News: Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has revealed plans to test 100 self-driving vehicles on city streets with members of the public by 2017. More about Volvo announces "one-of-a-kind" public tests for self-driving cars
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Not Another Bill to give readers the chance to win one of five three-month subscriptions to its service that delivers limited-edition gifts. More about Competition: five Not Another Bill subscriptions to be won
Squishy foam spikes featured on garments and the catwalk at fashion designer Mary Katrantzou's Autumn Winter 2015 show during London Fashion Week. More about Mary Katrantzou contrasts Modernist shapes with "horror vacui" details for Autumn Winter 2015
The quilted back of this chair by Spanish studio Muka Design Lab can be stood up straight or folded down. More about Muka Design Lab's Reves Chair has a backrest "like a shirt collar"
London fashion studio Sibling used the vibrant hues of furniture and interiors by late Danish designer Verner Panton as a reference for its Autumn Winter 2015 collection, shown as part of London Fashion Week. More about Verner Panton influences colour palette for Sibling's Autumn Winter 2015 collection
Stockholm 2015: Swedish industrial designer Jenny Nordberg built each item of furniture in her latest collection by hand in under five minutes (+ movie). More about Jenny Nordberg produces hand-made furniture pieces in less than five minutes
British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has made a patriotic return to London Fashion Week, pulling together references from across the UK for his Autumn Winter 2015 show. More about Gareth Pugh brings his "modern armour" back to London for Autumn Winter 2015
Maison&Objet 2015: London studio Poetic Lab has created a collection of desktop accessories with simple shapes and metallic finishes for design brand Beyond Object. More about Beyond Object presents minimal metallic stationery by Poetic Lab
Vertical wooden laths cyclically pummel the floor of a cavernous New York factory building in this installation by Swiss artist Zimoun (+ movie). More about Wooden poles randomly strike the ground at Zimoun's installation in New York
Stockholm 2015: Swedish lighting brand Örsjö Belysning has launched a range of lamps by designer Joel Karlsson made from spun steel and mouth-blown glass. More about Joel Karlsson designs pebble-shaped pendant lights for Örsjö Belysning
Japanese studio Naoya Matsumoto Design has launched a collection of simple kitchen stools that are painted at the top and left with a natural finish lower down. More about Naoya Matsumoto Design creates two-tone stools
Stockholm 2015: high backrests surround these upholstered seats by Swedish furniture brand Lammhults (+ slideshow). More about Portus sofa system by Lammhults designed to create a "room within a room"
Spanish studio LaSelva has designed a collection of hexagonal encaustic cement tiles with a pattern that joins up regardless of which way round they are positioned (+ slideshow). More about LaSelva's hexagonal Atlas tiles are patterned to match up at every orientation
News: Ferrari has released images of a concept racing car that the Italian manufacturer envisions as a possible future for Formula One. More about Ferrari unveils "aggressive-looking" Formula One concept car
Business news: the UK government has finally set a date for the introduction of its new copyright protection law, making it illegal to manufacture or sell copies of mass-produced designs after 2020. More about UK government sets 2020 deadline to end replica furniture production
Stockholm 2015: Danish furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Søn has refreshed a 1970 tray table by Modernist designer Hans J Wegner with a pale and smoked oak veneer. More about Carl Hansen & Søn updates Hans J Wegner's reversible tray table with smoked oak surfaces
Geneva Motor Show 2015: British supercar brand McLaren has released images of its racetrack-dedicated P1 GTR, which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month (+ slideshow). More about McLaren upgrades its P1 supercar for the race track
A section of tarmac appears to have been peeled back from the surface of a car park at London's Southbank Centre, suspending a car upside down in artist Alex Chinneck's latest illusionary installation (+ slideshow). More about Parked car is upended on a tarmac wave in Alex Chinneck installation
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Lars Müller Publishers to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book documenting the last century of design in Switzerland. More about Competition: five 100 Years of Swiss Design books to be won
Lengths of delicately woven fabric were draped over metal skewers at this Tokyo exhibition about the tradition of hemp textiles in Japan (+ slideshow). More about Yusuke Seki showcases fragile hemp textiles across banks of metal rods