This foil-covered sound system by Swedish German duo Reed Kram and Clemens Weisshaar uses audio vibration to distort listeners' reflections (+ movie – this contains flashing images). More about Kram/Weisshaar designs reflection-warping Picó Blitz speakers for sound system exhibition
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Handmade knifes are displayed on a custom-built wooden shelving system inside this shop for Japanese brand Tadafusa, designed by Tokyo designer Yusuke Seki. More about Yusuke Seki combines "danger and precision" for Japanese knife shop interior
Heal's is hosting its first presentation of work by Irish designers and makers since the 1970s, and its launch coincides with St Patrick's Day (+ slideshow). More about Heal's Design Ireland exhibition spotlights Irish designers on St Patrick's Day
A metal roof completely surrounds this house by Japanese studio Suppose Design Office, sheltering terraces and a garden so that residents can use these spaces all year round (+ slideshow). More about All-encompassing roof frames terraces for Suppose Design Office's House in Utsunomiya
The Kunsthalle Bielefeld museum's Figures exhibition will bring together furniture and lighting created by German designer Konstantin Grcic over the past decade and a half. More about German museum to host pedestal-themed Konstantin Grcic retrospective
Sportswear brand Nike has unveiled a pair of self-lacing trainers that automatically adjust to your foot when you put them on (+ movie). More about Nike launches Back to the Future-style self-lacing shoes
Forty-five years of innovative fashion and design by Issey Miyake are on display at the National Art Center in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Major Issey Miyake exhibition opens in Tokyo
HHF Architects and Sadar + Vuga have won a competition to adapt and reconstruct Montenegro's Dom Revolucije, a monument to Socialist revolution that has lain unfinished and derelict for almost 30 years. More about HHF Architects and Sadar + Vuga to transform abandoned Socialist monument in Montenegro
Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has moved one step closer to reality with the appointment of a building contractor, despite calls for the project to be halted from a number of key figures. More about Garden Bridge moves towards construction despite ongoing controversy
British company APH has unveiled plans for a new hybrid-electric commercial aircraft, which it says would carry as many passengers as a jumbo jet but produce significantly less emissions (+ slideshow). More about APH reveals "futuristic" concept for low-emission commercial aircraft
A mature fir tree would be enclosed at the centre of this conceptual tubular glass house by Kazakh architect Aibek Almassov, which may finally become a reality now that potential investors have been found (+ slideshow). More about Tubular glass house by Aibek Almassov could be built around a full-grown tree
Milan 2016: Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of 50 chairs, which are each based on the abstract lines and grids used in graphics for manga-style comic books. More about Nendo designs 50 chairs based on Japanese manga comics
British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is promoting his new film by releasing a video of him mimicking Jonathan Ive and delivering an Apple-style presentation about his latest character (+ movie). More about Sacha Baron Cohen spoofs Jonathan Ive's Apple design presentations
Young Spanish architects Fabiola Muñoz and Carlos León have spent 100 days creating a series of 100 illustrations, featuring art and architecture by Sou Fujimoto, Peter Zumthor, Gordon Matta-Clark and more (+ slideshow). More about Estudio Extramuros creates 100 architectural illustrations over 100 days
Wooden partitions with arch-shaped cutouts are used to separate the workspaces from an indoor "courtyard" inside fashion brand H&M's logistics office in Taiwan. More about JC Architecture adds wooden arches to H&M's Taiwan office
Metal and plastic shutters cover the walls of this residence in Spain's Catalonia region, which is split in two parts to provide seasonal quarters for a family (+ slideshow). More about "Schizophrenic" house in rural Spain provides separate winter and summer lodgings
London studio Brinkworth has overhauled the interior of an old building in Paris to create a retail space for New York streetwear brand Supreme (+ slideshow). More about Brinkworth designs "honed and clean" interior for Supreme Paris store
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created an installation of see-through bodies as part of a major exhibition of work by fashion designer Issey Miyake, which opens tomorrow in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka creates transparent mannequins for Issey Miyake exhibition
BIG and Heatherwick Studio have revealed their latest plans for Google's California campus, after being forced to modify their ambitious design to fit a significantly smaller site. More about BIG and Heatherwick rework Google HQ design for smaller Mountain View site