Matt Clark of United Visual Artists explains how the installation he created for MINI's Brooklyn creative workspace A/D/O, is designed to reflect human experiences of the city, in a movie produced by Dezeen for MINI. More about Spirit of the City at A/D/O "designed for people to lose themselves in" says United Visual Artists
Italian designers Francesca Perani and Claudia Manenti have illustrated 488 scale figures that they are offering for use in architectural drawings, featuring characters of different ages, skin tones and gender identities. More about Cutout Mix is a range of "diverse and inclusive" graphic figures for architectural renderings
A compression top with an auto-tightening collar that promises to reduce whiplash and concussion is the first product from Canadian sports tech start-up Aexos. More about Halo smart collar designed to protect athletes from concussion
California architecture studio Ozel Office has created a blobby robotic sculpture that changes shape in the presence of people, or through the movements of those wearing a matching virtual reality headset. More about Shape-shifting Cypher sculpture by Ozel Office is controlled by motion
Riccardo Blumer Atelier worked with a team of students to create this machine on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is programmed to build and repair an 11-metre-long bubble wall. More about Automated machine by Riccardo Blumer Atelier builds a wall out of soap bubbles
Sportswear brand Reebok has applied a texture-changing gel used in NASA's spacesuits to make a bra that adapts to support different levels of movement. More about Reebok's gel-infused PureMove sports bra firms up in response to movement
Fuzzy sushi rolls and cuddly avocados feature in this supermarket installation by British artist Lucy Sparrow, which contains over 31,000 felt grocery staples. More about Lucy Sparrow stocks up LA supermarket with 31,000 felt groceries
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Nike to design tennis player Serena Williams' kit for this year's US Open, which includes a black ballerina-style dress, a bomber jacket and tagged "Queen of Queens" sneakers. More about Virgil Abloh and Nike to dress Serena Williams for the US Open
Nestlé has lost a long-running legal battle to win the European trade mark for the four-fingered design of its KitKat chocolate bar. More about KitKat loses EU court appeal for four-finger chocolate bar trade mark
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike has partnered with Dutch design studio Springtime to create an electric version of its signature orange bicycle. More about Mobike launches electric bike for dockless sharing
Design gallery Adorno will display furniture and crafts from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland at an exhibition in Copenhagen later this month. More about Adorno to present contemporary Nordic design at Chart Art Fair
These faceted metal plant pots by Brooklyn studio The Principals can be piled up to create a "modular vertical garden". More about Prism Planters by The Principals stack up into arches and pyramids
Tech entrepreneur Lapo Ceccherelli has developed a six-millimetre-wide tracking device that can help you find a lost smartphone or set of keys. More about Filo Tag is a tiny device that helps you keep track of your valuables
Nike's four-panel Merlin match ball is designed to give more control to footballers playing in this season's Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. More about Nike unveils official Merlin football for new Premier League season
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA has opened its first Indian store in Hyderabad, complete with a fleet of electric rickshaws for deliveries. More about IKEA makes deliveries with electric rickshaws from first Indian store
Es Devlin will add a fifth lion to Trafalgar Square for this year's London Design Festival, featuring a fluorescent coat and a mouth that continuously spouts out poetry. More about Es Devlin to install poetry-spouting lion in London's Trafalgar Square
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Hadar Neeman has created personalised ballet shoes using 3D-printing technology to reduce dancer's pain. More about P-rouette is a 3D-printed ballet shoe designed to reduce pain felt by the dancer
Margaret Howell has spent decades as a staple on the London Fashion Week circuit but, in this exclusive interview, she says she is still trying to find her place in the design industry. More about "I don't feel I am a fashion designer" says Margaret Howell
Brazilian design duo Humberto and Fernando Campana have created a collection of furniture consisting of an armchair and three cabinets made almost entirely from cork. More about The Campana brothers launch cork furniture collection
A scratchable slide, rope for clawing and a see-through perch all make up this jungle gym for cats, which features in a collection of feline furniture curated by US company Tuft + Paw. More about Tuft + Paw launches "the ultimate playground for cats"