London Design Festival 2015: David Adjaye, Alex Chinneck and Mischer'Traxler are among the designers set to create installations for this year's London Design Festival, which will include an electricity pylon turned on its head and a courtyard filled with mirrors (+ slideshow). More about London Design Festival reveals installations for 2015
A group of architecture students has developed a conceptual "levitation suit" that allows guests to experience 3D sleeping as if they were floating in zero gravity (+ slideshow). More about KSEVT Hotel allows guests to sleep as if they were in space
New York 2015: Dezeen's US editor Jenna McKnight picks 10 designers not to miss at New York's Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition, which opens this Friday (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's picks from Sight Unseen Offsite exhibition in New York
Milan 2015: Dutch design studio Droog has launched a collection of small hardware items to focus on the functional elements of furniture design that are often overlooked. More about Droog presents 210 hardware items at micro exhibition
New York 2015: New York studio Snarkitecture has used patterns of the city's subway tiles and marbled surfaces to cover a range of clothes that allow the wearer to blend in with the urban environment (+ slideshow). More about Snarkitecture's Architectural Camouflage garments feature subway tiles and marble
Design writer Justin McGuirk has been named head of the writing and curating programme at Design Academy Eindhoven, with the school saying there is an urgent need to train a new generation of writers and critics. More about "We need critics and curators" says new head of Design Academy Eindhoven writing programme
New York 2015: Brooklyn lighting brand Roll & Hill is launching seven ranges by designers including Lindsey Adelman and Philippe Malouin during New York's design week (+ slideshow). More about Roll & Hill presents seven new product lines in New York
New York 2015: patches of dirt and an aquarium with ancient species are part of a new installation by French artist Pierre Huyghe for the roof garden at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ slideshow). More about Pierre Huyghe incorporates primordial elements into Met rooftop installation in New York
Dutch artist and philosopher Koert Mensvoort has launched a virtual restaurant featuring a menu of conceptual dishes that could be made possible by lab-grown meat – including knitted mince, a cocktail made from meat foam and sausages grown from living pets (+ slideshow). More about Bistro in Vitro is a virtual restaurant serving the artificial meat dishes of the future
Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana have wrapped suede webs around shoes and a bag for Camper to coincide with an exhibition about the Spanish footwear brand at London's Design Museum. More about Campana brothers design Camper accessories for London exhibition
Polish design studio 5mm has created a collection of tables with heavy solid-oak tops balanced on slim powder-coated steel bases (+ slideshow). More about 5mm launches collection of top-heavy tables
Brooklyn designer Paul Loebach has used simple forms and materials for a teapot and matching glasses to provide an alternative to the "grandma look" of some ceramic designs (+ slideshow). More about Paul Loebach creates tea set with laboratory glass
New York designer Ali Schachtschneider has imagined a future in which biologically grown materials are used to create furniture, garments and tools that would become "extensions of the body". More about Lab-grown materials form fashion and furniture for Vivorium lifestyle concept
Lake-flavoured water, tacos made from insects and "century-old eggs" were all on the menu at an experimental restaurant located in a Wrocław gallery (+ slideshow). More about Visitors try lake-flavoured water and insect tacos at Wrocław exhibition
Music: illustrator Emanuele Kabu used a variety of different paints and inks to create the hand-drawn sequences in this animated music video for alternative rock duo The Helio Sequence. More about Emanuele Kabu creates colourful animated music video with paint and marker pens
Milan 2015: Dutch design duo Oskar Peet and Sophie Mensen have created a bench and two stools from synthetic stone that becomes malleable when heated (+ slideshow). More about OS & OOS moulds synthetic stone to create Arc seating collection
The American market for high-end design is "growing incredibly" according to European brands, who are opening showrooms and restructuring their US businesses to take advantage of booming sales. More about European design brands target America amid booming demand for luxury design
Renzo Piano has designed a limited-edition bag for Italian fashion house Max Mara modelled after his latest project: New York's Whitney Museum, which opened to the public last week (+ slideshow). More about Renzo Piano designs handbag to match new Whitney Museum
Milan 2015: a tube-shaped backrest wraps around this seat by German designer Konstantin Grcic that has "a hint of a cartoon character". More about Konstantin Grcic's Sam Son chair for Magis has a backrest like a pool noodle
Dezeen promotion: Spanish design company Sancal has released its latest furniture range, which features tessellating chairs and tables designed by Valencian studio Yonoh (+ slideshow). More about Sancal's 2015 collection includes furniture that pieces together like a puzzle