Movie: New York designer Dror Benshetrit discusses the limited-edition foldable wine rack he designed for Brancott Estate in our second movie for the New Zealand wine brand. More about Studio Dror's wine rack for Brancott Estate is "a little piece of sculpture"
Dutch Design Week 2015: fashion designer Bas Timmer has used abandoned tents to create jackets that turn into waterproof sleeping bags for homeless people. More about Sheltersuit coat doubles as a sleeping bag for the homeless
Eindhoven designer Hozan Zangana has created a set of ceramics for the traditional Persian new year celebration based on the forms of the calligraphic Nastaliq script. More about Haft Sin ceramics by Hozan Zangana echo the outlines of Persian calligraphy
Dutch Design Week 2015: French designer Capucine Diancourt's series of unconventional playground equipment includes non-fixed rocking items that challenge children to keep their balance. More about Precarious playground structures by Capucine Diancourt rely on users' balance
Music: American animator Jeanette Lee borrowed the shapes of Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower to create a science-fiction urban landscape for Dewy Sinatra's In My Bubble music video. More about Jeanette Lee animates a futuristic city for Dewy Sinatra's In My Bubble video
A bright pink sex toy-cum-furniture piece that can be mounted like a vaulting horse is among this week's most-read stories on Dezeen. Other popular pleasure devices in our archives include a blown-glass clockwork vibrator, a dildo with a compartment for storing the ashes of a deceased partner and a device that doubles as a pendant necklace. Explore more design for sex »
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Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of ceramic tableware with handles to help store them in compact spaces and carry hot food. More about Nendo designs Totte plates and bowls for small apartments
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón is launching a limited-edition chronograph with a chimp-like face for his watch company Orolog. More about Jaime Hayón designs monkey-faced Miko watch for Orolog
Yves Behar's San Francisco studio Fuseproject has designed an octagonal portable charger that can accommodate a computer, a smartphone and a tablet at the same time (+ slideshow). More about Zolt charger by Yves Behar powers three devices at once
The 2002 science-fiction movie Minority Report "influenced the future" and helped make dozens of contemporary technologies a reality, according to the film's production designer. More about Minority Report made today's technology possible, says production designer Alex McDowell
Experimental fashion studio The Unseen has produced a range of accessories that alter in response to environmental changes using inks developed from its colour-shifting wearable sculptures. More about The Unseen's Air fashion accessories change colour in different climates
Design auctions in London this week confirmed the strength of the collectible furniture market, with pieces by designers including Shiro Kuramata and Gerrit Rietveld achieving record prices. More about Shiro Kuramata's Miss Blanche armchair breaks world record at auction with £269,000 sale
Type foundry Monotype has used long-hidden drawings by British designer Eric Gill to create the first new typeface based on his work in more than 75 years. More about Monotype designs Eric Gill typeface using previously unpublished drawings
Designer Marc Newson has created a range of colourful kitchen appliances for his first collaboration with Australian brand Sunbeam (+ slideshow). More about Marc Newson designs matching kettle and toaster for Sunbeam
Extra Moooi: in this movie filmed in Amsterdam, Moooi co-founder Marcel Wanders explains why the Dutch brand launched a new version of his Container Table featuring a base covered with wooden slats. More about Moooi refreshes Container Table collection by wrapping the base with wooden slats
Israeli designer Itay Ohaly has created a set of three black vases that can be etched to reveal colourful hidden layers beneath. More about Itay Ohaly's scratchable vases reveal hidden colours
Teams from MIT Media Lab and the Royal College of Art have used bacteria to design a "bio-skin" fabric that peels back in reaction to sweat and humidity (+ slideshow). More about MIT Media Lab's BioLogic material opens and closes in response to humidity
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Arckit to offer five readers the chance to win a model building set designed for architects, which was hailed as "posh Lego" when it launched earlier this year. More about Competition: five Arckit reusable architectural modelling sets to be won
World Architecture Festival 2015: bamboo could "revolutionise the building industry" and replace steel as the dominant reinforcing material, according to a professor who is working on new applications for the grass. More about Bamboo fibre is stronger and cheaper than steel, says Dirk Hebel
This umbrella-shaped street lamp by London designer Samuel Wilkinson has a crystal-covered canopy and allows passersby to leave augmented messages for their friends (+ slideshow). More about Samuel Wilkinson's Ommatidium sculpture offers kaleidoscopic views of the sky