Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has designed a modular screen system made up of triangular hemp tiles for Australian textile company Woven Image (+ slideshow). More about Layer uses large hemp tiles to create tessellating Scale partition system
Design Miami 2015: a miniature terrarium and a cluster of small balloons coated in blue resin are among the bespoke Christmas tree ornaments by US designers that are being sold to raise money for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. More about US designers create Christmas decorations to raise funds for Detroit museum
Movie: Abwab creative director Rawan Kashkoush describes how pavilions showcased the "differences and nuances" of design from the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries, in this movie produced by Dezeen for Dubai Design Week. More about Abwab pavilions "empower design" from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia
Students from the Free University of Bolzano have created a collection of alternative pencil sharpeners, with designs including rings, a planing tool and a sandpaper bra (+ slideshow). More about Italian university students redesign the humble pencil sharpener
Design Miami 2015: Mexican architect Fernando Romero has created a glowing ball of 2,880 crystals accompanied by a soundtrack of noises made by the sun. More about Fernando Romero's El Sol resembles a glowing red sun made from thousands of bespoke crystals
Design Miami 2015: a group of students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design has built a temporary entrance pavilion from architectural models outside the Design Miami fair. More about Harvard Students create pink pavilion of 200 elevated models outside Design Miami
Colour company Pantone has unveiled a mix of pastel pink and blue shades as its Colour of the Year 2016. More about Pantone reveals first two-tone colour of the year with Rose Quartz and Serenity
Israel's Design Museum Holon is hosting an exhibition covering 10 years work by Spanish designer Jamie Hayón, including a new mirror designed to resemble an animal mask. More about Jaime Hayón designs giant mask-like mirror for Funtastico exhibition
Canadian lighting brand Bocci has opened its first satellite headquarters in a previously disused Berlin courthouse, and filled it with room-sized installations. More about Bocci transforms Berlin courthouse into satellite studio and showroom
New York studio Snarkitecture has completely covered an aircraft from private aviation company NetJets with a sky-blue gradient for Art Basel Miami Beach. More about Snarkitecture customises private jet with blue ombre finish
Leading American typographer Tobias Frere-Jones has released his first type design since splitting with his business partner Jonathan Hoefler. More about Tobias Frere-Jones launches Mallory typeface following split with long-term partner
Design Miami 2015: design duo Fernando and Humberto Campana have created a collection of furniture that references the decorated leather clothing worn by Brazil's 19th-century Cangaceiros bandits (+ slideshow). More about Campana brothers base Cangaço furniture on Brazilian bandits' clothing
New York-based Rockwell Group has suspended hundreds of illuminated cubes inside an atrium in Lower Manhattan, each containing an LED that changes colour based on input from visitors (+ movie). More about Rockwell Group creates canopy of 650 pulsating lanterns inside New York's Winter Garden
Design Miami 2015: architects Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher have designed a dining pavilion shaped like an open clam shell. More about Zaha Hadid unveils Volu dining pavilion at Design Miami
Design Miami 2015: South African designer Porky Hefer is showing a killer-whale-shaped chair from his Monstera Deliciosa collection of animal-themed "nests" at Design Miami. More about Porky Hefer's Fiona Blackfish is a killer-whale-shaped hanging chair
Design Miami 2015: 3D-printing pioneer Janne Kyttanen has used explosion welding to create a sculptural table that fuses metal and volcanic rock (+ slideshow). More about Janne Kyttanen unveils metal and volcanic-stone table made with explosion welding
Masters students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have used cement-covered foam pipes to create Gothic-style arches, columns and furniture (+ movie). More about Bartlett students weave Plexe-e furniture from foam tubes
Flexible screens are incorporated into ShiftWear's collection of trainers, allowing them to be customised with both still and moving images via an app. More about ShiftWear's trainers can be personalised with moving images at the touch of a button
Spanish designer Eugeni Quitllet has been awarded the Designer of the Year title for next year's Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, and will design a bespoke exhibition for the event. More about Eugeni Quitllet named Maison&Objet's 2016 designer of the year
Electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to produce fully self-driving cars to compete with Google, the brand's CEO Elon Musk has revealed. More about Tesla to design fully driverless cars