Opinion: Justin McGuirk's inaugural Opinion column for Dezeen is in two parts - in this first instalment he examines what cheap tablet computers developed for emerging markets like India will mean for high-end tech giants like Apple and Samsung. Tomorrow he'll ask why design critics are writing about technology in the first place. More about "Apple and Samsung will have to change their game"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from the UK capital, senior curator at the V&A Kieran Long explains why the London museum has controversially acquired the world's first 3D-printed gun. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "Can these parts go together and kill someone? The answer is yes."
Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera has used paper to create these intricate models of tropical birds (+ slideshow). More about Paper birds by Diana Beltran Herrera
The London Design Festival is over but we've still got plenty of great content from the event to come. See all our stories so far including our first Dezeen and MINI World Tour movie and read on for our pick festival highlights. More about Dezeen's London Design Festival 2013 highlights
Competition: Nest.co.uk is giving Dezeen readers the chance to win a special-edition Fauteuil Direction chair by Modernist designer Jean Prouvé. More about Competition: one Fauteuil Direction chair by Jean Prouvé to be won
London Design Festival 2013: designers Laetitia de Allegri and Eva Feldkamp have created a collection of furniture and products including a magazine holder that resembles a toast rack (+ slideshow). More about Issue No.1 by Laetitia de Allegri and Eva Feldkamp
Movie: Katrin Schön of garden trade fair Spoga+Gafa shows Dezeen around the Garden Unique section of this year's show and discusses the growing trend for outdoor cooking in this movie filmed in Cologne. More about "The current trend is to have an outdoor kitchen"
London Design Festival 2013: sound machines that transform and distort visitors' voices feature in this interactive installation by Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki (+ slideshow + movie). More about Garden of Russolo by Yuri Suzuki
Italian plastic brand Kartell has released its first accessories collection of translucent bags with shoes to match (+ slideshow). More about Grace K handbags and So K sandals by Kartell
London Design Festival 2013: Canadian lighting brand Bocci has sent us this movie showing its giant chandelier of colourful glass spheres being installed in the main hall of London's V&A museum. More about Movie: Bocci 28.280 at the V&A
London Design Festival 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has expanded his Pelt collection of furniture for De La Espada with two bar stools, a low stool and a shelving system (+ slideshow). More about Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
London Design Festival 2013: British design brand Assemblyroom introduced the Hyde and Hatton furniture ranges at designjunction last week. More about The Hatton and Hyde ranges by Assemblyroom
New York designer Francis Bitonti worked with students to 3D-print this dress using commercially available MakerBot machines (+ movie). More about Verlan Dress by Francis Bitonti and New Skins Workshop students
London Design Festival 2013: Royal College of Art graduate Bilge Nur Saltik has designed a collection of minimal white plates, bowls and cups that tip backwards and forwards, revealing a flash of fluorescent pink on their undersides (+ slideshow). More about Share.Food tableware by Bilge Nur Saltik
Riders can use their iPhone as the dashboard for this electric bike designed by Spanish transport firm The Electric Mobility Company. More about Xkuty One electric bike by The Electric Mobility Company
London Design Festival 2013: a large brass weight counterbalances this circular mirror by London design studio Hunting & Narud. More about Rise & Shine by Hunting & Narud
London Design Festival 2013: Norwegian collective Angell, Wyller & Aarseth has designed a wooden lounge chair with a slung seat and back for Bernhardt Design (+ slideshow). More about Oslo by Angell, Wyller & Aarseth for Bernhardt Design
London Design Festival 2013: British design brand Noble & Wood is presenting its debut collection of crafted furniture and products at designjunction this week (+ slideshow). More about Launch collection by Noble & Wood
London Design Festival 2013: a basketball hoop that catches the ball, an elderly broom and a bucket that's meant for kicking feature in an exhibition of new work by British designer Carl Clerkin (+ slideshow). More about The Other Way by Carl Clerkin
London Design Festival 2013: footwear designer Tracey Neuls has teamed up with Tokyobike to create handmade shoes with rubber soles and reflective strips especially for cycling. More about Cycling shoes by Tracey Neuls for Tokyobike