Stockholm 2014: design and architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has extended its range of W131 lighting for Swedish brand Wästberg to include table and floor lamps. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune extends its W131aluminium lighting range for Wästberg
Stockholm 2014: the founders of Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have launched BAUX, a new brand taking construction materials such as insulation and turning them into architectural features (+ slideshow). More about Form Us With Love founders launch BAUX architectural products company
News: US office furniture giant Haworth has acquired a majority stake in iconic Italian design brands including Cappellini, Cassina and Alias as part of its $270 million deal with Italian furniture group Poltrona Frau. More about Haworth buys Poltrona Frau to create global furniture brand
Famous film set designs are translated into detailed cross sections that resemble the insides of dolls' houses in this series of illustrations by architect and illustrator Federico Babina. More about Archiset illustrated film sets by Federico Babina
Stockholm 2014: the delicate glass base of this vase by German designer Hanne Willmann contrasts with a concrete cover that supports the stems of flowers. More about Willmann Vase by Hanne Willmann has a glass base and a concrete lid
A retrospective of work by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has opened at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (+ movie). More about Marcel Wanders retrospective opens at the Stedelijk Museum
Stockholm 2014: as Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture Fair, design duo GamFratesi has installed petal-shaped mobiles above the lounge area at this year's exhibition. More about Petal-shaped mobiles balance above GamFratesi's lounge at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Stockholm 2014: student designer Nanna Kiil is showing a chair that looks like it's dressed in a fat suit at the Greenhouse showcase of young talent as part of the Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Flesh Chair wrapped in squishy rolls of fat by Nanna Kiil
Stockholm 2014: Swedish studio Front presents spherical glass lamps that appear to be steamed up at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair, which opens today. More about Front designs misted-up Fog lamps for Zero
Stockholm 2014: design duo Färg & Blanche created this furniture collection by sewing pieces of plywood together (+ slideshow). More about Färg & Blanche stitch wood together to form furniture
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has created a set of ceiling-mounted office dividers for Swedish brand Offecct (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto's Notes screens hang from the ceiling
A twisting chain-link and barbed-wire fence installed by French artist and architect Didier Faustino at an exhibition in Cincinnati determines the path taken by visitors through the gallery space. More about Twisting barbed wire fence installed by Didier Faustino at Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center
Stockholm 2014: this collection of wooden furniture by Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto is built using traditional techniques derived from shipbuilding (+ slideshow). More about Nadia furniture by Jin Kuramoto made using Japanese shipbuilding techniques
News: Dutch designer Merel Bekking has come up with an experiment to find the "perfect" design by scanning people's brains to determine the aesthetic qualities they best respond to. More about Brain scans reveal recipe for "perfect design"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the second part of our interview with Craig Robins, the Miami property developer explains how bringing back furniture showrooms was the catalyst for transforming the city's derelict Design District into the thriving luxury shopping destination it is today. More about Craig Robins: "Furniture companies key to regenerating Miami Design District"
The bent plywood back of this chair by Danish design brand ShapingYourDay slots into a hole in the seat and is attached with two screws (+ slideshow). More about Viggo chair made from two curving plywood pieces by ShapingYourDay
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde explains how his installation in Eindhoven consisting of hundreds of glowing LED crystals will change over time as some people steal them and others create new ones of their own. More about Daan Roosegaarde: "People can do what they want with my Crystal installation"
Stockholm 2014: all of the solid wood furniture in Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's collection for Japanese brand Matsuso T has five sides (+ slideshow). More about Claesson Koivisto Rune to launch pentagonal wooden furniture
Interview: when designer Isabelle Olsson joined the secret Google X lab in 2011, Google Glass looked like a cross between a scuba mask and a cellphone. In this exclusive interview, Olsson tells Dezeen how she turned the clunky prototype into something "beautiful and comfortable". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Google Glass was designed through "sketching by hand" says lead designer
News: Finnish furniture brand Artek has acquired the production facilities that were used by its co-founder Modernist architect Alvar Aalto to develop his signature bent wood furniture. More about Artek buys factory where Alvar Aalto developed his furniture