Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the second part of our interview with Maarten Baas, the Dutch designer reflects on how his career has progressed since the burnt furniture he developed for his 2002 graduation project immediately brought him to the attention of the design world. More about Maarten Baas: "My Smoke furniture was an instant success"
Stockholm 2014: Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune will present a modular table system with plug sockets within the structure during Stockholm Design Week next month (+ slideshow). More about Claesson Koivisto Rune unveils Xtra Large modular table for Offecct
Maison&Objet 2014: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has wrapped a pattern of woven rattan around one side of this radio for design brand Lexon, which is on show at the Maison&Objet trade fair that begins today in Paris. More about Mathieu Lehanneur wraps Hybrid radio for Lexon in woven rattan
The window of London department store Selfridges has been dressed with a selection of new inventions by British designer Dominic Wilcox, including a reverse listening device and binoculars for viewing the future (+ slideshow). More about Dominic Wilcox's absurd inventions displayed in Selfridges' window
News: advertising festival Cannes Lions has added product design to the list of creative disciplines awarded at this year's event. More about Cannes Lions festival introduces product design category
British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have curated an exhibition at London's Design Museum containing a selection of objects paused part-way through the manufacturing process, which they joked reveals their obsession with aluminium. More about Barber and Osgerby's Design Museum exhibition "could almost be called the aluminium show"
Cologne 2014: German designer Christian Werner has created a sofa for French brand Ligne Roset with backrests that can be placed in any position (+ slideshow). More about Prado sofa with movable backrest cushions by Christian Werner for Ligne Roset
News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. More about Russian gallerist sparks race row over "overtly degrading" chair
Cologne 2014: the colour temperature of this series of LED lamps by Rotterdam designer Arnout Meijer can be adjusted to create different moods throughout the day (+ movie). More about Thanks for the Sun colour-changing lamps by Arnout Meijer
Japanese studio Torafu Architects has designed a collection of small and lightweight wooden furniture (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects unveils Cobrina wooden furniture collection
German designer Jule Waibel has created 25 of her folded paper dresses for fashion brand Bershka's shop windows around the world (+ movie). More about Origami dresses by Jule Waibel designed for Bershka stores in 25 cities
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie we filmed during Dutch Design Week, designer Maarten Baas gives us an exclusive tour of his studio on a former farm a few miles north of Eindhoven. More about Dutch designer Maarten Baas shows us his studio that "used to be a farm"
The Steltman chair by twentieth century Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld has been reissued by furniture brand Rietveld Originals to mark the iconic design's fiftieth anniversary. More about Gerrit Rietveld's Steltman chair reissued
Cologne 2014: Eindhoven designer Tsuyoshi Hayashi has used discarded roof tiles to create curving seats for a series of stools and benches (+ slideshow). More about Furniture made from waste tiles by Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Finnish graduate Mikko Hannula based the design of this faceted metal chair on a 3D scan of a traditional wooden seat called a Windsor chair (+ slideshow). More about Traditional Windsor chair updated by Mikko Hannula
Cologne 2014: a grid of thin wooden strips supports the surface of this table by German designer Ruben Beckers to make it extremely lightweight (+ slideshow). More about Wooden table by Ruben Beckers weighs just 4.5 kilograms
Cologne 2014: French designer Philippe Nigro has created a sofa for French furniture brand Ligne Roset with rounded edges like a bar of soap (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Nigro designs rounded sofa for Ligne Roset
British digital designer Daniel Brown has created a new series of his animated flowers that "grow" according to computer algorithms (+ slideshow). More about Digital flower animation by Daniel Brown based on exhibits at Dundee museum
Sports brand Adidas has unveiled its latest running shoes with springy blades sticking out of the soles (+ slideshow). More about Adidas launches Springblade Razor trainers with soles made of curved pads
Cologne 2014: Denmark design duo GamFratesi has combined a coffee table and pouffe to create footstools with integrated trays for French brand Ligne Roset (+ slideshow). More about Table and pouffe hybrid designed by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset