Israeli ceramicist Michal Fargo produces these vases by ripping blocks of spongy foam into rough shapes before dipping them in porcelain and firing them (+ slideshow). More about Else vases by Michal Fargo moulded from torn foam blocks
Stockholm 2014: Swedish design studio Front has launched a modular storage system called Tetris that's made up of stacked blocks (+ slideshow). More about Front designs Tetris storage system made of stacking blocks
Fashion brand Pringle of Scotland has incorporated laser-sintered nylon fabric into garments for its Autumn Winter 2014 collection, shown yesterday at London Fashion Week. More about 3D-printed fabrics by Richard Beckett woven into Pringle of Scotland's ready to wear garments
Stockholm 2014: this movie by Swedish brand Massproductions shows how designer Chris Martin's modular sofa system can be arranged to fit any room. More about Chris Martin's sofa system for Massproductions zigzags around corners
Fashion designer Sadie Williams has heat-pressed neoprene to create this collection of metallic sci-fi garments, which was nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 earlier this week. More about Futuristic gowns formed from metallic neoprene by Sadie Williams
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto and Portuguese furniture brand De La Espada have launched a lounge chair as the first product from a new collection. More about De La Espada launches new collection with a chair by Luca Nichetto
New York-based designers Barbara Busatta and Dario Buzzini have created a range of tableware that can be printed out at home on a desktop 3D-printer and used straight away. More about Tableware by ICOSAEDRO designed to be printed out at home
Stockholm 2014: Swedish studio Folkform has designed a lamp based on the Stockholm skyline. More about Folkform's Skyline lamp now produced by Örsjö Belysning
A Dublin-based graphic designer has developed a digital resource encouraging people to eat insects. More about Entomo website design promotes insects as food
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: new technologies mean the design process is becoming akin to "creating a Hollywood film," says designer Francis Bitonti, who created a seamless 3D-printed dress for burlesque dancer Dita von Teese. More about Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media"
Stockholm 2014: young designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho have designed a series of clothing racks that resemble the regular shape of a wave (+ slideshow). More about Wave-shaped clothes rails keep items evenly spaced
Designer Konstantin Grcic has produced a collection of furniture that combines industrial sheet glass with pistons, hinges and cranks for his latest exhibition at Galerie Kreo in Paris (+ slideshow). More about Konstantin Grcic designs glass furniture with moving parts for Galerie Kreo show
News: universities "aren't interested in the type of education that is needed for creatives," says Neil Austin, head of the UK's leading furniture design course, which is being closed down. More about Creativity "isn't welcome" in UK universities, says head of axed design course
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a series of minimal chairs for Swedish furniture brand Fogia. More about Stefan Borselius designs minimal chairs for Fogia
News: Austrian lighting brand Zumtobel has conducted the first ever laboratory study into how shoppers respond to different lighting scenarios and claims the results of its research will help retailers improve the way customers perceive their products. More about Analysing shoppers' brains waves will lead to "a new era of shop lighting"
An Alpine choir pivoted on hydraulic platforms as part of French fashion house Moncler's Autumn Winter 2014 presentation at New York Fashion Week, which concludes today (+ movie). More about Hydraulic mechanisms tilt singers at Moncler Autumn Winter 2014 presentation
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has produced a lamp based on a cheese fondue pot for Swedish firm David Design. More about Fondue lamp shaped like a cheese-melting pot by Luca Nichetto
Stockholm 2014: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche has created a small padded chair for Swedish furniture brand Gärsnäs. More about Färg & Blanche designs quilted Emily chair for Gärsnäs
Jewellery that resembles stove pipes is among body adornments by Dutch fashion design duo Gijs+Emmy to go on show at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum later this month (+ slideshow). More about Stedelijk Museum shows Gijs+Emmy exhibition of Futuristic jewellery
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Suzanne Lee of BioCouture explains how she makes clothes that are "grown using bacteria" in this movie filmed at the Wearable Futures conference in London in December. More about Microbes are "the factories of the future"