London Design Festival 2015: London designer Oscar Diaz's Volume table mirror has a multi-angled base that allows it to be placed horizontally and vertically (+ slideshow). More about Oscar Diaz designs mirror that can be positioned at four different angles
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a new ergonomically-shaped change box with a tilted head for UK cancer charity Maggie's. More about Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
London Design Festival 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are launching their first electronics product – a flat television for Samsung that is outlined by an I-shaped frame. More about Bouroullec brothers' Serif TV for Samsung "does not belong to the world of technology"
London Design Festival 2015: Swiss technology brand Punkt has launched a stripped-back mobile handset designed by British designer Jasper Morrison that only offers basic phone functions. More about Punkt launches Jasper Morrison-designed MP 01 as a "liberating" alternative to smartphones
New York-based Marc Thorpe has become the latest designer to produce a compact draught beer dispenser with a design for Stella Artois that was created for small restaurants and bars (+ slideshow). More about Marc Thorpe designs a mini draught beer dispenser for Stella Artois
Tech giant Apple has released its latest series of hardware updates – including the first Apple Pencil, a stylus designed for technical drawing (+ movie). More about Apple launches iPad Pro and "extraordinary" Apple Pencil for technical drawing
Israeli designer Ido Abulafia has created a set of bird-themed toy medical kits intended to give children a more positive hospital experience (+ slideshow). More about Ido Abulafia designs Pick medical kits to give children a better blood-test experience
Designer Daan Roosegaarde has installed the "largest smog vacuum cleaner in the world" in Rotterdam to help improve the city's air quality (+ movie). More about Daan Roosegaarde's Smog Free Tower opens in Rotterdam
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's solar energy company Little Sun has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a mobile phone charger with a built-in lamp. More about Olafur Eliasson launches crowdfunding campaign for solar-powered mobile phone chargers
British inventor Dominic Wilcox has designed a series of playfully absurd breakfast accessories for Kellogg's to encourage children to eat in the mornings (+ movie). More about Dominic Wilcox's breakfast inventions include cereal delivery drone and a "soggy-o-meter"
Graduate shows 2015: Taiwan designer Guan-Hao Pan has created a set of condom packages modelled on phallic vegetables, which users can hold to determine the correct girth for their contraceptive sheath (+ slideshow). More about Condom packaging based on different vegetable girths to help choose the correct fit
This clock by Dutch designer Zelf Koelman spells out the time with magnetic fluid under the control of electromagnets (+ movie). More about Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time
Canadian company CycleLabs has launched a smart device for bicycles that is designed to help navigate and track routes, and prevent theft (+ movie). More about SmartHalo bicycle accessory combines navigation, activity tracking and alarm system
Maison&Objet 2015: French technology retailer Orée is launching a ballpoint pen that can digitally record and store notes and sketches made in a companion notebook (+ slideshow). More about Orée launches copper Stylograph ballpoint that digitally records handwitten notes
Open-source furniture company Opendesk has created customised workspace fittings for self-build computer brand Kano (+ slideshow). More about Opendesk provides open-source furniture for Kano's London office
British design brand Minimalux has updated the classic ballpoint pen with a set of four precious-metal editions - with a price tag of £185 for gold and rhodium versions. More about Minimalux creates ballpoint pens from precious metals
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a set of pens for German brand Montblanc, which feature a magnetic closure system and nibs plated with rare metals. More about Marc Newson teams up with Montblanc to launch luxury pen range
Northmodern 2015: Danish interiors brand AYTM has launched its first line of products, which includes vases, cushions and stackable trays, designed as "a more expressive approach to Nordic design" (+ slideshow). More about AYTM contrasts materials and textures for debut product collection
Dutch researcher Paulien Routs has worked with conceptual design studio Droog to develop a spray for activewear that monitors wearers' hydration levels by reacting to their sweat (+ slideshow). More about SOAK textile coating changes colour to warn wearers of dehydration
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund what he describes as the largest air-purifier in the world (+ movie). More about Daan Roosegaarde aims to rid cities of pollution with Smog Free Tower