Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the first of a series of films recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan last month, MINI head of design Anders Warming explains the thinking behind the brand's presentation during the furniture fair while Johanna Agerman Ross, editor-in-chief of Disegno magazine, gives her opinion on the highlights of the world's most important design week. More about "There's a return to the commerce of the fair"
News: nanotechnology scientists at an American university have 3D-printed a bionic ear that can hear radio frequencies beyond a human's normal range. More about Scientists 3D-print bionic ear that hears beyond human range
Milan 2013: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a chair with armrests that stretch outwards like limbs for Danish brand &tradition. More about Catch Chair by Jaime Hayón for &tradition
News: researchers from IBM have redesigned the bus routes across Ivory Coast's largest city using data from mobile phones. More about Mobile phone data used to redesign bus network in Ivory Coast
Opinion: as the Bank of England unveils the design of its new £5 note, Sam Jacob ponders the historic and cultural symbolism of money in this week's opinion column. More about "Money acts as a piece of national pageantry"
News: British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has been hired to revamp Virgin Atlantic's red uniforms. More about Vivienne Westwood designs Virgin Atlantic uniforms
The birds inside this cuckoo clock by London design studio BERG are programmed to poke their heads out to announce Twitter messages, retweets and new followers (+ movie). More about #Flock by BERG for Twitter
News: the deliberate copying of a design is set to become a criminal offence in the UK, in line with the law on breaching copyright and trademarks. More about UK to criminalise deliberate copying of design
Milan 2013: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot has created lightweight chairs for furniture brand Arco that have wooden seats with edges curved tightly over the aluminium frames. More about Buzz chair by Bertjan Pot for Arco
News: government proposals to remove crafts from its list of recognised creative industries have triggered "disbelief" and "frustration" in the sector. More about "Disbelief" over plans to remove crafts from UK creative industries
A group of students from the Royal College of Art in London has developed headsets that allow the wearer to adjust their sight and hearing in the same way they'd control the settings on a TV or radio (+ movie). More about Eidos by Tim Bouckley, Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim and Yuta Sugawara
News: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft broke the sound barrier during its first rocket-powered flight in California yesterday. More about Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight
Milan 2013: a coffee table topped with a giant hard-boiled sweet and a white chocolate chair are among items in a series of edible furniture by design studio Lanzavecchia + Wai (+ slideshow). More about Austerity edible furniture by Lanzavecchia + Wai
News: two European companies have launched rival Android-powered smartwatches at the Baselworld watch fair in Switzerland, bringing voice calls as well as email, video, camera and apps to devices worn on the wrist. More about Android smartwatches mean you can "leave your phone at home"
News: next month's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York will be the first major design fair to place 3D printing and digital fabrication at the core of its programme, with a four-day series of workshops introducing the hardware and software that could change the face of design, manufacturing and distribution (+ interview). More about 3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
News: online design retailer Fab.com has announced it will design its own range of furniture and homeware to be sold alongside its existing inventory. More about Fab.com to design its own range of products
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five packs of greeting cards illustrated with buildings by Le Corbusier. More about Competition: five packs of Le Corbusier greeting cards to be won
A bicycle that can be pedalled with hands and feet at the same time has been developed by Dutch studio TSG Essempio. More about 4StrikeBike by TSG Essempio
Milan 2013: Foster + Partners has designed a coffee table made by stretching a perforated disk of steel upwards to form a metal-mesh base. More about Teso table by Foster + Partners for Molteni&C
Milan 2013: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has created chunky grey seating resembling the jagged forms of an iceberg for Swedish furniture brand Offecct. More about Airberg by Jean-Marie Massaud for Offecct