British designer Tom Dixon is relocating his studio, showroom and cafe from west London to the city's King's Cross district, as the UK capital's creative scene continues to become concentrated in the east. More about Tom Dixon to move entire operation to London's King's Cross
Thirty years after finding fame with her iconic garments printed with large slogans, fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has released a collection of political T-shirts urging the UK government to "Cancel Brexit". More about Katharine Hamnett designs T-shirts urging the UK to "Cancel Brexit"
Ten students from Finland's Lahti University of Applied Sciences have designed a collection of essential furniture items for those affected by natural disasters and the ongoing refugee crisis. More about Lahti University students design furniture for victims of displacement
German design brand Pulpo will open a pop-up shop selling a collection of small design accessories during this week's London Design Festival. More about Pulpo debuts tableware collection at London Design Festival pop-up
Colombian designer David Del Valle and studio Tu Taller Design have created a mortar and pestle using shapes taken from an ancient local relic, which fit together seamlessly. More about David Del Valle's mortar and pestle combine to resemble ancient Colombian artefact
South Korean company Dot has developed a smartwatch that only displays information in braille, and is calling it a world first. More about Smartwatch for the visually impaired displays information in braille
Studiomama has designed an oak trestle for furniture company Another Brand, which can be rotated to make a dining table, a console or a coffee table. More about Studiomama designs versatile wooden trestle that supports colourful tabletops
Designer Brodie Neill has worked with recycled ocean plastic to produce new furniture pieces, and used them to create a waterfall installation in a London hotel. More about Brodie Neill showcases his "ocean terrazzo" with waterfall installation
US architecture firm SO-IL has continued its exploration of material skins that filter the air with a set of costumes for a musical performance during the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which opens to the public today. More about SO-IL and Ana Prvački create air-filtering costumes for Chicago Biennial musical performance
British designer Ross Lovegrove has used suede-like fabric to create a huge serpentine sculpture in one of the V&A's tapestry galleries, as part of this year's London Design Festival. More about Ross Lovegrove installs 21-metre-long fabric snake in V&A tapestry room
Two Seattle-based aerospace engineers have invented a floating survival shelter that, in the event of a disaster, can house between two and 10 people for up to five days. More about Engineers invent a floating survival capsule that can withstand a tsunami
A miniature library adjoins this tiny home that architect Sam Jacob and car brand MINI have built for this year's London Design Festival. More about Sam Jacob and MINI team up to create micro home with attached library
Vibrant blue and orange lights clash in this installation by Australian designer Flynn Talbot, which takes over the V&A's Prince Consort Gallery throughout the London Design Festival. More about Flynn Talbot transforms V&A's former textile room into colourful hall of light
Renault has revealed an autonomous, electric concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, which it sees as an extension of the connected home. More about Renault unveils its vision for a car and home "in complete symbiosis"
Dezeen has teamed up with Swedish audio brand Urbanears to give away a pair of wireless speakers that are designed to suit even the most minimal interiors. More about Competition: win a pair of multi-room speakers by Urbanears
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Nike to release a limited collection of 10 re-imagined footwear classics from the brand's extensive archive.
More about Virgil Abloh reconstructs 10 of Nike's most iconic sneakers
British graphic and motion designer Josh Penn has created a 60-second animation that communicates what it is like to have dyslexia. More about Josh Penn brings awareness to dyslexia with kinetic typography
Ahead of the second season of cult series Stranger Things, streaming service Netflix has revealed a range of poster designs that directly reference supernatural movies from the 1980s. More about Netflix pays tribute to 1980s sci-fi movies with Stranger Things poster designs
Helsinki Design Week is now in full swing and one of the standout exhibitions is Talentshop, which showcases furniture and homeware by four young designers based in the Finnish capital. More about Helsinki Design Week exhibition presents four of the city's emerging design talents
During London Design Festival, the spa inside the Tom Dixon-designed Mondrian Hotel will host a series of unconventional healing rituals devised by design studio Bompas & Parr. More about Bompas & Parr creates immersive spa experience using eggs, volcanic stones and mud