Nikolas Gregory Studio's conceptual Ripley kit encourages users to swallow and excrete their own biologically customised piece of jewellery. More about Excrete customised poo jewellery with Nikolas Gregory's Ripley kit
Business news: IKEA is aiming to double its sales by 2020 despite demand for home furnishings reaching a peak, according the company's head of sustainability. More about We've reached "peak home furnishings" says IKEA sustainability chief
Theatres built for public trials of heretics informed Dutch studio AMO's set design for Italian fashion house Prada's Autumn Winter 2016 catwalk presentations (+ slideshow). More about AMO builds public penance theatre for Prada's Autumn Winter 2016 fashion shows
Argentinian architecture studio Ries has designed a collection of minimal furniture based around simple steel frames. More about Alpina furniture by Ries is made from thin steel shapes
Northmodern 2016: a shelving system constructed from perforated metal sheets and a set of stackable wooden chairs feature in Ferm Living's Spring Summer 2016 furniture collection (+ slideshow). More about Ferm Living's furniture collection includes perforated shelves and stackable chairs
The industrial landscape of Hong Kong informed the design of this concrete and steel side table by Italian designer Andrea Ponti (+ slideshow). More about Andrea Ponti's concrete Kanban table is based on Hong Kong's architecture
Giant illustrated boards depicting parrots, bears and leopards are among the oversized animal costumes that children can try on at a New York exhibition. More about Illustrated animal-skin costumes created for Le Bestiaire exhibition in New York
Northmodern 2016: Dutch designer David Derksen's collection of wall lamps feature perforated discs that can be turned to reveal a shifting moiré effect (+ slideshow). More about David Derksen's Moiré lights rotate to create moving patterns
Music: animator Anna Ginsburg has designed a psychedelic cast of colourful helmeted characters for Scottish musician Steve Mason's Planet Sizes music video. More about Mushroom-like figures travel through space in Planet Sizes music video
Pushing an umbrella into the top of this small cube by Japanese studio Nendo keeps it held up vertically without the need for additional support (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's squidgy Meji cube acts as an umbrella stand
Opinion: the TED and Pecha Kucha presentation formats have passed their best-before dates, says Lucas Verweij, who thinks it's time for a more honest approach to sharing design industry stories. More about "We're fed up with being fed unrealistic stories of overnight success in design"
Northmodern 2016: the natural dye used to colour this sleeping bag by Dutch studio Buro Belén slowly pales over time, allowing the pattern in the fabric to become more visible. More about Buro Belén's quilted Laying Bag changes colour over time
This polygonal black form is actually a sports car, which Dutch footwear brand United Nude designed by simplifying a classic Lamborghini (+ slideshow). More about United Nude abstracts a Lamborghini to create faceted Lo Res sports car
Movie: Thonet is launching an outdoor range of classic chairs by Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reveals CEO Thorsten Muck in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for the German brand. More about Thonet launches colourful outdoor versions of iconic Bauhaus chairs
Seattle startup Printabowl has created water pipes for smoking pot that are intended to be put on display rather than be hidden "in a shoebox under your bed". More about Printabowl uses 3D printing to create sculptural marijuana bongs
A touring exhibition dedicated to David Bowie is extending its opening hours to meet demand following his death on Sunday. V&A curator Victoria Broackes, who helped organise the show, picks her highlights. More about David Bowie Is... curator selects five creative moments that helped shape the musician's career
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects, including coat hangers, stools and lighting. More about Herzog & de Meuron launches Objects shop to sell its furniture and homeware
Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie). More about Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flights
American artist Janet Echelman has suspended a billowing woven sculpture based on data captured from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami above London's busy Oxford Circus junction (+ slideshow). More about Janet Echelman's illuminated 1.8 installation billows above London's Oxford Circus
Northmodern 2016: Dutch design firm Studio Truly Truly has created a collection of lamps featuring bendy LED lights arranged in loops (+ slideshow). More about Levity lights by Studio Truly Truly feature flexible looped LEDs