Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Harvard University's Human Organs-on-Chips was crowned Design of the Year 2015 this week. Scientist Tony Bahinski explains how the chips could one day replace animal testing (+ movie). More about Microdevices that mimic human organs could replace animal testing
Design magazines today have lost their critical edge and are little more than catalogues, according to Italian designer, theorist and editor Alessandro Mendini. More about There is no more ideology in design, says Alessandro Mendini
Graduate shows 2015: a pair of Royal College of Art graduates have created a new way to climb trees – strapping steps around the trunk to form a spiral staircase up to out-of-reach branches. More about CanopyStair is a spiral staircase that straps around any tree trunk
Fashion brand COS has released a limited-edition backpack to mark the opening of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More about COS launches The Serpentine Bag to coincide with 2015 pavilion opening
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Morten Grønning Nielsen has designed a glove that can be used to sculpt hard materials like stone and wood by hand (+ slideshow). More about Happaratus "power glove" carves objects with its fingertips
A group of UK schoolchildren has won an award for a conceptual condom design that would change colour when it comes into contact with a sexually transmitted infection. More about Colour-changing condoms proposed to detect sexual infection
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More about MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
One-minute movies: Royal College of Art graduate Morten Grønning Nielsen has designed a motor-powered glove with oscillating pads that allow users to sculpt hard materials like stone and wood by hand. More about "Power glove" allows users to sculpt materials by hand
Spanish architect Andrés Jaque has created a towering network of water-purifying pipes for this year's courtyard installation at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York (+ slideshow). More about Andrés Jaque's giant water purifier unveiled in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More about LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
NeoCon 2015:David Adjaye has created a range of African-inspired textiles for Knoll, in addition to curating a related exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. More about David Adjaye aims to dispel stereotypical images of Africa through textile designs
OMA's research arm AMO hung translucent sheets above concrete seating for Italian fashion house Prada's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show (+ slideshow). More about AMO installs translucent "stalactites" above Prada Spring Summer 2016 catwalk
Microdevices that replicate the functions of human organs have beaten Google's self-driving car and a concrete innovation centre to be crowned Design of the Year 2015 by London's Design Museum. More about Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
Designer Philippe Starck has created a spotlight that can be adjusted with a broomstick. More about Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
Cubist-influenced shapes and contrasting colours pattern the garments in this collection by London fashion brand Roksanda. More about Roksanda's Resort 2016 fashion collection is patterned with Cubist shapes
Music: Brazilian director Fabricio Lima's animated music video for Marcelo Jeneci's track Um De Nós depicts a heartbroken man's journey to recovery using red and blue hues (+ movie). More about Red and blue graphics represent an emotional journey in Um de Nós music video
New Zealand studio Designtree has added a corner module to its flat-pack Frankie lighting system, enabling a range of new configurations including X shapes and loops. More about New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
Movie: leading designers and architects including Michael Young and David Adjaye talk about their participation in Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 in this movie produced by Dezeen for the festival. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 video highlights
Design Miami/Basel 2015: British designer Max Lamb has created a bathroom suite for Dzek from speckled synthetic marble and installed the products in a space lined with the same material. More about Max Lamb installs multicoloured manmade-marble bathroom at Design/Miami Basel 2015
Extra Moooi: Dutch furniture and lighting brand Moooi has launched a range of hotel bath and shower products with a "strong and outstanding scent". In this movie, co-founder Casper Vissers explains why the move is about brand recognition, not turnover. More about Moooi launches range of hotel soaps and shampoos to extend its brand