Milan 2014: Dutch designer Martijn Rigters created this rippled sofa by forcing a long block of foam through the gap between four hot wires. More about Cutting Edge sofa by Martijn Rigters cut from block of foam using hot wires
Visitors to a fashion film exhibition in Milan organised by arts website POSTmatter were able to manipulate imagery on giant displays using movement and gestures (+ movie). More about Interactive fashion films at POST exhibition respond to movement of gallery visitors
Milan 2014: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will show a glass chair that refracts light around its edges for Italian brand Glas Italia in Milan next month. More about Tokujin Yoshioka to present Prism chair for Glas Italia in Milan
This coat rack by German designers Christine Herold and Katharina Ganz is designed to look like birds perched along a power line. More about Hooks resembling resting birds perch along coat rack by Christine Herold and Katharina Ganz
Architecture student Tyler Short has developed an alternative to the traditional window shade - mechanical louvres that move in three dimensions to adapt to sunlight at different times of the day (+ movie). More about Kinetic louvres move in three dimensions to screen sunlight from any angle
News: the UK's Royal Mint has unveiled a revised £1 coin with 12 sides, which it hopes will make the currency harder to forge. More about UK's Royal Mint reveals 12-sided £1 coin
The base of this table by Japanese designer Kazunaga Sakashita was inspired by trestles found in factories and on construction sites. More about Uma by Kazunaga Sakashita updates archetypal trestle table
Milan 2014: Japanese design studio Nendo has created a range of chairs with wood grain patterns printed onto natural timber for a forthcoming solo show in Milan. More about Nendo's solo exhibition in Milan to showcase chairs that mix printed and natural grains
Transportation start-up Kolelinia has created a vehicle that uses pedal power to transport riders around town while standing up, like a low-tech version of a Segway (+ movie). More about Halfbike by Kolelinia lets riders stand up while pedalling
These clothes hangers by German-Latvian creative agency Flow Design don't feature hooks, instead attaching to the underside of any metal surface with magnets (+ movie). More about Cliq coat hangers by Flow Design replace hooks with magnets
Barcelona designer Martin Azua has created a table that plays on the contrast in properties between wood and stone (+ slideshow). More about Martin Azua's Trees and Rocks table contrasts wood with marble
Residents climb over an integrated desk, storage space and shelving to reach the suspended upper section of this staircase by Dutch design studio Mieke Meijer. More about Suspended staircase combined with desk and storage space by Mieke Meijer
Israeli designer Haim Evgi has created versions of Anglepoise lamps in solid oak using traditional carpentry techniques. More about Haim Evgi crafts wooden balanced-arm TZAP lamps
Bangkok designers THINKK Studio have created a modular shelving system made from wooden batons with perforated aluminium surfaces that slot in to create dividers or hide clutter. More about Stackle modular shelving system designed by THINKK Studio
News: the United States Mint has produced its first contact lens-shaped coins to commemorate 75 years of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More about US Mint produces domed coins
Fashion designer Maiko Takeda has added glow-in-the-dark designs to her range of spiky masks and body adornments for an exhibition of her work in Paris (+ movie). More about Prickly headdresses by Maiko Takeda glow in the dark
This wearable design concept helps epilepsy sufferers manage symptoms, predict potential seizures and alert passersby or loved ones when having a fit (+ slideshow). More about Epilepsy aid uses wearable sensors to predict seizures and call for help
Glowing red arches straddled bushes, pathways, fences and fountains in the gardens of the Portuguese presidential residence earlier this year, as part of an installation by Porto studio LIKEarchitects (+ slideshow). More about Luminous red arches by LIKEarchitects installed at Portuguese palace
Furniture by prolific Danish Modernist designer Hans J. Wegner will go on display at Copenhagen's design museum next month, marking the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth. More about Copenhagen exhibition to celebrate "most important Danish designer" Hans J. Wegner
Design students from London's Royal College of Art have created a mysterious floating spherical object that drifts through public spaces recording conversations and plays them back when there's nobody around (+ movie). More about Space Replay floats hauntingly through spaces echoing its surroundings