Tech company Kano has created a coding kit for the Harry Potter universe, with a wand that users can programme to cast spells when they wave their hand. More about Kano's Harry Potter wand kit lets you code spells
Slimmer, lighter devices are the goal for most technology companies, but not Kano. In this interview, the designers behind the pioneering STEM toy company make their case for tech products that can be easily disassembled. More about Kano battles "throwaway culture of electronics" by teaching kids how to take apart their tech
Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of brightly coloured tiles. More about Assemble's Granby Workshop releases "extremely vibrant" Encaustic Tiles
South Korean artist Do Ho Suh has built a replica of his childhood home and installed it above a road in the City of London. More about Traditional Korean house installed above busy London street by Do Ho Suh
Italian designers Simone Caronni, Paolo Stefano Gentile and Pietro Gaeli have created an ecological packaging for fries made from recycled potato skins, as a sustainable alternative to paper. More about Peel Saver is an ecological packaging for fries made from potato skins
The New York City Economic Development Corporation is searching for prospective candidates to take over management of the annual NYCxDesign festival. More about NYCxDesign organisers look for new management
Digital artists R Luke DuBois and Zach Lieberman have both created installations to reveal the primitive nature of facial-recognition technology that is used by organisations all over the USA. More about Cooper Hewitt reveals sinister side of facial recognition tech at London Design Biennale
A robot appears to mill three-dimensional sculptures from within a framework of scaffolding in Burberry's shop on London's Regent Street. More about Robot produces polystyrene sculptures inside Burberry's London store
A rose and chai-flavoured ice cream designed by Sally Reynolds has won Bompas & Parr's ice cream competition, which took place during this year's London Design Festival. More about Rose-flavoured breast wins Bompas & Parr's ice cream competition
Works by Australian designer Charles Trevelyan, including skeletal-looking furniture and monolithic marble benches, are currently on show at New York's Carpenters Workshop Gallery. More about Charles Trevelyan exhibits pebble-like benches and spindly tables in New York
Technology company Elvie has launched a cordless breast pump designed to be worn inconspicuously in any nursing bra. More about Elvie launches wearable breast pump that's silent and wireless
This captioned movie by Dezeen demonstrates how users can customise the pattern on Sony's new e-paper watch almost instantaneously. More about Sony's FES Watch U e-paper timepiece can be updated at the touch of a button
An abstract chess set made from recycled materials by Marco Campardo and Lorenzo Mason is among five objects commissioned by the Ace Hotel for the fourth edition of Ready Made Go. More about Abstract chess set and blue tableware created for London's Ace Hotel
A type of compostable bioplastic made of corn starch, sugar and used cooking oil, created by Crafting Plastics Studio, could replace "all the packaging we know", according to its designers. More about Compostable natural plastic Nuatan can safely be eaten by fish
Elements of abstraction and modern sculpture feature in this Spring Summer 2019 collection by London-based fashion designer Micol Ragni, presented during London Fashion Week. More about Micol Ragni explores "weirdness in a positive way" with Spring Summer 2019 collection
Jaime Hayon says his Plenum furniture collection aims to be a hybrid between design for the home and the office, in this exclusive video interview Dezeen filmed at his studio in Valencia for Republic of Fritz Hansen. More about Office furniture is in a "hybrid moment" says Jaime Hayon
French designer Pierre Charrié has reimagined traditional Peruvian singing vessels with his collection of coloured musical jugs. More about The Pan whistling jug sounds a musical note as you pour
Joyce Wang Studio has created a range of limited-edition furniture and homeware to prove there is more to terrazzo than kitchen and bathroom surfaces. More about Joyce Wang explores diverse potential of terrazzo with Flint objects
Fashion designer Jonathan Saunders has designed a collection of eight rugs, which mark a departure from the bright colours that the Scottish designer has become synonymous with. More about Jonathan Saunders experiments with muted colours for latest rug collection
A giant boxy jacket and explorations of Mexican witchcraft were among the best looks at this year's Rhode Island School of Design graduate fashion show. More about 10 standout fashion collections from RISD Apparel Design 2018 graduates