Visitors to the Adhocracy show at the Istanbul Design Biennial are confronted with a plotter taking the text of the Open Source Architecture Manifesto from a Wikipedia page and writing it onto a wall. (+ slideshow) More about Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati
Product news: Valencia-based Estudio Sputnik has launched its first collection, which includes a stool and table inspired by a Russian satellite (+ slideshow). More about Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik
Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More about Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
News: new technologies are causing a "cultural revolution" that will transform the way objects are made and the way they look, according to the curator of Adhocracy, a new exhibition exploring the impact of digital networks and open-source thinking on the design world (+ interview transcript). More about "It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima
Product news: rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. More about Fishline Chair by Nendo
News: Apple has agreed to pay Swiss railway operator SBB an undisclosed amount for copying its trademark station clock design (above) in the new iPad, reports Bloomberg. More about Apple pays up for using Swiss rail operator's clock design – Bloomberg
Design students Jaan Evart, Julian Hagen and Daniël Maarleveld took an old inkjet printer apart and replaced its ink cartridge with felt pens to create an experimental printer, which they presented at Vienna Design Week. More about PenJet printer by Jaan Evart, Julian Hagen and Daniël Maarleveld
Product news: London-based designer Oscar Diaz launched this industrial looking stainless steel bottle opener at the Project No. 8 shop in New York this week. More about Loop by Oscar Diaz for Field
Product news: Spanish designer Martí Guixé squeezed bottles of paint over this white rug from Spanish brand Nanimarquina as part of an exhibition at Vienna Design Week (+ movie). More about Painted Rug by Martí Guixé for Nanimarquina
Beijing Design Week: designer Arthur Huang used Nike shoe material to create a colourful web in a rusting gas tower during Beijing Design Week (+ slideshow). More about The Feather by Arthur Huang
Dutch design lab Studio Roosegaarde has built a dome of metallic flowers that appear to come to life as they sense the presence of visitors inside a church in Lille, France (+ movie). More about Lotus Dome by Studio Roosegaarde
These back-to-front shoes by designer Leanie van der Vyver force the wearer to walk in an unnatural way (+ movie). More about Scary Beautiful by Leanie van der Vyver
In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Sugru founder Jane ní Dhulchaointigh shares her journey through inventing and launching a "space-age rubber" that lets people customise their belongings and endorses the idea that "you don't have to be an expert to do amazing things". More about "You don't have to be an expert to do amazing things" - Sugru founder
Product news: a watering can and an action figure were among the everyday objects scanned and distorted by designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez to create these faceted and richly coloured 3D printed vessels. More about Digital Natives by Matthew Plummer Fernandez
Footwear designer Tracey Neuls explains why she shies away from "disposable fashion" and reveals that many customers consider her shoes "their best kept secret" in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Designed in Hackney Day PechaKucha, part of a series of talks and discussions we hosted in August. More about "Customers grow old with our shoes, not bored with them" - Tracey Neuls
East London design brand Hulger has contributed a chandelier made from its new Baby Plumen light bulbs to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Hollywood Chandelier for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Product news: Dutch designer Annebet Philips cut this sofa and its cushions from a single block of foam and covered it with a blank canvas so that it looks like an unfinished cartoon. More about My Couch, My Canvas by Annebet Philips
Designer Stephanie Bila used bent wood and crystals to create this body jewellery inspired by Japanese baskets for her Central Saint Martins graduate collection. More about Body Jewellery by Stephanie Bila
In this movie we filmed at Clerkenwell Design Week earlier this year, clay modeller for car brand Jaguar Charles Douglas tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how he turns a designer's sketch into a 3D form that can be scanned for manufacture. More about Movie: Jaguar clay modelling at Clerkenwell Design Week
Beijing Design Week: design studio Instant Hutong created changing maps of Beijing's disappearing ancient alleyways using lenticular printed panels as part of Beijing Design Week. More about Blinking City by Instant Hutong