Patrick Blanc, the inventor of living walls, has completed his latest vertical garden, covering the side of a five-storey Parisian block with waves of 7600 plants (+ slideshow). More about The Oasis of Aboukir green wall by Patrick Blanc
Here's a look inside the newly redesigned Nike headquarters in London by Rosie Lee (+ slideshow + movie). More about Nike UK Headquarters redesign by Rosie Lee
Each outfit in this series crafted from paper by students in Estonia represents a different month (+ slideshow). More about 12 Shapes of Paper by Estonian Academy of Arts students
News: billionaire technology tycoon Elon Musk has unveiled his vision for the future of design, with modelling software controlled by hand gestures linked to 3D printers. More about Tycoon demos gesture-controlled software for designing 3D-printed rocket parts
News: the creator of an anti-diarrhoea pack for the developing world that was named product design of the year for the way it fits inside Coca-Cola crates has admitted that "hardly any" kits have been shipped this way, and has dropped the strategy in favour of more conventional packaging and distribution. More about Coke-crate entrepreneur abandons award-winning design concept
News: Swiss design brand Vitra has acquired Artek, the Finnish furniture company co-founded by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto in 1935. More about Vitra acquires Artek
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has bent bamboo into walkways and seating areas at this year's Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea, which opens today. More about Nangchang Nangchang bamboo installation by Kengo Kuma
Product news: architect David Adjaye has unveiled his first furniture collection, designed for American retailer Knoll, which includes two cantilevered side chairs and a limited edition coffee table. More about The Washington Collection by David Adjaye for Knoll
Architect Julien De Smedt has launched Makers With Agendas, a new design brand with products ranging from solutions to natural disasters and humanitarian crises to coat hooks and tea sets (+ slideshow + interview). More about Makers With Agendas by Julien De Smedt and William Ravn
Models at a Norwegian fashion event walked along this looping wooden catwalk designed by Oslo studio Gartnerfuglen Architects (+ slideshow). More about Catwalk for Up [øpp] by Gartnerfuglen Architects
These magnetic headphone jacks by New York designer Jon Patterson split in two when tugged to prevent damaging devices when wires get snagged (+ movie). More about Pogo connectors by Jon Patterson
London film agency SHOWstudio has unveiled a 3D animation of the latest home for fashion doll Barbie - a virtual brutalist dystopia designed by fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic (+ slideshow + movie). More about Barbie Dreamhouse by Roksanda Ilincic and SHOWstudio
Movie: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius explains why she moved to Berlin and discusses her latest projects in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews Dezeen filmed at her studio in the German capital. More about "I work best in a new field or culture" - Hella Jongerius
Robots could be sent to Mars to build caves for later habitation by humans, according to a proposal for the colonisation of the planet by German firm ZA Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mars Colonisation by ZA Architects
News: today's Google Doodle in Japan celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. More about Google Japan pays tribute to Kenzo Tange
Industrial design student Jeong Yong has created a pair of chairs with grid-like frames based on traditional Korean furniture. More about King and Queen Chair by Jeong Yong
Architects including Zaha Hadid, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier are depicted like vintage video game characters in these images by graphic designer Federico Babina (+ slideshow). More about Archipix by Federico Babina
Movie: in our second video interview with Konstantin Grcic in Milan, the industrial designer discusses the upsides and downsides of designing collections for multiple brands, rather than building relationships with a select few. More about "Some companies hire designers for marketing reasons" - Konstantin Grcic
Product news: French design company Moustache will present new products including lights shaped like swirls of cream and visor-inspired wall lamps at Maison & Objet in Paris this weekend (+ slideshow). More about New collection by Moustache
London studio rAndom International has created a 20-metre tower of falling water at a former coal mine in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Tower: Instant Structure for Schacht XII by rAndom International