Dezeen Wire: sportswear brand Adidas has withdrawn plans to produce a pair of trainers with shackle-like ankle cuffs following complaints that they represent a symbol of slavery - Guardian More about Adidas withdraws shoes with shackles
This picture frame by Odoardo Fioravanti is specifically designed to annoy people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. More about Inbolla by Odoardo Fioravanti
Singapore design student Chan Min Yun has packaged doses of medicine in little origami parcels that open like flowers when placed into water (+ movie). More about Blooms: Luxury in the Face of Adversity by Chan Min Yun
Resting a broom on its bristles can cause them to splay outwards and become permanently deformed so graduate designer Joseph Guerra has made one with a pivoting head. More about Suna Broom by Joseph Guerra
Crates of old vinyl records inspired this magazine holder by London designer Hugo Passos. More about Ivey by Hugo Passos
This shop display system by German designer Michael Schoner consists of stackable sheet-metal steps that allow a wide variety of configurations. More about Z Step by Michael Schoner at Depot Basel
Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has worked with people from one of Mumbai's poorest areas to transform traditional water carriers into leathery vases. More about Matka Vases by Pepe Heykoop
London designer Anthony Dickens has created a snaking, modular lighting system made of bamboo and paper (+ movie). More about Tekiō by Anthony Dickens
Swedish designers Folkform have used 80-year-old samples of hardboard in these cabinets for Swedish interiors brand Svenskt Tenn. More about Masonite: Memoriam by Folkform for Svenskt Tenn
Dezeen archive: this week's stories about hairstyles inspired by architectural forms (top right) and seats filled with hair swept from a salon floor have prompted this archive all about hair. See all the stories » More about Dezeen archive: hair
Portuguese architects and hairdressers have collaborated on these coiffures inspired by architectural structures. More about Hairchitecture by FAHR 021.3 and Gijo
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about his top-secret design for the cauldron that will hold the London 2012 Olympic flame in this interview filmed at his ongoing exhibition at the V&A museum in London. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his design for the Olympic cauldron
London designer Ron Arad has created a range of sunglasses and spectacle frames that can be adjusted to fit any face by sliding the lenses along an A-shaped wire over the nose. More about A-Frame by Ron Arad for pq
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen about his design for a riverboat in France in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Heatherwick's ongoing exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing a boat for the Loire
Hackney designers PearsonLloyd preview their workstations for office furniture brand Bene at Hackney House in Shoreditch tonight, with music by Dezeen Music Project. More about Docklands by PearsonLloyd for Bene
Clumps of human hair are recycled as stuffing for two plastic pouffes by Swedish furniture and product designer Ola Giertz. More about The Bare Hair Project by Ola Giertz
London-based Latvian designers Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis have made a series of bowls from shredded money. More about Money bowls by Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks about his studio's tradition of sending unusual handmade Christmas cards in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Heatherwick's exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his studio's Christmas cards
London College of Fashion graduate Ana Rajcevic has created a series of tusks, horns and spines for the human body. More about Animal: The Other Side of Evolution by Ana Rajcevic
A puppet pops out from the pocket of this tote bag by Japanese designers Nendo. More about Roopuppet by Nendo