtered out of the oceans and a 3D-printed midsole created from recycled fishing nets. More about Adidas combines ocean plastic and 3D printing for eco-friendly trainers
Design Miami 2015: traditional automotive brands "don't need to be scared" of upstarts including Tesla and Apple – and the cars of the future may not be electric, according to Audi's head of experiential marketing. More about Car brands unafraid of Tesla's electric challenge, says Audi marketing head
Movie: in our next movie for Dubai Design Week, Global Grad Show curator Brendan McGetrick explains why it was important to present an exhibition of student projects at Dubai's inaugural design festival. More about Global Grad Show brought "groundbreaking" student work from around the world to Dubai
Influential US magazine Sight Unseen has launched an LA exhibition of work by local designers in response to the city's resurgence as a centre for design (+ slideshow). More about Sight Unseen's LA exhibition showcases work from "focal point of the American design scene"
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has created a pair of air-filled globes that he eventually plans to sail across the sky. More about Tomás Saraceno installs Aerocene metallic orbs in Paris' Grand Palais
Advances in genetic technology mean that creating synthetic animals has become just another branch of industrial design, according to Daisy Ginsberg. More about Synthetic biology is turning into industrial design, says Daisy Ginsberg
A new copyright law in the UK will "wipe out" design book publishing and cripple design education, according to author and publisher Charlotte Fiell. More about Copyright legislation will destroy design publishing says Charlotte Fiell
Three design students have created a purposefully awkward chair that encourages sitters into a slump to highlight the long-term effects of slouching. More about Disposture chair forces sitters into an uncomfortable slump
Royal College of Art graduate Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles (+ movie). More about Dot One produces personalised textiles and prints based on DNA data
Google is attempting to improve the aesthetics of the home Wi-Fi router with coverings by 24 artists and designers, including a fake-fur sheath and a cover that turns a device into a fruit bowl (+ slideshow). More about Google aims to turn unloved Wi-Fi routers into design objects with crazy covers
Japanese design studio Nendo has partnered with eyewear brand Megane-Ichiba to redesign one of its classic pairs of glasses, adding reverse C-shaped hinges. More about Nendo redesigns Zerogra glasses to feature circular hinges
Future Makers: Alessandro Zomparelli of Italian design studio MHOX, which produces customised 3D-printed fashion accessories, says designing with computer algorithms is like exploring a new material (+ movie). More about Using computer algorithms in design is like "sculpting with a new material"
Design Miami 2015: American designer Ian Stell has created an expandable bench that forms two conjoined chairs when contracted. More about Ian Stell's Austrian Loop chair expands and contracts like an accordion
French chocolate company Alain Ducasse has released a dried fruit and nut-covered festive chocolate tree that comes in a flat-pack box. More about Alain Ducasse's chocolate Christmas tree is assembled like flat-pack furniture
IKEA's future-living research lab Space10 has launched a visual exploration into what the next 20 years of food design might hold for the meatball, including artificially-grown animal flesh and crispy insect protein. More about IKEA's Copenhagen research lab investigates the future of the meatball
MIT Media Lab graduate Will Patrick has designed a prototype desktop bioreactor that could enable the production of pharmaceutical drugs at home. More about Will Patrick's Farma bioreactor could let owners brew their own drugs
Apple has unveiled its own Smart Battery Case that slides onto the back of the iPhone 6 or 6s to provide additional power. More about Apple extends iPhone 6 battery life with slip-on rechargeable case
From limited-edition watches to folding toys, Postmodern coffee makers to notebooks that turn sketches into digital files, Dezeen editor Anna Winston picks 21 of the best new designs to give an architect or designer this holiday season (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's Christmas gift guide for architects and designers
Polish design studio UVMW has created a visual identity for Warsaw's Beton Film Festival based on Le Corbusier's Modulor system of proportions. More about Polish film festival identity references Le Corbusier's Modulor Man
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a tree-like street lamp with accompanying twig-shaped seating for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. More about Mathieu Lehanneur designs solar-powered Clover street furniture for Paris