Interview: neglected techniques represent a new set of opportunities says Sebastian Cox, one of a number of young designers that are championing the revival of traditional crafts in the UK. More about Using traditional crafts in design is not "sentimental" says Sebastian Cox
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: playfulness is essential to creativity claims London designer Dominic Wilcox, who says that creatives should not "worry about what other people think" (+ movie). More about Dominic Wilcox: "I'm deadly serious about being playful"
News: Italian design brand Moroso has produced a limited-edition set of the table designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for an installation by artist Marina Abramovic (+ slideshow). More about Libeskind's table for Marina Abramovic produced as limited-edition by Moroso
News: a "fully functional" new prototype of a vehicle that is both an aircraft and a car, called the AeroMobil, was made public yesterday after a development and build time of just 10 months (+ slideshow). More about Latest AeroMobil flying car prototype set for Europe's roads and skies
Dutch Design Week 2014: retro-reflective thread is woven into a range of fabrics by Marlies Schets to create a line of accessories that reflect light at night, turning them into cycling safety garments. More about Marlies Schets' reflective fabrics turn everyday accessories into cycling safety gear
These prickly looking shoes and accessories by Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel were formed using magnets and worn during Iris van Herpen's latest catwalk show (+ slideshow). More about Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets
Design agency Pentagram has used a simple grid of squares to create a new visual identity for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s research centre (+ movie). More about Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
News: technology and food have replaced products and furniture as the new frontiers for designers, according to Thomas Widdershoven, creative director of Design Academy Eindhoven (+ interview). More about Design Academy Eindhoven "needs to get a grip on technology"
Dutch Design Week 2014: Dutch designer Lianne Polinder has created a textile based on the pixels of an LCD screen as part of her Design Academy Eindhoven graduation project (+ slideshow). More about Lianne Polinder's Technomimicry textiles are based on LCD screens and solar panels
Dezeen Watch Store: London fashion studio Eley Kishimoto and American clothing brand Fossil have released Retro Timer – a watch influenced by designs from the 1950s that includes an unusual timekeeping mechanism (+ movie). More about Eley Kishimoto and Fossil launch watch with a "new way of telling time"
Towels printed with designs from traditional maritime signalling flags are locked into place using ropes to form the seats of these wooden-framed deck chairs by ECAL graduate Júlia Esqué. More about Beach towels double as seats for Júlia Esqué's Marina deck chair
News: craft skills contribute £3.4 billion to the economy, according to research that for the first time measures the economic impact of thousands of small craft businesses in the UK. More about £3.4 billion crafts sector is "far bigger than we thought" says Crafts Council
Dutch Design Week 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Laura Cornet has created a set of toys that allow infants to upload their own photos, videos, locations and activities to social media before they're old enough to use a computer. More about Interactive soft toys let babies post to Facebook
Paris design studio Appropriate Audiences has combined a 3D printer with a tattooist's needle to form an automated tattoo "printer" that can create indelible artworks on skin (+ movie). More about French designers hack a 3D printer to make a tattooing machine
The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) used its annual conference to showcase products created with the latest additive manufacturing technologies, including a chair by architect Zaha Hadid that can be 3D-printed on-demand (+ slideshow). More about ACADIA exhibits multi-material 3D-printed designs by Zaha Hadid, Francis Bitonti and more
This jacket by Oslo studio Drap og Design illuminates to imitate the colours of whatever the wearer is touching (+ movie). More about Interacket by Drap og Design is a jacket that changes colour like a chameleon
Biennale Interieur curator Joseph Grima and his research collective Space Caviar took over a derelict school in Kortrijk to create an exhibition exploring how perceptions of the home have changed over time (+ slideshow). More about Joseph Grima explores changing ideas of domesticity for Biennale Interieur exhibition
The German capital is commemorating 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with a trail of illuminated balloons along its former route (+ movie). More about Berlin celebrates "fall of the wall" anniversary with 8,000 glowing balloons
Dutch Design Week 2014: the frame of this bicycle by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bob Schiller is made using automated processes borrowed from car manufacturing, which the designer hopes will allow production to return to the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Bob Schiller aims to revive Dutch bicycle manufacturing industry with Epo
A spiky red wall reminiscent of a cartoon explosion is one of two installations that French artist Didier Faustino has inserted in the grounds of a 1950s villa designed by architect and sculptor André Bloc (+ slideshow). More about Didier Faustino adds "explosive architectural installation" to André Bloc's 1950s villa