This carton-style backpack by Kingston University graduate Magdalena Huber is designed to help people at music festivals avoid long bar queues. More about Magdalena Huber's Pikpäk lets festival-goers drink straight from their backpack
Following on from the blue bag's recent viral moment, IKEA has released a short film celebrating the Frakta tote and its multitude of uses. More about IKEA releases film in ode to its beloved blue bag
Following the news that Balenciaga has released its own take on the IKEA Frakta bag, the Swedish furniture giant has devised a guide to help customers differentiate the 40p tote from its £1,705 counterpart. More about IKEA responds to Balenciaga's take on blue tote with spot-the-difference guide
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has designed a large blue tote bag that bears a striking resemblance to IKEA's iconic Frakta bag, but with a significantly higher price tag. More about Balenciaga sells £1,705 version of IKEA's blue tote bag worth 40p
Accessories brand Ally Capellino has released a range of colourful bags based on plastic chairs, which have been shot inside Ernö Goldfinger's Haggerston School. More about Ally Capellino looks to colourful plastic chairs for Spring Summer 2017 bag collection
Dezeen has teamed up with Swiss backpack company QWSTION to give away five of its Travel Shopper bags, which can be carried like a tote, a handbag or a backpack. More about Competition: win a Travel Shopper bag by QWSTION
Dezeen has teamed up with electronics and accessories brand Moshi to give away two backpacks, each designed to carry a 13-inch laptop, with extra room for books and folders. More about Competition: win a Helios laptop backpack by Moshi
Startup fashion brand The Atelier YUL has designed a range of minimal cases for architects transporting their papers and models. More about The Atelier YUL designs minimalist carryalls especially for architects
Two Dutch designers have worked with refugees to create a rucksack from discarded boats and life vests. More about Refugee-made backpacks are produced from recycled life vests and boats
Dutch designer Casper Notenboom has created a collection of bags that references the way that people in China transport large stacks of goods on their bikes. More about Increase Decrease backpack is based on China's overstuffed cargo bikes
The articulated Bao Bao bag – a perennial favourite among architects and designers – has been updated with an assortment of new piece shapes, including arrows, circles and lighting bolts (+ slideshow). More about Issey Miyake updates iconic Bao Bao bag with new shapes
Danish design brand Hay has redesigned IKEA's iconic blue and yellow bag as part of a newly announced collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant. More about Hay redesigns IKEA's iconic blue Frakta bag
Israeli designer Tamara Efrat has combined traditional smocking embroidery with computational algorithms to create a range of patterned bags. More about Tamara Efrat creates smocked bags using Photoshop-like computer program
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
Prolific Japanese studio Nendo has designed a bag specifically for architects, which changes shape to accommodate different sizes of drawings. More about Nendo's Architect Bag for Tod's holds long drawings in its middle
Renzo Piano has designed a limited-edition bag for Italian fashion house Max Mara modelled after his latest project: New York's Whitney Museum, which opened to the public last week (+ slideshow). More about Renzo Piano designs handbag to match new Whitney Museum
This inflatable bag by Royal College of Art graduate Peng You is designed to keep electronic devices safe from knocks and bumps. More about Peng You's Fugu bag inflates to protect your gadgets
Sportswear company Nike has designed a 3D-printed sports bag for players taking part in the FIFA World Cup 2014, kicking off next week in Brazil (+ slideshow). More about Nike launches 3D-printed sports bag for Brazil 2014 World Cup
Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a leather bag for fashion house Fendi, part of a collection of creations by famous UK-based women to be auctioned for charity. More about Zaha Hadid designs layered handbag for Fendi
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Monica Förster has created a range of leather bags for Stockholm boutique Palmgrens. More about Monica Förster designs leather bags for Palmgrens