To see 2014 out with a bang, we've pulled together our most read stories of the year – including a silk leaf that could create oxygen in space, furniture for space-poor hipsters and a house with a swimming pool instead of a roof. More about Dezeen's 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2014
News: electric car manufacturer Tesla says its Roadster 3.0 upgrade will include a new battery that can increase the range of its sports vehicle to over 400 miles on a single charge. More about Tesla's electric Roadster to travel over 400 miles on single charge
Cologne 2015: Munich design studio Formstelle has created a subtly patterned lounge chair for iconic furniture brand Thonet. More about Formstelle designs Lounge Chair 808 for Thonet with "wave effect" upholstery
Over 1000 inflated and illuminated latex gloves appeared to reach out from the surface of a French lake in this installation by Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus (+ slideshow). More about Luzinterruptus creates "weird and sinister" lighting installation using floating latex gloves
News: a company has been set up to work on and deliver Elon Musk's high-speed Hyperloop transport system, which uses magnets and fans to propel passenger capsules through a network of pipes. More about Elon Musk’s supersonic Hyperloop could be built "within the decade"
German design studio Fifti-fifti has created a simple clothing storage solution using a wooden beam mounted on brackets that look like springs. More about Fifti-fifti's Spring simplifies the wardrobe into a wall-mounted clothes rail
German industrial designer Veronika Gombert has created a suspension light for illuminating parts of the room that aren't directly below the electricity point. More about Veronika Gombert's Umleiter lamp hangs offset from its ceiling rose
Speakers that form an "eight-channel robotic choir" bob up and down in response to a singer's voice in a setup by Polish studio Pangenerator (+ movie). More about Pangenerator creates troop of robotic backing singers and dancers
Mountains of foam, fields of poppies and clouds of fog are among Dezeen design editor Dan Howarth's 10 favourite installations from the past 12 months. More about Dezeen's top 10 installations of 2014
Dezeen editor Anna Winston chooses her top design quotes of 2014, including Jonathan Ive on the "tragic" state of education and Marcel Wanders on the problem with "virtual design". More about Dezeen's top design quotes of 2014
German design studio Ding3000 has created a cast-iron candle holder for Danish brand QDO that holds six coasters within its base. More about Ding3000's Coasterlight holds drink mats beneath a candle
Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth picks 10 of his favourite gadgets from this year, including a fish that steers its own tank and a vaginal activity monitor. More about Dezeen's top 10 gadgets of 2014
An elevated bicycle highway for London, a "bike in a bag", and a glow-in-the-dark cycle path were among Dezeen editor Anna Winston's favourite cycling-related designs on Dezeen this year. More about Dezeen's top 10 cycling designs of 2014
Architecture studio Brut Deluxe has designed this year's Christmas lights in Madrid to work like a "flip book on an urban scale", taking spectators on a trip to the moon as they walk through the city (+ movie). More about Madrid installs moon-themed Christmas lights
Dezeen promotion: cotton was the material of choice for design studio Barkow Leibinger when forming an undulating canopy in the centre of Marrakech (+ interview + slideshow). More about Barkow Leibinger chose "strong and elastic" cotton for tensile installation in Marrakech
Interview: as Nike prepares to reissue Marc Newson's Zvezdochka footwear, the sportswear brand's president and CEO spoke to Dezeen about how the shoes "helped pave the way for other breakthroughs" in manufacturing, aesthetics and sustainability. More about Marc Newson helped trigger a "manufacturing revolution" at Nike, says CEO Mark Parker
News: Google has updated its prototype self-driving vehicle to make it road worthy, adding headlights and manual steering and braking to comply with road rules in California. More about Google's driverless car is now "fully functional"
News: sportswear brand Nike is reissuing its iconic Zvezdochka trainers designed by Marc Newson, ten years after the shoes were first launched (+ interview + slideshow). More about Nike reissues "revolutionary" Marc Newson trainers
News: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a see-through case for the latest Firefox smartphone from telecommunications company KDDI. More about Tokujin Yoshioka designs transparent smartphone for KDDI
CES 2015: Swedish car brand Volvo is launching a prototype cycling helmet that offers two-way communication between the wearer and nearby drivers to help prevent accidents (+ movie). More about Volvo's connected helmet warns cyclists of car collisions