Different views of a courtyard were framed by this temporary installation in Montpellier, France, by Dutch architecture office Paul Scales and French architecture and design studio Atelier Kit (+ slideshow). More about Reframe by Paul Scales and Atelier Kit
Steel tubes are pinched together at intervals then slotted into corresponding grooves in plywood planks to create this shelving system by graduate designer Arttu Kuisma. More about In a Pinch shelving system by Arttu Kuisma
London design studio Bare Conductive's kits to build light-up greeting cards and houses are available as part of London design month at Dezeen Super Store. More about Bare Conductive Kits at Dezeen Super Store
ECAL graduate Kacper Hamilton has designed a luxury axe with carbon-fibre in its handle and interchangeable heads. More about Zai CORE Axe by Kacper Hamilton
London designer Max Lamb used stonemasonry tools to hand-carve the models for this crockery collection from lumps of plaster. More about Crockery by Max Lamb for 1882 Ltd.
Dezeen Wire: Little Printer, the web-connected gadget we featured earlier this year that prints out personalised messages, news, birthdays and to-do lists collected from the internet on a till-roll, is now going into production. More about BERG's Little Printer goes into production
For those still craving more sport in their life, Vancouver-based design graduate Tom Chung has come up with a countdown clock to speed up daily tasks. More about Game On by Tom Chung
Dezeen filmed a series of interviews with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic about 59 objects from their collection for the Design Museum Collection App for iPad, which is available to download free from the app store here. More about Design Museum Collection App: chairs
When asked to represent Nordic identity, Norwegian studio Permafrost created wooden toys based on an oil rig and tanker. More about Wooden Toys by Permafrost
Coded messages have been bleached into these scarves with a customised printer invented by Dutch graphic designers Raw Color. More about Cryptographer & Encoded Textiles by Raw Color
Nearly three years after first revealing his concept for a shoe with no foot-plate on Dezeen, architect and shoe designer Julian Hakes talks about designing the Mojito shoe as the first collection goes into production. More about Movie: Julian Hakes on the Mojito shoe with no footplate
Design practice 24° Studio linked together hundreds of hollow paper stars to line a tunnel and stairway in Santorini, Greece. More about Daphne by 24° Studio
Digital graphics company Crystal CG created animations on a 360 degree screen comprising 70,500 paddles held by the audience at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics last night. More about Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More about Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. More about Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
Movie: Nike Flywire cables that tighten on impact are built into these shoes specifically designed by Nike for running the 1500m track event, as described by the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the last movie of our Nike+ House of Innovation series commissioned by Nike. More about Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Psychology is on an equal footing with technological advances when designing sportswear to improve an athlete's performance, Nike's creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti told the audience at a talk hosted by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges last night. More about Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Car brand BMW has designed a folding electric bicycle. More about BMW i Pedelec Concept
Movie: digital graphics company Crystal CG created this animated video to accompany the Chemical Brothers' specially commissioned song, which is played before each session in the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympics. More about Movie: Velodrome animation by Crystal CG
Movie: the base and sock lining of these lightweight football boots by Nike are made of castor beans, as explained in our next movie with the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti ahead of this evening’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges. More about Movie: Nike GS Football Boot