This synthetic biology project by designer Ai Hasegawa imagines that a woman could gestate and give birth to a baby from another species, in this case a dolphin, before eating it (+ movie). More about I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin... concept for humans giving birth to their food by Ai Hasegawa
In this exclusive interview, British fashion designer Paul Smith shows Dezeen his new exhibition at London's Design Museum, which contains a room "nicknamed the paracetamol room, because by the time you come out you'll probably need an aspirin". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12 (+ movie). More about "You'll probably need an aspirin" after my Design Museum show, says Paul Smith
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Eindhoven, design graduates Aagje Hoekstra and Evelien Crooy show us the bioplastic and ink made from insects that they presented at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Young designers transform beetles into plastic and printing ink
Movie: Dezeen takes a tour of the inaugural West End Design District during this year's London Design Festival, taking in highlights including the Sanderson hotel, shoe designer Tracey Neuls' store and the Republic of Fritz Hansen showroom. More about Video tour of West End Design District at London Design Festival 2013
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Eindhoven, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dave Hakkens shows us how his Precious Plastic recycling machines work and explains why he made the blueprints freely available online. More about "Start a recycling centre" with Dave Hakkens' Precious Plastic factory
Movie: show director Deborah Spencer and creative director Michael Sodeau take us through their highlights of designjunction 2013 in this movie Dezeen filmed during London Design Festival. More about designjunction "breaks the mould of the traditional trade show"
A capsule that will float passengers to the edge of space and offer views of the Earth's curvature has been designed by British studio Priestmangoode (+ movie). More about Journey to Space capsule for space tourists by Priestmangoode
Movie: in this exclusive interview Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayón discusses the design of his first watch collection. More about "There is a little bit of playfulness in Orolog watches" - Jaime Hayón
London College of Fashion graduate Barbora Veselá has layered-up leftover scraps of leather to create striations based on rock formations on the surface of these shoes (+ movie). More about Geology of Shoes by Barbora Veselá
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: the penultimate stop on our Dezeen and MINI World tour is Eindhoven. In our first video report from the city, co-founder of Dutch Design Week Miriam van der Lubbe explains how the small industrial town has become one of the leading centres for design and technology in the world. More about "Eindhoven has design, it has science and it has industry"
News: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed an "electronic vacuum cleaner" that can remove smog from urban skies and is working with the mayor of Beijing to use the technology in a new park in the city (+ interview + movie). More about Roosegaarde's "electronic vacuum cleaner" could solve smog problem
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Daan Roosegaarde has unveiled a "Lego from Mars" installation consisting of hundreds of wireless LED crystals that light up when placed on the floor (+ movie). More about Crystal wireless LED installation by Studio Roosegaarde
Movie: Swedish designers Front have created a whisky-serving set for whisky brand Ballantine's 12 that can be stacked into a balancing tower. In this Dezeen movie, Front's Sofia Lagerkvist explains how the project was informed by a visit to the Ballantine's production facilities in Scotland. More about "We wanted to wake people's curiosity about whisky"
Product news: graphic design studio Raw Color has collaborated with Dutch furniture company Arco to reissue Arnold Merckx's Balance table (+ movie). More about Balance table by Raw Color for Arco
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed during London Design Festival, leading figures from London and abroad explore the pros and cons of working in the city and discuss the threats to its status as one of the major design centres of the world. More about "London is a crossroads for great creative people"
London studio Loop.pH mimicked the molecular structures of carbon atoms to generate the form of this illuminated wiry dome (+ movie). More about The SOL Dome by Loop.pH
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, London Design Festival deputy director Max Fraser summarises the aims and key themes of last month's Global Design Forum series of talks and discussions. More about "We invited a variety of speakers to provoke debate"
Product news: this ping pong table by Barcelona studio Antoni Pallejà Office has been pared down to look at home in a domestic interior (+ movie). More about Bola Service Table by Antoni Pallejà Office
Product news: London designer Samuel Wilkinson has launched a blown-glass lamp with a digitally created lozenge pattern for Danish brand &tradition (+ movie). More about BLOWN lamp by Samuel Wilkinson for &tradition
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first video report from Singapore, Colin Seah of local architecture studio Ministry of Design tells us how the recent cultural shift away from mass-market shops and restaurants is helping transform attitudes towards design in the city. More about "Most of our parents wanted us to be lawyers or doctors. Not anymore."