The sixth movie in our exclusive series profiling the buildings of MVRDV focuses on Silodam – a polychromatic apartment building on Amsterdam harbour that studio co-founder Nathalie de Vries describes as a "big block lying in the water" (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Silodam block contains a cross-section of Amsterdam society says Nathalie de Vries
Crystal-covered strands in London designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng's Design Miami/Basel installation respond to movement nearby by curling and twisting, as shown in this movie filmed by Dezeen (+ movie). More about Elaine Yan Ling Ng's interactive Sundew installation coils in response to movement
This wooden pathway installed over the Fonte Luminosa fountain in Lisbon enables visitors to get close enough to the cascading water to be soaked by its spray (+ movie). More about Marcelo Dantas installs temporary walkway over Lisbon's Fonte Luminosa fountain
Musician Pharrell Williams is a "huge fan" of architect Zaha Hadid, who he has collaborated with to design a pair of trainers as part of his collection for Adidas (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid and Pharrell Williams team up to launch trainers for Adidas
Installations formed by blending coloured lights, and a lamp based on jellyfish were produced by Dutch designer Dennis Parren for the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 2015 (+ movie). More about Dennis Parren creates colourful lighting installations for Saint-Etienne design biennial
London-based Studio Swine has developed its work with ocean plastic, crafting a series of objects from the material to represent each of the ocean gyres where it accumulates (+ movie). More about Studio Swine turns ocean plastic into crafted objects
MVRDV co-founder Jacob van Rijs explains how the firm created an Amsterdam housing development where over 200 homes share one big "outdoor living room" in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Parkrand apartment block is "like a big mansion" says Jacob van Rijs
American car manufacturer Ford is developing lighting technology that can automatically detect pedestrians on dark roads and widen headlight beams at low-visibility junctions (+ movie). More about Ford's night-vision lighting system warns drivers of unseen pedestrians, cyclists and animals
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architects will soon be walking clients through digital models of their designs, says 3D visualiser Olivier Demangel, who built a virtual replica of a house he saw on Dezeen to showcase the technology (+ movie). More about Virtual reality will allow architects "to change the world like a god"
Russian artist Dmitry Morozov has designed a prototype truncheon that sends a text message to the police officer's mother every time it is used, in an attempt to prevent police brutality (+ movie). More about Dmitry Morozov's police truncheon texts the officer's mother when it is used
MVRDV's Winy Maas explains how the hollow centre he created at the heart of a Paris office block allows passersby a privileged view into the movements of a financial services company, in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about Winy Maas: an "open heart" reveals the inner workings of MVRDV's Pushed Slab office block
Yves Behar has designed a connected thermostat for UK energy supplier British Gas aimed at ordinary consumers rather than technology lovers (+ movie). More about Yves Behar's thermostat for British Gas aimed at "everyone from your grandma to your auntie"
Curtain-like walls can be drawn up to the ceiling of this luggage-sorting space in Rotterdam's port, minimising its impact on the 1940s cruise terminal building behind (+ movie). More about Pop Up Luggage Space by TomDavid has walls that recede like an "inverted umbrella"
Graduate shows 2015: a toaster that needs hugging and an alarm clock that buzzes until raised above the head are among Royal College of Art graduate Ted Wiles' collection of interactive household objects (+ movie). More about Ted Wiles creates huggable toaster for Involuntary Pleasures product range
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Ammo Liao has created pairs of shoes with 3D-printed soles and uppers made entirely from a recyclable knitted material (+ movie). More about Ammo Liao's recyclable Bio-Knit trainers have uppers knitted from a single material
Music: Finnish director Anton Tammi warped imagery of a crab battling metallic fluids and a huge scorpion to create this music video for Bruce Smear's track Pick & Roll. More about Tiny crab faces giant obstacles in Anton Tammi's glitching music video for Bruce Smear
World Architecture Festival 2015: Aaron Richardson of Populous explains how the architecture firm used paper and cardboard to create a portable display system to showcase shortlisted projects for this year's World Architecture Festival, in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More about World Architecture Festival 2015 finalists presented at Populous-designed exhibition
Photographer Mariano Dallago has installed a giant camera obscura on top of a hill as part of an exhibition in the mountainous Italian province of South Tyrol (+ movie). More about Mariano Dallago's Camera Obscura creates a projected "postcard" of the Dolomites
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: last year London studio The Workers built a fleet of robots that allowed the public to remotely explore galleries and museums from their computers at home. In this interview, studio co-founder Tommaso Lanza explains how they did it (+ movie). More about Fleet of robots by The Workers allow the public to explore galleries by night
This new movie produced by film studio Spirit of Space tours the interior of the Tamedia Office Building in Zurich – the first Swiss project completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about Shigeru Ban's timber-framed office building in Switzerland shown in new movie