Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scientists are combining non-living chemicals to create materials with the properties of living organisms, says the creator of a self-repairing shoe made from protocells. More about Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Six British architecture studios including Zaha Hadid Architects, Hopkins Architects and Studio Weave have come up with designs for water fountains for different sites across London. More about Zaha Hadid and Hopkins among architects to design London water fountains
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Gunilla Allard's Cajal sofas and armchairs feature slender tubular steel frames that support chunky upholstered seats (+ slideshow). More about Cajal sofas and armchair by Gunilla Allard balance seats on thin metal frames
Graffiti depicting gangly imaginary creatures by street artist Phlegm is currently on show at an east London gallery (+ slideshow). More about Graffiti fantasy creatures by Phlegm exhibited in east London
The curving lines of this steel wire chair by French designer Constance Guisset are intended to represent fabric draped over the seat and back (+ slideshow). More about Drapée chair by Constance Guisset designed to look like draped fabric
Fashion designer Christopher Kane's Autumn Winter 2014 collection shown at London Fashion Week features outlined layers of fabric that overlap like fluttering sheets of paper. More about Outlined silk layers fold across dresses by Christopher Kane
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