Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More about LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
NeoCon 2015:David Adjaye has created a range of African-inspired textiles for Knoll, in addition to curating a related exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. More about David Adjaye aims to dispel stereotypical images of Africa through textile designs
OMA's research arm AMO hung translucent sheets above concrete seating for Italian fashion house Prada's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show (+ slideshow). More about AMO installs translucent "stalactites" above Prada Spring Summer 2016 catwalk
Microdevices that replicate the functions of human organs have beaten Google's self-driving car and a concrete innovation centre to be crowned Design of the Year 2015 by London's Design Museum. More about Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
Designer Philippe Starck has created a spotlight that can be adjusted with a broomstick. More about Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
Cubist-influenced shapes and contrasting colours pattern the garments in this collection by London fashion brand Roksanda. More about Roksanda's Resort 2016 fashion collection is patterned with Cubist shapes
Music: Brazilian director Fabricio Lima's animated music video for Marcelo Jeneci's track Um De Nós depicts a heartbroken man's journey to recovery using red and blue hues (+ movie). More about Red and blue graphics represent an emotional journey in Um de Nós music video
New Zealand studio Designtree has added a corner module to its flat-pack Frankie lighting system, enabling a range of new configurations including X shapes and loops. More about New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
Movie: leading designers and architects including Michael Young and David Adjaye talk about their participation in Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 in this movie produced by Dezeen for the festival. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 video highlights
Design Miami/Basel 2015: British designer Max Lamb has created a bathroom suite for Dzek from speckled synthetic marble and installed the products in a space lined with the same material. More about Max Lamb installs multicoloured manmade-marble bathroom at Design/Miami Basel 2015
Extra Moooi: Dutch furniture and lighting brand Moooi has launched a range of hotel bath and shower products with a "strong and outstanding scent". In this movie, co-founder Casper Vissers explains why the move is about brand recognition, not turnover. More about Moooi launches range of hotel soaps and shampoos to extend its brand
Prolific Japanese studio Nendo has designed a bag specifically for architects, which changes shape to accommodate different sizes of drawings. More about Nendo's Architect Bag for Tod's holds long drawings in its middle
Design Miami/Basel 2015: London's Gallery Fumi presents metal-tube furniture by Max Lamb and patinated bronze tables by Glithero as part of its exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow) More about Gallery Fumi's Design Miami/Basel 2015 exhibition includes metal furniture by Max Lamb
New York's Museum of Modern Art announced today that it has added the Rainbow Flag, the universal symbol of gay pride, to its permanent design collection. More about MoMA adds Rainbow Flag to permanent design collection
Design Miami/Basel 2015: a blackened-wood structure by Seattle studio Olson Kundig Architects houses the VIP lounge at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More about Olson Kundig creates charred wood pavilion for Design Miami/Basel 2015
Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the German designer paved the way for the emoji and helped change visual communication. More about Beyond Dingbats: the typographic legacy of Hermann Zapf
Design Miami/Basel 2015: Belgian artists Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job have symbolised their romantic break-up as a head-on collision between two steam trains (+ slideshow). More about Studio Job sculpts "autobiographical" Train Crash Table
UK menswear designer Tom Cridland has launched a unisex sweater that comes with a 30-year guarantee, to promote sustainable fashion. More about Tom Cridland proposes alternative to throwaway fashion with The 30 Year Sweatshirt
NeoCon 2015: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has added colourful geometric patterns to sheets of architectural glass for Chicago company Skyline Design (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola adds grid-based patterns to architectural glass
Design Miami/Basel 2015: the winners of this year's Designers of the Future Award have unveiled objects and installations including a set of tools for exploring a fictional crystal planet at Design Miami/Basel (+ slideshow). More about Designers of the Future reveal interactive jellyfish and tools for space exploration