South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has designed a collection of desktop accessories made of Jeju Island basalt by local artisans, with shapes referencing the volcanic landscape. More about Basalt desk accessories by Jeonghwa Seo originate from a Korean island
Stockholm 2015: Australian designer Glen Baghurst has launched his first collection of furniture and products, influenced by materials and forms from Britain to Morocco (+ slideshow). More about Glen Baghurst's debut furniture range fuses cultural influences
Design Indaba 2015: fashion is dead, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has declared, describing the fashion industry as "a ridiculous and pathetic parody of what it has been" (+ interview). More about "It's the end of fashion as we know it" says Li Edelkoort
News: Swedish furniture giant IKEA has incorporated induction-charging stations into products from its latest collection, which will allow users to wirelessly charge their smartphones. More about IKEA launches furniture that wirelessly charges smartphones and tablets
News: Swiss watch brand Mondaine has unveiled a smartwatch with an analogue face – which it says is the first Swiss watch to combine traditional watchmaking with connected technologies. More about Mondaine launches "first ever Swiss-made smartwatch"
Design Indaba 2015: most furniture and lighting brands "will disappear in five years" as the internet revolutionises the way products are distributed, according to Italian industrial designer Stefano Giovannoni (+ interview). More about Most design brands "will disappear" within five years says Stefano Giovannoni
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: industrial designer Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, who uses 3D scanning to produce bespoke dresses, claims the technique will soon be commonplace in fashion stores (+ movie). More about 3D scanning will be used to create "unique fitted clothing"
North London-based Studio Vit has created a collection of lights that combine spherical bulbs with conical shades and stands that resemble archetypal party hats. More about Studio Vit's Cone lights are shaped like party hats
Geneva Motor Show 2015: British manufacturer Aston Martin has released images of a new carbon-fibre racing car that the brand says offers hints of the design it will roll out for future road vehicles (+ slideshow). More about Vulcan carbon-fibre racing car signals "next generation" for Aston Martin
Disused materials including tyres, burlap sacks and rope are recycled into footwear for the developing world in this project by Ravensbourne university students (+ slideshow). More about Student project creates template for turning old tyres into footwear
Dutch designer Ilias Ernst has created a simple clock that rests on a corner extended from its cork frame. More about Cork corner stops Ilias Ernst's minimal clock from rolling away
Design Indaba 2015: the Bombo stool is "the most copied design product in the world," according to its designer Stefano Giovannoni. More about Bombo stool by Stefano Giovannoni is world's "most copied" design product
Cascades of water tumbled from scaffolding-supported troughs into a pool at the centre of the catwalk for British outerwear brand Hunter's London Fashion Week show (+ slideshow). More about Waterfalls flow over catwalk at Hunter fashion show
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: food designer Chloé Rutzerveld has developed a concept for "healthy and sustainable" 3D-printed snacks that sprout plants and mushrooms for flavour (+ movie). More about 3D-printing with living organisms "could transform the food industry"
Designers Jean-François D'Or and Frédérique Ficheroulle have developed a modular system designed to let users create "a bathroom that does not look like a bathroom" (+ slideshow). More about Vika's modular bathroom range is designed to create comfortable wash areas
Geneva Motor Show 2015: British supercar brand McLaren has released images of its 675LT road car that will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week (+ slideshow). More about McLaren unveils designs for 675LT supercar
News: as construction of BIG's Amager Bakke Waste-to-Energy Plant continues in Copenhagen, a video has surfaced showing a successful trial for the building's smoke-ring-blowing chimney (+ movie). More about Video reveals trial of smoke-ring-blowing chimney for BIG's Copenhagen power plant
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a lighting installation that resembles the aurora borealis above a flood channel of the Netherlands' River IJssel (+ slideshow). More about Daan Roosegaarde's Waterlicht installation mimics northern lights in Dutch skies
Canadian designer Peter Boutakis claims to have created the world's smallest folding bike, which "folds down to the size of its wheels" (+ movie). More about Peter Boutakis' Helix bicycle folds down to the size of a wheel
Design Indaba 2015: the design industry has lost touch with its social and cultural values and is producing "too much shit design", according to Hella Jongerius. More about Hella Jongerius calls for "new holistic approach to design"