London Design Festival 2016: circus tents, clowns, elephants and strongmen are transformed into kitchenware and tableware in Marcel Wanders' latest collection for Italian design brand Alessi, which will launch in the UK during the London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Marcel Wanders creates circus-themed collection of tableware for Alessi
The 2016 Burning Man festival is taking place this week in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, where New York-based creative director PieterJan Mattan has photographed his highlights from this year's event (+ slideshow). More about The best temporary structures from Burning Man festival 2016
US technology giant Google has scrapped one of its most ambitious ventures, Project Ara, according to insider sources. More about Google shelves modular smartphone Project Ara
Dezeen promotion: Australian design brand Made by Pen and Melbourne-based architect Michael Ong have teamed up to create a miniature wooden house for dogs (+ slideshow). More about Made by Pen launches The Dog Room with architect Michael Ong
London Design Biennale 2016: with the first ever London Design Biennale set to open next week, Dezeen reporter Jessica Mairs has selected 10 attractions that aren't to be missed, including a forest dining room and a giant weathervane. More about Top 10 picks for the London Design Biennale 2016
London Design Festival 2016: Joe Doucet and Pentagon Design have created simple glassware pieces for Turkish glassware brand Nude (+ slideshow). More about Joe Doucet and Pentagon Design create carafe and cupolas for Nude glassware
The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow). More about Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture
Dezeen promotion: installations, pop-up shops, events and 200 interior design brands will return to designjunction during this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Giant monopoly houses and rainforest installation to feature at designjunction 2016
Technology company WobbleWorks has launched an updated edition of its hugely popular 3Doodler pen, which can now draw using materials like copper and wood composites (+ slideshow). More about Pro version of 3D-printing pen can draw in copper and wood
Maison&Objet 2016: Homeware patterned with optical illusions features in the latest collection of products by the late Zaha Hadid (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid homeware collection to be unveiled at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2016: Finnish designer Mika Tolvanen based the simplicity of this umbrella stand on a vintage cast iron model he found at a flea market (+ slideshow). More about Mika Tolvanen designs minimal umbrella stand for NakNak
The American engineer known as the father of the Boeing 747 has died at the age of 95. More about Boeing 747 designer Joe Sutter dies
The Creative Industries Federation has warned that the UK could face a creative skills shortage, after the latest GCSE results revealed a drop of almost 10 per cent in students studying Design and Technology. More about Drop in number of UK children studying creative subjects could trigger skills shortage
Brands have been scrapping their previously complicated logos in favour of flat designs. We've rounded up seven of our favourite minimal redesigns from the last few years, including simplified lions, sans-serif icons and a "responsive W" (+ slideshow). More about Seven of the most effective minimalist rebrands
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Case Furniture to give one reader the chance to win a 675 Chair, originally created by British designer Robin Day in 1952 (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a Robin Day 675 Chair by Case Furniture
Structural engineer James O'Callaghan, whose firm Eckersley O'Callaghan is behind the glass stairs in Apple's stores, has designed a collection of men's eyewear for German brand Freigeist (+ slideshow). More about Apple store engineer designs hingeless eyewear for Freigeist
London Design Festival 2016: London artist Zuza Mengham has created an exhibition of crystal-shaped resin sculptures as a physical interpretation of Laboratory Perfumes' range of scents (+ slideshow). More about Zuza Mengham interprets perfume in resin for Sculpting Scent exhibition
Knitted lab-grown meat and windows that can charge smartphones feature in an exhibition of socially focused design at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum (+ slideshow). More about Stedelijk Museum's Dreaming Out Loud exhibition showcases social design
Maison&Objet 2016: Danish design brand By Lassen is the latest company to reissue classic furniture, with a new edition of a chair designed by architect Flemming Lassen 80 years ago (+ slideshow). More about By Lassen releases new edition of one-off Flemming Lassen armchair