Opinion: Slovakian designer Tomáš Libertíny, who wrote to Dezeen last month accusing a major advertising agency of exploiting his work, reflects on the nature of copying in design and argues that imitating the work of others should be an integral part of any designer's education. More about "Don't be afraid to learn by copying others"
The shelves in this furniture by design graduate Emiel Remmelts only stay up thanks to concrete blocks, bricks, a glass vase and magazine file boxes propping up one end. More about Stacked Objects by Emiel Remmelts
News: a map that illustrates global forest densities using wood textures has won a competition to reinvent the tessellated world map designed 70 years ago by American architect and visionary designer R. Buckminster Fuller (+ slideshow). More about Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion world map redesigned
Product news: these angular lounge chairs and ottomans by Brisbane designer Alexander Lotersztain can be tessellated in an endless array of shapes and patterns. More about Prisma by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot Editions
In this movie we filmed at Domaine de Boisbuchet in southwestern France last month, design curator and collector Alexander von Vegesack gives us a tour round the estate, which features pavilions including Shigeru Ban's first permanent building in Europe, pioneering bamboo structures by Simón Vélez and experimental domes by German structural engineer Jörg Schlaich. More about "Shigeru Ban's first building in Europe is here"
Product news: Berlin studio Halb/Halb has created a creased circular mirror that allows two people to see their reflection at the same time. More about Mirror #180 by Halb/Halb
Spiny translucent 3D-printed collars were paired with magnetic dresses and shoes that looks like tree roots in Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's latest haute couture collection. More about Wilderness Embodied by Iris van Herpen
Italian lighting brand Slamp worked with designer Nigel Coates to create a cardboard house for displaying the company's range of lights. More about Casa Slamp by Nigel Coates
This collection of 3D-printed jewellery by Royal College of Art student Dorry Hsu was inspired by the designer's own fear of insects. More about The Aesthetic of Fears by Dorry Hsu
Product news: Copenhagen design firm KiBiSi designed this low-energy pendant lamp by scaling up the shape of a classic light bulb. More about Bulb Fiction pendant lamp by KiBiSi
Following our recent story about an insect-breeding gadget for the domestic kitchen, here's a look back at some of the most bizarre designer food concepts from our archives, including 3D-printed burgers and wriggling snacks. More about Special feature: weird food
German car brand BMW has launched its first fully electric production car called the BMW i3 (+ slideshow). More about i3 electric car by BMW
News: designer Janne Kyttanen has created a range of 3D-printed shoes for women that can be made at home overnight to be worn the next day. More about Cubify launches free-to-download shoes you can "print overnight"
British studio United Visual Artists created an "electrical storm" inside Sou Fujimoto's cloud-like Serpentine Gallery Pavilion using LED lights during a performance at the temporary structure last month (+ movie). More about Serpentine Pavilion Intervention by United Visual Artists
News: the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam has acquired Solid C2 by Patrick Jouin, the first item of furniture to be 3D-printed in one piece. More about Stedelijk Museum acquires first 3D-printed chair
German designer Philipp Beisheim has designed a stool and side table that you inflate with a hand pump like a rubber dinghy (+ movie). More about Inflatable furniture by Philipp Beisheim
Footwear designer Liz Ciokajlo used natural fibres from coconut husks and flax to create this shoe collection (+ slideshow). More about Natural Selection by Liz Ciokajlo
Matthew Nurse, director of Nike Sport Research Lab, takes Dezeen behind the scenes at the laboratory where Nike tests new technologies and introduces us to Hal, a sportswear-testing robot that perspires as he runs. More about "Hal is very sophisticated. He's a copper sweaty mannequin"
Product news: this stackable tea set by architect VW+BS is made of unglazed clay that's meant to soften the taste of whatever you drink from it. More about Silt tea set by VW+BS
News: London architecture firm Foster + Partners has redesigned the first-class cabins for Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific. More about Foster + Partners designs first-class cabin for Cathay Pacific