A sliding screen can reveal or conceal a glass office that cantilevers from the concave face of this concept house by American studio Fixd Architecture/Design (+ slideshow). More about Retractable sunscreen sheaths glazed cantilever at Ventus House
Following the death of legendary musician David Bowie, illustrators and graphic designers are posting their images interpreting his iconic style and flamboyant fashion. More about Illustrated tributes to David Bowie carry the news of musician's death
A copper-clad box for storing, exhibiting and selling paintings will stand in the centre of this Hong Kong apartment, designed by Penda for one of China's biggest art collectors (+ slideshow). More about Penda designs copper "suitcase" to store paintings for Hong Kong art collector
A women's athletic shop in Seattle by local firm goCstudio features a display system that can be elevated with a hand crank to make way for in-store events (+ slideshow). More about Seattle running store by goCstudio has hanging racks that can be raised toward the ceiling
Google is attempting to improve the aesthetics of the home Wi-Fi router with coverings by 24 artists and designers, including a fake-fur sheath and a cover that turns a device into a fruit bowl (+ slideshow). More about Google aims to turn unloved Wi-Fi routers into design objects with crazy covers
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
London Design Festival 2015: design duo Isabel + Helen is exhibiting a swing made from large geometric shapes as part of Chelsea 10, an alumni exhibition celebrating 10 years of Chelsea College of Arts (+ slideshow). More about Isabel + Helen uses brightly coloured shapes to create Constructivism-inspired swing
London Design Festival 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has created a sliding shelving unit strengthened with carbon-fibre sheets, which will debut at London's Somerset House next week (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's expandable Nest shelves are embedded with carbon fibre
Maison&Objet 2015: this cast-iron candle holder by Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland automatically puts out the flame just before the wick burns out (+ movie). More about Lars Beller Fjetland designs self-extinguishing Moment candlestick for Wrong for Hay
Instead of folding against a wall, this space-saving bed by French furniture manufacture Décadrages can be hoisted up to the ceiling to create more room in studio apartments. More about Décadrages' BedUp lifts up to the ceiling when not in use
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduates Begum and Bike Ayaskan have designed a plant pot with a complex origami form, which enables it to unfold and accommodate more space for roots over time. More about Begum and Bike Ayaskan's Growth plant pot expands with its occupant
A large window inside the new showroom and offices of London watch brand Uniform Wares, designed by Feilden Fowles, offers visitors a glimpse at the watchmaking process (+ slideshow). More about Uniform Wares offices include a glazed watch-prototyping room and a pivoting timber door
Hidden behind a bookcase in a secret room, a fireman's pole offers a fast escape route from the top floor of this Berlin home by local studio NOWlab (+ slideshow). More about Berlin apartment by NOWlab features a spiral staircase and a fireman's pole
Music: director Julien Lassort's animation to accompany ALB's track The Road depicts a metaphorical journey through life using simple black and white imagery. More about Colourless scenes whizz past during music video for The Road
Danish studio Kilo has designed a set of headphones that allow users to create different arrangements of headbands, earpads, cables and speakers (+ movie). More about Kilo Design creates modular headphones for Aiaiai
Milan 2015: Brussels designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a cork helmet that lowers over the wearer's head when they need a respite from ambient noise. More about Cork Helmet covers the head to muffle noise pollution
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a cabin-size suitcase with a fabric lid that unzips from the top and rolls back to the side for easier access. More about Nendo's cabin baggage has a hard shell and a soft front like a tortoise
The quilted back of this chair by Spanish studio Muka Design Lab can be stood up straight or folded down. More about Muka Design Lab's Reves Chair has a backrest "like a shirt collar"
Spanish studio LaSelva has designed a collection of hexagonal encaustic cement tiles with a pattern that joins up regardless of which way round they are positioned (+ slideshow). More about LaSelva's hexagonal Atlas tiles are patterned to match up at every orientation
Interview: Dutch sculptor Theo Jansen has spent the last 24 years developing a series of wind-powered machines called Strandbeests that he describes as "a new species on Earth". Dezeen caught up with him on Miami Beach last week, where he explained how his creations are now evolving without his help (+ movie). More about "I try to make new forms of life," says Strandbeests creator Theo Jansen