Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this exclusive video interview, Jörg Preißinger of BMW Group Research and Technology explains how the prototype augmented-reality glasses his team have developed can make the solid parts of a car appear transparent. More about MINI's augmented-reality glasses allow drivers to see through the body of their car
Milan 2015: Italian design duo Alcarol has launched a collection of furniture made from worktops taken out of Italian quarries and marble processing labs (+ movie). More about Alcarol turns damaged marble-cutting worktops into resin-coated tables
Prolific Japanese design studio Nendo has created a chair for office furniture company Kokuyo, following its one-year retrospective exhibition in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Nendo follows up Milan exhibition with stacking chair for Kokuyo
Business news: MakerBot, once the darling of the 3D-printing scene, has laid off 20 per cent of its staff and closed its three retail stores after failing to meet its financial growth targets. More about 3D-printing pioneer MakerBot lays off staff and closes stores
Business news: luxury Italian kitchen and bathroom brand Boffi has acquired furniture company De Padova, adding free-standing pieces to its range of products in a move to appeal to the US market. More about Boffi eyes US market growth with De Padova acquisition
Competition: Domaine de Boisbuchet is offering Dezeen readers the chance to win a place on a week-long design workshop at a chateau in south-west France this summer. More about Competition: win a place on the summer workshops at Domaine de Boisbuchet
This umbrella has a frame that turns its canopy inside out, keeping water droplets inside as well as allowing it to open and close in confined spaces (+ movie). More about "Drip-free" umbrella encloses wet canopy on the inside
Milan 2015: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka created these seats for Issey Miyake's Tokyo store using shapes he created by accident while "playing around" with 3D-modelling software. More about Tokujin Yoshioka distorts hexagonal forms to create stools for Issey Miyake stores
Milan 2015: designer Jasper Morrison has brought together prototypes and iconic designs from the 80-year history of Italian furniture brand Molteni – including early pieces by Gio Ponti and contemporary work by Norman Foster and Alvaro Siza (+ slideshow). More about Jasper Morrison curates exhibition chronicling 80 years of Molteni design collaborations
Lyndon Neri and Alberto Alessi have paid tribute to Michael Graves, following a memorial service for the influential American architect who died last month (+ interview). More about Lyndon Neri and Alberto Alessi pay tribute to Michael Graves
Product design consultancy Mormedi has created an electronic cigarette, which they hope will become like a "personal accessory similar to a pen" for users (+ slideshow). More about Mormedi's e-cigarette is designed as a personal accessory
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Maarten Baas has formed milky and coloured glass into pendant lamps that look like balloons. More about Maarten Baas adds balloon-shaped pendants to lighting range for Lasvit
Milan 2015: these stools constructed from kitchen sponge are drenched in vivid yellow PVC by Tokyo-based product designer Satsuki Ohata to create drooping forms reminiscent of melting cheese (+ slideshow). More about Fondue Stool by Satsuki Ohata is modelled on molten cheese
Milan 2015: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has added more furniture to her collection for London design label Sé, including an oversized armchair on slender steel legs (+ slideshow). More about Nika Zupanc adds seating to her collection for Sé
Milan 2015: visitors to a Neoclassical palazzo in Milan were invited to play on swings created by London designer Philippe Malouin using quartz surface material Caesarstone (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Malouin installs swing set inside grand Milanese palazzo
Milan 2015: architect Zaha Hadid has carved pleats into the surfaces of these vases and tables made from different varieties of marble (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid sculpts marble vases and tables for Citco
Extra Moooi: in this movie Moooi co-founder Marcel Wanders discusses the Dutch brand's Milan show, which featured new furniture, lighting and carpets displayed against huge blown-up portraits. More about Moooi's Milan show featured huge photographs, live music and a giant unicorn rocking horse
Milan 2015: illuminated globes balanced on delicate metal supports form lamps in London designer Michael Anastassiades' updated range. More about Michael Anastassiades creates minimal lighting designs from glowing spheres
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled a vehicle interior with extra legroom for a chauffeur-driven passenger, similar to a business-class seat on an aeroplane. More about Volvo unveils luxury car interior concept for chauffeur-driven executives
Milan 2015: advances in lighting and battery technologies mean that lighting cables could disappear within a few years, according to designer Philippe Starck and Piero Gandini, CEO of lighting brand Flos (+ slideshow). More about "Wires will disappear" as lighting goes cordless, say Starck and Gandini