Children would swing beneath a giant colourful hot-air balloon in this proposal for a sculpture park in Queens by Australian architect Jesse Lockhart-Krause. More about Balloon Swing proposed for New York park
Maison&Objet 2015: quadrants of this circular cabinet by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola swing open to reveal the contents stored inside. More about Patricia Urquiola's Luna cabinet conceals items behind pivoting doors
French design student Charline Ronzon-Jaricot has created a device that releases a bespoke scent during a moment users would like to remember (+ slideshow). More about Charline Ronzon-Jaricot designs glass apparatus to capture olfactory memories
Cologne 2015: Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto has launched two collections of wooden furniture under his own brand Matsuso T (+ slideshow). More about Jin Kuramoto adds maple furniture to Matsuso T range
Stockholm 2015: four thin sheets of metal balance on one another to form this side table by Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune arranges metal sheets into Caramel side table
Maison&Objet 2015: Spanish studio Mut Design has created a pair of chairs to look like masculine and feminine versions of the same seat. More about Mut Design launches "male" and "female" outdoor chairs for Expormim
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has updated her Maia collection of outdoor furniture for Kettal by replacing the seat with nautical rope and the legs with teak wood. More about Patricia Urquiola refreshes Maia outdoor furniture with teak and hand-braided rope
Cologne 2015: Dutch designer Ineke Hans has incorporated slender drawers beneath the surface of this table to store items such as cutlery, letters or tablet devices (+ slideshow). More about Ineke Hans' Drawer Table offers storage for slender items
Maison&Objet 2015: Copenhagen studio GamFratesi has created a collection of spun-brass trays with leather surfaces for Swedish metal company Skultuna. More about GamFratesi designs leather-lined brass trays for Skultuna
Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Troels Flensted has produced a collection of resin tabletops patterned with flecks of brightly coloured pigment (+ slideshow). More about Troels Flensted uses flecked resin surfaces as tabletops
Opinion: despite cultivating a public reputation as an industry of problem solvers, design is too focused on growth to face up to some of its biggest challenges, says Lucas Verweij. More about "Can designers really do what the public think they are capable of?"
Fashion designer Raf Simons has unveiled his latest footwear collection for Adidas, with colours and materials taken from retro astronaut apparel (+ slideshow). More about Raf Simons' trainers for Adidas are based on vintage space suits
Maison&Objet 2015: Italian designer Luca Nichetto is launching his latest products under his own brand – called Nichetto – at the Maison&Objet trade show in Paris today (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto launches eponymous design brand with 11 products
Maison&Objet 2015: Finnish brand Artek has delved into its archives to reintroduce wooden furniture and homeware designs by its co-founder, Modernist architect Alvar Aalto. More about Artek revives Alvar Aalto products for latest furniture collection
News: Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision (+ slideshow). More about Microsoft's HoloLens headset combines high-definition holograms with the real world
News: Adidas has revealed its latest running shoe – combining a flexible knitted upper with a new version of its Boost "energy return" midsole that uses a material usually found in car dashboards (+ slideshow). More about Adidas launches Ultra Boost trainer to "revolutionise running"
Fashion designer Raf Simons used the latest textiles he created with Danish brand Kvadrat to make coats for his Autumn Winter 2015 menswear collection. More about Raf Simons tailors textured Kvadrat fabrics into men's outerwear
Northmodern 2015: a wooden bench that hides a compartment for a plant pot below its seat is among the latest furniture and homeware items launched by Danish designer Kristina Dam (+ slideshow). More about Kristina Dam designs pale oak furniture to incorporate plants
San Francisco studio Lapka has imagined a range of health-related modules that would fit onto the Project Ara smartphone – for which Google unveiled the latest prototype last week (+ slideshow). More about Health-monitoring components designed for Google's Project Ara modular smartphone
Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi has redesigned the grand piano to improve the quality of the sound produced, resulting in an unusual sculptural form (+ movie). More about Musician Gergely Bogányi offers a curvaceous take on the traditional grand piano