Designer Faye Toogood talks through her installation of 49 workers' coats hanging above the street in the first of this series of movies we filmed about the Seven Designers for Seven Dials aerial installations curated by Dezeen. More about "It was about celebrating trades that have been lost" - Faye Toogood
Polish fashion and interior designer Aga Brzostek has created a chair with an integrated blanket for wrapping up warm in winter. More about Autumn/Winter chair by Aga Brzostek
South Korean designer Dong-yeop Han has created a series of storage boxes with duffle-coat toggles as fastenings. More about Toggle Toggle by Dong-yeop Han
News: French interior and product designer Andrée Putman has died in Paris aged 87. More about Andrée Putman 1925-2013
Product news: Australian designer Marc Newson has created a 22-piece collection with orange details for bathroom brand Caroma (+ slideshow). More about Bathroom collection by Marc Newson for Caroma
News: mobile phone maker Nokia has released open-source files that will let Lumia 820 smartphone users 3D print their own customised case. More about Nokia releases files for 3D printing mobile phone cases
American fashion designer Jeremy Scott has designed a special edition for car brand Smart, with wings that shoot out from the back to form the rear and brake lights (+ slideshow). More about Smart Forjeremy by Jeremy Scott
Iceland-based fashion designer Sruli Recht had a slice of skin surgically removed from his own belly to make this ring. More about Forget Me Knot by Sruli Recht
Maison&Objet 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a range of terracotta pots with rubber lids for Danish homeware brand Menu. More about Pots by Benjamin Hubert for Menu
Cologne 2013: the structure of this lightweight plywood chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio of Berlin was inspired by I-beams used in the construction industry (+ slideshow). More about Beams Chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
Maison&Objet 2013: Japanese architect Toyo Ito will present a set of cutlery with slim handles like chopsticks at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, which opens tomorrow. More about MU Cutlery by Toyo Ito for Alessi
The classic blue Nivea tin inspired an overhaul of the skincare brand's packaging by San Franscisco-based designer Yves Béhar and his studio fuseproject. More about Nivea packaging by Yves Béhar and fuseproject
Architect Frank Gehry has presented a new collection of his glowing Fish Lamps made of jagged plastic scales. More about Fish Lamps by Frank Gehry
In the next movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Gurmeet Sian of Office Sian explains how an emphasis on building relationships with his clients makes him more like a midwife than an architect. More about "The architect-midwife should be brilliant at listening" - Gurmeet Sian
Maison&Objet 2013: rolls of slatted wood are draped over simple chair frames to complete these seats designed by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for French brand Petite Friture. More about Market by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Petite Friture
Led by Israeli product designer Itay Ohaly, a group of nine designers worked in isolation on the eclectic parts for this table, chair and lamp. More about Group Project by Itay Ohaly
These collapsible chairs by American design studio Pilot///Wave hang on the wall in an undulating line when they're not in use. (+ movie). More about L22 chair by Pilot///Wave
Designer Roger Arquer explains why emotion is the guiding force behind his practice, which includes lampshades that work with condensation and experimental fish tanks, in this next movie filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "In the future, design thinking is going to be called emotionalism" – Roger Arquer
News: American college student Tyler McNaney has invented a desktop machine that makes the raw materials for 3D printing by grinding up waste plastic from bottles, wrappers and even Lego bricks. More about Desktop recycling plant makes plastic for 3D printing
X marks the spot where a surprise gift has been hidden on these urban treasure maps printed onto silk scarves by Dutch studio Kind of Moving. More about Kind of Scarves by Kind of Moving