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
Stockholm 2015: Italian designer Luca Nichetto's collection of upholstered seats for Danish brand &tradition is intended to merge elements from the furniture heritage of both countries (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto combines Danish and Italian design for Cloud seating range
News: the team behind an entirely solar-powered aircraft has revealed the planned path for a record-breaking flight around the world that won't use a single drop of fossil fuel (+ slideshow). More about Solar plane to embark on fuel-free flight around the world
World-famous nightclubs including Berlin's Berghain and London's Fabric are illustrated in this series by Barcelona-based graphic designer Pablo Benito (+ slideshow). More about Pablo Benito illustrates international clubbing meccas
News: British manufacturer McLaren has launched a limited-edition coupé designed to reference the iconic car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1995. More about McLaren's super-fast 650S Le Mans references iconic 1995 race winner
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Amsterdam designer Maurizio Montalti explains how biological organisms such as fungi could be harnessed to create new sustainable materials in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More about Growing products from fungus could be the start of a "biotechnological revolution"
Northmodern 2015: Danish design company Menu has released a range of homeware accessories in pale oak and pastel colours intended to "stay classy for generations" (+ slideshow). More about Menu's homeware collection avoids "anything crazy coloured or hyper trendy"
Photographer Tarek Mawad and animator Friedrich van Schoor have used projection mapping to create a dream-like forest where trees and mushrooms glow and twinkle (+ movie). More about Bioluminescent Forest glimmers with projection-mapped light
Cologne 2015: black metal frames clamp folded cushions into shape to form seats in this collection by French designer Inga Sempé (+ slideshow). More about Inga Sempé's Beau Fixe seating is clamped into shape