News: supercar brand McLaren is exploring ways of developing shape-shifting "transformer" vehicles that morph from self-driving city cars to low-slung racers in the countryside, according to chief designer Robert Melville. More about McLaren investigates driverless supercars that change shape
A pedestrian bridge in Bristol, England, is the latest architectural landmark to be enveloped in fog by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya (+ slideshow). More about Fujiko Nakaya hides Bristol bridge inside a blanket of fog
News: musician Kanye West has partnered with Adidas to produce Yeezy Season 1 – a collection of clothing and footwear that he described as the world's "first solutions-based" clothing line (+ slideshow). More about Kanye West debuts first Adidas collection and Yeezy Boost trainer
Stockholm 2015: Icelandic designer Katrin Olina has created a set of home products made by shaping steel tubes with an old exhaust pipe bending machine. More about Katrin Olina bends steel pipes into products for reading
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer Monica Förster has collaborated with Spanish company Cosentino Group to form a collection of outdoor candle holders and trays using new synthetic stone material Dekton. More about Monica Förster creates outdoor candle holders from synthetic stone slabs
One-minute movie: Imogen Heap demonstrates how her Mi.Mu gloves allow users to interact remotely with a computer using only hand gestures, heralding new possibilities for the creation of electronic music. More about Imogen Heap develops gloves that make music through hand gestures
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: the Mi.Mu gesture-control gloves developed by musician Imogen Heap could lead to more accessible ways of making music, say early adopters of the wearable technology (+ movie). More about Imogen Heap's music gloves could help disabled people "fulfil what's in their head"
This machine by Dutch designer Jolene Carlier spurts popcorn from the end of a glass tube into a bright yellow bowl when the snack is ready to eat (+ movie). More about Willy Wonka-inspired machine propels popcorn through a curved glass tube
Spanish furniture brand Missana has launched a hand-upholstered three-seater sofa by product design studio LaSelva that integrates a wooden drinks tray (+ slideshow). More about Wooden tray replaces one arm of LaSelva's Cosmo sofa
This ceiling-mounted installation by Italian architect Carlo Ratti uses motion tracking to direct personalised "clouds" of water vapour at anyone walking beneath. More about Carlo Ratti's Cloud Cast directs a cooling mist over passersby
News: the UK has unveiled a self-driving "pod" and announced regulations for testing automated vehicles on British roads later this year. More about UK launches answer to Google's driverless cars
Business news: luxury brand B&B Italia could be sold to a major American furniture group, Dezeen understands. More about B&B Italia in takeover talks with American suitor
News: architecture studio SO-IL's installation for the New York architecture gallery has been vandalised within weeks of opening – but the firm's co-founder says he "knew" it would be a target for graffiti. More about SO-IL's Storefront gallery installation vandalised with "poor quality" graffiti
Oslo design studio Anderssen & Voll has designed a watering can with a long, precise spout and plant pots especially for cacti and herbs, as part of a collection of tools for indoor gardening (+ slideshow). More about Anderssen & Voll creates a collection of tools for indoor gardening
Maison&Objet 2015: Copenhagen designers Aleksej Iskos and Boris Berlin have created an injection-moulded wood-fibre composite chair that is 100 per cent recyclable for Danish design brand Muuto (+ slideshow). More about Iskos-Berlin updates the plastic shell chair with recyclable equivalent
Royal College of Art student Paul Gong has imagined how synthetic biology could be used to modify the human body so it can consume and digest rotten food. More about Rotten food becomes palatable in human-hyena synthetic biology scenario
Business news: Berlin-based retailer Monoqi has acquired the assets of former online furniture marketplace Mydeco to help its expansion into the UK market. More about Monoqi buys Mydeco to extend UK reach
Business news: furniture brand Hem has acquired the rights to over 200 products from Italian design company Discipline (+ slideshow). More about Hem acquires Discipline products to expand furniture and homeware range
Stockholm 2015: office furniture brand Glimakra has released a collection of storage units that can also be used to reduce sound and partition areas in open-plan workspaces (+ slideshow). More about Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harström launch sound-absorbing office furniture for Glimakra
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer David Ericsson has created a lightweight chair in solid beech – his "all-time favourite wood" – for furniture brand Gärsnäs. More about David Ericsson "revels in beech" to create Madonna Chair for Gärsnäs