The aeroplanes of the future will be catapulted into the sky, fly in formation like birds along "express skyways" and glide into airports with their engines turned off, according to aviation company Airbus. More about Smarter Skies by Airbus
Slideshow feature: Dezeen is at Maison & Objet in Paris this week and we have selected our top ten products exhibited at the design and interiors trade fair, including shelves that look like sheets of paper caught in the wind by Japanese studio YOY (image 1). More about Dezeen's top ten products at Maison & Objet
Static boardroom meetings will swing into action around this table with hanging chairs created by Christopher Duffy for British design brand Duffy London. More about Swing Table by Duffy London
London Design Festival: a series of prints based on sketches by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Pierre Charpin will be presented at design store twentytwentyone next week as part of the London Design Festival. More about Wrong Shop Editions at twentytwentyone
London design brand Hulger has launched a mini version of its award-winning Plumen 001 lightbulb and it'll be available at Dezeen Super Store from Friday. More about Baby Plumen 001 by Hulger at Dezeen Super Store
London Design Festival: Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki has made a radio from an electronic circuit board that's arranged to look like the London tube map. More about Tube Map Radio by Yuri Suzuki
This money box by London designer Sebastian Bergne displays your savings on the wall like a picture. More about Wall Saver by Sebastian Bergne for L’Atelier d’Exercises
A pendant lamp made from heat-shrunk plastic cups by east London designer Paul Cocksedge is the next piece for the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Styrene by Paul Cocksedge for the Stepney Green Design Collection
To conclude our series on designs at the London 2012 Paralympics we're focussing on the most talked-about equipment used at the games - carbon-fibre prosthetic blades inspired by the hind legs of a cheetah. More about Paralympic design: Flex-Foot Cheetah blades
German artist Hendrik Beikirch has painted a 70-metre-high mural of a fisherman a few blocks away from Daniel Libeskind's Haeundae I'Park skyscrapers in Busan, South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Asia's Tallest Mural by Hendrik Beikirch
London Design Festival: two ladders are joined by hidden hinges to create this adaptable slimline coat rack by Taiwanese designer Yenwen Tseng. More about Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng
Discus-thrower Derek Derenalagi competes using a custom frame that's specially designed to meet strict rules for Paralympic athletics, which state that any equipment can be used so long as he can get set up and ready to compete within 60 seconds. More about Paralympic design: discus throwing frame
Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær has made a series of sheer silk room dividers in pale, graduated colours. More about Tint room dividers by Kristine Five Melvær
Dezeen News: mixed doubles tennis player Brian Battistone turned heads at the U.S. Open this week with a two-handled tennis racket his playing partner has dubbed "the alien". More about Two-handled tennis racket spotted at the U.S. Open
British product designer and recent graduate Laura Nelson has come up with a hinged iron based on a set of hair straighteners. More about Simple Convenience iron by Laura Nelson
The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More about Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats for wheelchair basketball
British designer Ben Pawle has come up with a condom wrapper for people with disabilities that can be opened with a simple finger-clicking action (+ movie). More about One Handed Condom Wrapper by Ben Pawle
Croation designers Bruketa&Žinić have produced an unusual annual report for an investment company – a book that turns green in the reader's hands. More about In Good Hands by Bruketa&Žinić
East London designer Gitta Gschwendtner is going to make a one-off three-seater version of her Bodge Bench as the first piece chosen for the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Bodge Bench by Gitta Gschwendtner for the Stepney Green Design Collection
ECAL graduate Kacper Hamilton has created a pocket knife and multi-tool for Swiss ski-makers Zai, based on a traditional Japanese knife. More about Zai HIGO tools by Kacper Hamilton