Royal College of Art student Axel Bluhme has developed an interactive drum machine that uses an analogue interface of spinning discs and magnets to combine digital sounds (+ movie). More about Axel Bluhme's drum machine triggers sounds using rotating discs of magnets
Architecture studio Akoaki has created an angular aluminium pod called The Mothership, which contains a DJ booth for staging pop-up events and funk concerts in Detroit's North End neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More about The Mothership by Akoaki is a mobile DJ booth for playing funk on the streets of Detroit
Austrian design firm EOOS and water research institute Eawag hope to improve sanitation levels in areas of extreme poverty with a mobile toilet that contains its own water filtration system (+ movie). More about Blue Diversion Toilet aims to improve sanitation with built-in filtration system
Design March 2015: French and Icelandic design collective Iiif has designed Petits Volcans, a glassware collection comprising five vessels that represent different types and stages of volcano. More about Iiif’s glassware collection represents different types of volcano
An interactive streetlight that records the shadow of a passerby and plays it back to the next pedestrian is among this year's Designs of the Year nominees (+ movie). More about Shadowing streetlight records and projects pedestrian movements
DesignMarch 2015: when Greenlander Liss Stender launched her homeware products, she made the national news and created "a kind of shock." She spoke to Dezeen about working in the Arctic and being a design pioneer in a country with a strong craft tradition (+ interview). More about Greenland's first product designer triggers "explosion of new designers" in her homeland
Norwegian designer Per Finne has created a utensil based on traditional Japanese knives that he says offers enough flexibility to be the only knife needed in a home cook's kitchen (+ slideshow). More about Per Finne's Umami Santoku knife combines Norwegian and Japanese design
Milan 2015: Danish studio Norm Architects has created a collection of bathroom furnishings and accessories, including a matching wash basin and bathtub perched on slim metal legs (+ slideshow). More about Norm Architects creates minimal bathroom furniture for Ex.t
The Amsterdam-based architecture studio led by architect Ben van Berkel has designed a round table with multiple levels to encourage office workers to be more active. More about StandTable is a circular podium designed by UNStudio to replace office desks
A 100-kilometre array of floating barriers designed by a 20-year-old inventor aims to clear the oceans of waste plastic, and is one of the projects shortlisted for this year's Designs of the Year award (+ slideshow). More about The Ocean Cleanup aims to strip 70 million kilos of plastic from the sea in 10 years
Movie: designer Arik Levy explains why he wanted to design a range of bent-wood chairs in this movie produced by Dezeen for Czech furniture brand TON. More about Arik Levy uses bent wood for the first time in Split furniture collection for TON
Mexican design studio Peca has launched a collection of candle holders made from marble spheres that can be split in two. More about Marble candle holder by Peca can be split to create two objects
Milan 2015: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled a series of glass tables that will form part of its solo exhibition during this year's furniture fair in Milan. More about Nendo previews Soft glass table collection for Milan exhibition
Milan 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created two chairs and two tables for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which will debut at Milan design week next month (+ movie). More about Bouroullec brothers to debut Belleville furniture collection for Vitra
UK pizza chain Domino's has launched the world's first fleet of driverless delivery vehicles (+ movie). More about Domino's launches world's first driverless pizza delivery vehicles
Interview: Paul Gaudio is Adidas' first creative director in 15 years, and a key part of the sportswear brand's strategy to use design as a weapon against arch-rival Nike. In this exclusive interview, Gaudio talks to Dezeen about Adidas' experiments in wearable technology, its collaboration with Kanye West and why copying is inevitable in sports design. More about "Designers tend to be copycats," says Adidas global creative director
Japanese studio Nendo used grey and white crosses for the packaging of this line of skincare products based on the practices of Chinese medicine. More about Nendo designs brand identity for skincare based on Chinese medicine
Milan 2015: British industrial designer Jasper Morrison will debut a USB charger for Swiss electronics accessories brand Punkt during Milan design week next month. More about Jasper Morrison designs a USB charger to power multiple devices
Design Indaba 2015: Royal Collage of Art graduate Ackeem Ngwenya has designed a set of all-terrain wheels to help farmers in rural Africa carry heavier loads to market and replace the traditional method of "head-carrying" (+ slideshow). More about Roadless wheels aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has created a light-reflective spray designed to enhance the visibility of cyclists on city streets after dark (+ movie). More about Volvo's reflective Life Paint turns bicycles and clothes into high-visibility objects