Dezeen Wire: Zurich financial services company Credit Suisse has published a report on the benefits that successful design brings to businesses, including a case study on Apple. More about "Design can turn a small company into a large one"- Credit Suisse Research
Brazilian designers Estudio Guto Requena used audio recorded on the streets of São Paulo to distort the shapes of these 3D-printed chairs (+ movie). More about Nóize chairs by Estudio Guto Requena
London design studio Troika have been poking fun at the British obsession with the weather with their lighting installation in an east London park. More about The Weather Yesterday by Troika
British designer Michael Robinson's topical posters celebrating this summer in London are available from Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2. Come down to our launch party tonight from 6-9pm and remember you can print off this flyer to get 10% off at the store! More about Summer in the City by Michael Robinson at Dezeen Super Store
Dezeen Wire: applications to architecture and design courses in the UK have fallen significantly this year, according to figures published by UCAS, the University and Colleges Admission Service.
The number of students applying to study architecture fell by 12%, while applications to design courses dropped by nearly 15%.
The overall number of students applying for a degree in the UK has fallen by 9%. Last year the cap on tuition fees for English students was raised to £9,000 a year.
See the UCAS figures for student applications here.
More about Drop in applications to study architecture and design in the UK
Three thin layers of wood have been overlaid to create this boxy bookcase by Dutch designer Gerard de Hoop. More about Frames Wall by Gerard de Hoop
Pete Oyler of American design studio Assembly has created these stacking candle holders from aluminium and brass. More about Hyde Candlesticks by Pete Oyler for Assembly
Movie: designer Jaime Hayón (above) was chief curator at the Blickfang designworkshop in Copenhagen last month, advising ten young designers on how to develop their products and businesses. More about Movie: Blickfang designworkshop 2012
This lamp by German designer Hayo Gebauer falls over when it's turned off (+ movie). More about Collapse lamp by Hayo Gebauer
The British summer has been rained off so far, but these umbrellas by Ella Doran will remind you of sunnier days. They’re available from the Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2, so come down to the launch party on Thursday 12th July and print off this flyer for 10% off any product in store! More about Umbrellas by Ella Doran at Dezeen Super Store
Designer Marguerite Humeau has reconstructed the vocal tracts of prehistoric creatures to capture the shrieks and grunts they might have made (+ slideshow + movie). More about Proposal for Resuscitating Prehistoric Creatures by Marguerite Humeau
This luxury wooden speed boat is the latest model to be launched by Serbian yacht builders Art of Kinetik. More about Antagonist by Art of Kinetik
Icelandic fashion designer Sruli Recht has used translucent lambskin, stripy skunk fur, an ancient meteorite and fabric that can withstand mortar attacks in his latest menswear collection (+ slideshow). More about Circumsolar by Sruli Recht
Dezeen Wire: the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York has announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards, including Scott Wilson (above), designer of the Luna Tik kit that converts an iPod Nano into a touch-screen watch. More about Scott Wilson receives National Design Award from Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt
Dezeen Wire: the British high court has ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab range of tablet computers does not unlawfully copy the design of Apple's iPad because it's just "not as cool" - Telegraph
The news comes days after another rival, HTC, defeated Apple in a dispute over the use of four technologies Apple claimed were its own. These included the use of a swipe gesture to unlock the phone, which the judge ruled was an "obvious" development - BBC
More about "Samsung did not copy 'cooler' Apple iPad" - Telegraph
Northumbria University graduate Raymond Paulson presented two lamps which can be dimmed by rotating their shades at London graduate show New Designers last week. More about Orbit lamps by Raymond Paulson at New Designers
Yves Behar's Big Jambox wireless speakers are available at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2, and will be providing the music at the launch party on Thursday. More about Big Jambox by Yves Behar for Jawbone at Dezeen Super Store
Sports brand Nike has unveiled an ultra-light football boot featuring components made from beans and recycled plastic (+ slideshow). More about Nike GS football boot by Nike
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes about the moral and social implications of redesigning the human body in advance of an exhibition about human enhancement called Superhuman at the Wellcome Collection in London from 19 July - New York Times
Two small side tables slot into the top of a coffee table in this set by Barcelona studio 3Patas. More about 3x3 by 3Patas for Francesc Ros Fusteria Decoració