News: the Royal College of Art is investigating claims that one of its graduates plagiarised an existing design after a Finnish company complained that its reusable packaging concept had been copied. More about Royal College of Art investigates plagiarism claim
Pale dresses and jumpsuits were presented against a backdrop of orchid-covered walls at fashion house Dior's haute couture show in Paris (+ slideshow). More about Dior's feminine haute couture fashion show set against white orchids
The Dutch team will take to the field for the second World Cup 2014 semi-final match today in a Nike kit featuring a bespoke typeface by graphic design legend Wim Crouwel. More about Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland's FIFA World Cup 2014 kit
Paris designer Arik Levy has created a bright red steel object to sit beneath the Atomium sculpture in Brussels, which reflects the colourful piece in its shiny spheres. More about Arik Levy's RockGrowth sculpture sits under the Atomium
Gowns with gradated ruffled skirts were accessorised with delicate head scarves in fashion designer Giambattista Valli's haute-couture collection, shown in Paris yesterday. More about Giambattista Valli shows haute-couture collection in Paris
Nike has followed up its knitted running, soccer and basketball shoes with designs for American football boots made using the same Flyknit technology (+ slideshow). More about Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots
Movie: in our final exclusive video interview with Alberto Alessi, the president of the Italian design brand recalls the controversy surrounding Philippe Starck's stylish but impractical lemon squeezer, saying he considers it to be "a big joke". More about Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif was "the most controversial lemon squeezer of the century"
News: visitors to the National Building Museum in Washington DC can now get lost inside a concave wooden maze installed by Danish architecture firm BIG (+ slideshow). More about Bjarke Ingels' "BIG Maze" opens at Washington's National Building Museum
Emulsified liquid latex stretches over bodies and fermented dough drips from skin in this movie by graduate textile designer Shai Langen. More about Shai Langen covers bodies in liquid latex fabrics and fermented dough
Designers at Swedish fashion brand COS have created limited-edition shoes for its partnership with this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (+ slideshow). More about COS launches The Serpentine Shoes to coincide with pavilion opening
Adidas' second collaboration for Spring Summer 2015 is with Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons, who has created a range of trainers and updated classic designs for the sports brand (+ slideshow). More about Raf Simons and Adidas collaborate on trainer collection
News: following online retailer Fab's acquisition of Scandinavian design brand One Nordic, the two companies have announced the creation of a new furniture brand called Hem that will sell products by Form Us With Love. More about Fab and One Nordic announce new design brand Hem
Movie: Alberto Alessi discusses the popularity of Michael Graves' kettle with a bird-shaped whistle in the penultimate movie from our series of exclusive video interviews with the president of the Italian design brand. More about Michael Graves' kettle for Alessi was "a best-seller for 15 years"
News: the world "needs a food revolution" according to designer Marije Vogelzang, who is to head up a new food department at Design Academy Eindhoven (+ interview). More about Food is "the most important material in the world" says Marije Vogelzang
Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings have curated a colourful exhibition of their own work at French arts centre Villa Noailles (+ slideshow). More about Scholten & Baijings exhibit retrospective at Villa Noailles
Fashion designer Rick Owens' footwear line for sports brand Adidas features boots that combine blade-like soles with calf-high leather uppers (+ slideshow). More about Rick Owens pairs springy soles with leather for Adidas SS15 footwear
Movie: next up in our series of exclusive video interviews with Alberto Alessi, the Alessi president says that Aldo Rossi's La Conica espresso maker defies the key principle of 20th century design that form should follow function. More about Aldo Rossi "didn't believe that form follows function" says Alberto Alessi
Patterns of woven natural fibres emerge from this milky resin furniture by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Wiktoria Szawiel (+ movie). More about Wiktoria Szawiel fossilises natural fibres in resin furniture collection
Kingston University graduate Jake Rich has redesigned the common household microwave – adding wheels, a domed removable lid and a light that changes intensity with the power (+ slideshow). More about Mediumwave by Jake Rich is a pod-shaped microwave on wheels
These sets of kitchen utensils by Kingston University graduate Oliver Richardson stack into totem-pole arrangements in the order they are likely to be required (+ slideshow). More about Oliver Richardson stacks kitchen utensils into miniature totem poles