Maison&Objet 2014: Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli has designed a lamp with a hexagonal wooden shade that extends over its light bulb like a hood to meet the surface of a table. More about Alessandro Zambelli launches hexagonal Woodspot table lamp
The "anti-culture uniform" of teenagers from cities around the world has been reinterpreted into a range of menswear for London fashion brand Sibling's latest collection. More about Self-obsessed teenagers inspire hair and spots themed fashion collection by Sibling
Copenhagen urban cycling company Biomega has launched two versions of a city bike by Danish design supergroup KiBiSi with a glow-in-the-dark front fork and a mudguard integrated into the down tube. More about Biomega launches KiBiSi-designed NYC city bike
News: IKEA has said it will rethink legal action against fan site IKEA Hackers, which publishes user modifications of furniture bought from the flat-pack giant. More about IKEA backtracks on legal take down of fan site for furniture hackers
This flexible seating structure by Finnish designer Kirsi Enkovaara can be rolled and folded into a plethora of configurations to support the body in comfortable or strange positions (+ movie). More about The Body by Kirsi Enkovaara can be twisted and folded to create endless seating shapes
News: furniture e-commerce company Fab has bought Finnish design brand One Nordic in a move to expand its catalogue of original designs and European business. More about Online furniture retailer Fab buys design-led manufacturer One Nordic
Nendo is rapidly establishing itself as one of the world's most prolific design studios, adding flexible polycarbonate reading glasses to a long list of diverse projects from the last 12 months. More about Nendo adds to its expanding design portfolio with flexible reading glasses
Design graduate Matej Chabera presented a shelving system that comprises three interchangeable desktops at the Royal College of Art (RCA) show, which opened in London on Monday. More about A Shelf of Tables is three desks in one shelving unit
Korean artist Seon Ghi Bahk has created a series of installations using pieces of charcoal suspended by nylon threads in an exhibition which aims to examine the relationship between natural materials and man made objects (+ slideshow). More about Lumps of charcoal suspended in mid air create outlines of classical architecture and furniture
Seiji Oguri and Yohei Oki of Japanese Design Studio id inc have launched Gradation/ Texture, a collection of products for the home made using industrial processes and materials. More about Industrial metal processing techniques used to create steel homeware collection
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for the A' Design Awards, an annual design competition that covers over 100 disciplines. More about Call for entries to the A' Design Award and Competition 2015
Los Angeles based furniture designer David Okum has reimagined the extension cable to create a flexible row of wooden spheres and cubes containing multiple sockets that also prevent the cable from tangling. More about Okum redesigns the common extension cable
Owners of Emeco's iconic Navy chair can finally avoid the shock of sitting on ice-cold aluminium with these purpose-made seat pads. More about Emeco launches seat pads for the classic but cold 1006 Navy Chair
The latest poster series from Italian architect and illustrator Federico Babina takes 27 popular songs, from the likes of David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Elvis Presley and Mozart, and transforms them into cartoon buildings. More about Classic songs become buildings in Federico Babina's Archimusic illustrations
Design graduate Mireia Gordi i Vila presents a flexible and reusable packaging system for valuable goods at the Royal College of Art (RCA) show in London, which opened today (+ slideshow). More about Reusable Fragile packaging forms a protective skin around delicate objects
Steel loops of varying size can be twisted and contorted to make a variety of shapes in this customisable lighting system. More about Steel chandelier by Rich Brilliant Willing contorts in different directions
News: most collaborations between fashion houses and industrial designers fail because of the "terrible snobbery" between the two industries, according to Marc Newson (+ interview). More about Architects and designers "don't have a clue about fashion" says Marc Newson
Austrian architecture studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has created a quilted spotty cloak designed to protect the wearer from unwanted data collection. More about Coop Himmelb(l)au's Jammer Coat hides the wearer from Google
New York designer Joe Doucet has launched a solid birch chair with a silicone tubular backrest that flexes to the shape of the sitter. More about Joe Doucet launches wooden Sling Chair with supple silicone backrest
A highway maintenance-themed furniture collection by Antwerp-based Studio Job featuring marble traffic cones and bronze warning lights will be on show at Design Miami/Basel next week. More about Studio Job celebrates roadworks with Detour furniture collection