Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scanning people's brains to learn about their preferences "opens up new possibilities" for designers, according to Merel Bekking, who has designed a range of "perfect" products based on data from MRI scans.
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Danish furniture design brand Republic of Fritz Hansen has reintroduced Modernist architect Arne Jacobsen’s Grand Prix chair with new wooden legs. More about Fritz Hansen reintroduces Arne Jacobsen chair with new wooden legs
Design graduate Bettina Madita Böhm has created a cylindrical concrete beehive for urban beekeepers to use on the roofs of city buildings. More about Bettina Madita Böhm creates Apiarium hive for urban beekeepers
Milan 2014: Philippe Starck has developed a counter stool and bar stool to complement the Broom Chair he designed for American furniture brand Emeco using a material predominantly made from industrial waste. More about Philippe Starck adds stools made from recycled materials to his Broom collection for Emeco
Czech designer Lucie Koldova has designed a sofa for Belgian design brand Per/Use using cork as the primary material (+ slideshow). More about Lucie Koldova designs cork sofa for Per/Use
News: the creation of the first 3D-printed gun has upturned the notion of design as a force for good, according to Paola Antonelli, senior curator of design at New York's Museum of Modern Art (+ interview). More about "Not all design is for the general good," says MoMA's Paola Antonelli
Canadian designer Geof Ramsay has used the notion of staircases that double as seating areas to create a wooden bench from a set of steps. More about Geof Ramsay provides an alternative to sitting on stairs with Steps bench
Milan 2014: Brazilian duo Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F have created a series of products for young designers who "feel lost" in the industry, including a coffee table that spins in circles. More about Get Lost collection by Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F channels frustrations of young designers
Wearable technology is no longer just for people, as San Francisco agency New Deal Design has designed an activity-tracking device for canine companions. More about Whistle wearable technology for dogs lets owners monitor pet activity
Madrid fashion designer Yulia Yadryshnikova's latest capsule collection includes a dress that unfolds into a cover for designer Luca Nichetto's most recent sofa. More about Yulia Yadryshnikova bases capsule fashion collection on Luca Nichetto's sofa cover
Milan 2014: Swedish design group Front has created a combined coat rack and bench, and two tables from bent wood for design brand Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. More about Front revisits Gebrüder Thonet Vienna's roots to design bent-wood furniture
American lighting brand Roll & Hill will showcase brass lights that imitate the shapes of unfurling plants and musical instruments at an exhibition in New York that opens later this week. More about Roll & Hill to exhibit brass lighting at New York design week
Milan 2014: the final shape of this marble vase by Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti was revealed by smashing off edges with a hammer. More about Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti shape marble vase with a hammer
New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store is showcasing a selection of products originally funded via crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, including a tiny slide projector and pen that draws in 3D, as part of the city's design week. More about MoMA Design Store presents Kickstarter-funded products at New York Design Week
London designer Benjamin Hubert has designed a collection of furniture with exposed timber frames for Italian brand Moroso (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert exposes timber frames in Prop furniture collection for Moroso
Milan 2014: Rotterdam-based Studio WM has designed a collection of accessories including a mirror that changes opacity and a set of scent diffusers (+ slideshow). More about Studio WM aims to stimulate the senses with accessories collection
London designer Klemens Schillinger modelled these concrete tabletop accessories on the shapes of ancient Greek and Mayan architecture (+ slideshow). More about Klemens Schillinger casts concrete accessories to resemble "ancient architectural archetypes"
Episode II of Italian designer Luca Nichetto's 50/50 collection for De La Espada will be presented during New York Design Week this week as part of a specially designed exhibition. More about De La Espada launches new Luca Nichetto work at New York Design Week
Milan 2014: London designer Torsten Sherwood has created a range of wooden furniture influenced by the simple design principles and "common sense approach" of the 19th-century Shaker movement. More about Torsten Sherwood launches Shaker-influenced furniture collection
A team of American scientists and designers have collaborated to create the drinkable book, using a combination of typography, nanotechnology and specially-designed filter paper. More about Drinkable Book combines sanitation manual and filters for contaminated water