News: Google is holding discussions with some of the world's biggest automotive manufacturers in an attempt to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020. More about Google in talks with Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen to realise driverless cars
Maison&Objet 2015: Basque designer Jean Louis Iratzoki has moulded the shell of a chair from a plant-based polymer that is fully recyclable and biodegradable (+ slideshow). More about Jean Louis Iratzoki designs "first bioplastic chair"
Visitors to an office-themed installation by Aberrant Architecture were invited to take a spin on an office chair below a ceiling suspended just 1.5 metres above the ground (+ movie). More about Aberrant's styrofoam ceiling installation celebrates wasting time at work
Stockholm 2015: Dutch designer Richard Hutten shaped this circular seat to mimic the way architects denote chairs on floor plans (+ slideshow). More about Architects' sketches of chairs influence Richard Hutten's seat for Offecct
Maison&Objet 2015: Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a tableware collection to reflect the fusion of different cultures, customs and traditions in current dining trends (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica blends international tableware styles in collection for Atipico
As advances in technology put space travel back on the agenda, we've rounded up some of the best interstellar design from the pages of Dezeen. More about 10 designs for the future of space travel
Toronto design studio Jacknife has developed prototypes for a range of recreational ice skates inspired by traditional leather models. More about Jacknife designs leather ice skates based on vintage Canadian designs
Hungarian design student Zsanett Szirmay has transferred folk embroidery patterns onto strips for a punched card music box, which plays the traditional motifs as sounds (+ slideshow). More about Zsanett Szirmay turns cross-stitch patterns into musical scores
Music: a selection of the UK capital's most prominent Brutalist buildings are featured in the video for post-punk band Omi Palone's track Architecture. More about London's Brutalist landmarks star in Omi Palone music video
Orange tubes bend and twist to suggest the outline of a living space in a set created by Spanish studio Stone Designs for presenting Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake's latest Homme Plissé collection (+ movie). More about Tubular installation forms backdrop for Issey Miyake menswear campaign
Stockholm 2015: this wooden chair by British designer Jasper Morrison was created for use in a Tanzanian orphanage and will be sold to fund the centre's development. More about Jasper Morrison designs Kali chair to fund African orphanage
Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Simon Legald's seating range for furniture brand Normann Copenhagen draws inspiration from hundreds of chair designs throughout history (+ slideshow). More about Normann Copenhagen launches Form furniture by Simon Legald
Dutch costume designer Lisa Louwers turns unwanted fur coats into soft toys as a tribute to the animals that the material was taken from (+ slideshow). More about Refurbeasts project aims to rehabilitate "taboo" fur coats
Portuguese architect Camilo Rebelo installed this wooden egg large enough for several people to hide inside beneath the vaulted ceilings of the Porto city hall atrium (+ slideshow). More about Camilo Rebelo installs "trojan egg" inside Porto's city hall
Cologne 2015: Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has teamed walnut with maple to create a chair, bookshelf and side table with bold graphic stripes for Japanese manufacturer Matsuso T. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune uses two types of wood to make stripy furniture
Maison&Objet 2015: Swedish company Bolon has launched a range of woven flooring that interprets Missoni's classic zigzag pattern. More about Bolon reinterprets Missoni's iconic zigzag for new flooring collection
London designer Philippe Malouin has used quartz surface material Caesarstone to form the seats of twelve swings arranged in a circle for an exhibition later this month. More about Philippe Malouin creates circular swing set with Caesarstone seats
Austrian designer Robert Stadler references eroding columns of architectural ruins and contemporary construction processes in furniture pieces for an exhibition at Paris' Carpenters Workshop Gallery opening this weekend (+ slideshow). More about Robert Stadler combines construction materials in sculptures for Paris exhibition
News: Japanese design studio Nendo has been awarded the Designer of the Year title for this year's Maison&Objet and will create a "chocolate lounge" at the Paris trade fair. More about Nendo named Designer of the Year for Maison&Objet 2015
News: Google has unveiled a new prototype of its modular smartphone with swappable components, which the project's design head Gadi Amit says will allow users to "be the designer of their own phone" (+ slideshow). More about Google takes next step towards Project Ara modular phone launch