Central Saint Martins graduate Marta Dunjó has developed a sex toy-cum-virtual reality kit that she believes could help rehabilitate those with "extreme sexual fantasies". More about Visual X kit allows users to live out sexual fantasies through virtual reality
Brunel University student Aleksi Vesaluoma has developed a technique for using mushroom mycelium as an environmentally friendly construction material. More about Structure grown from "mushroom sausages" shows potential for zero-waste architecture
Architecture student Jaime Inostroza has built a tiny pavilion on the campus of the School of Architecture at Taliesin, offering occupants framed views of the Arizona desert. More about Student builds pavilion on campus of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture school
Continuing our graduate coverage, design reporter Alice Morby picks 10 of the best collections from the London College of Fashion's BA Fashion show, including garments made entirely from antique fabrics and dresses composed of concrete and iron rods. More about 10 designers to watch from the London College of Fashion's BA Fashion show
As voters took to the polls last week for the UK's general election, the Royal College of Art's MA fashion students were putting on their end-of-year show at an old studio in east London. Design reporter Alice Morby picks her highlights from the evening's catwalk show, installations and performance pieces. More about 15 highlights from this year's Royal College of Art MA Fashion show
Two hundred architecture students from a Lausanne university designed and built this events pavilion in Zurich, using lengths of timber to create a towering staircase, undulating seating and projection screens. More about Swiss architecture students design and build wooden events pavilion beneath Zurich overpass
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
On Wednesday night, all eyes were on Central Saint Martins' BA Fashion class of 2017 – with students presenting collections that tackled pressing social issues, ideas about gender and the UK's upcoming election. Design reporter Alice Morby picks the 15 graduates to watch. More about 15 designers to watch from this year's Central Saint Martins BA Fashion show
A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More about Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition
Recent graduate Timo Spelleken has designed a minimal flat-pack chair that can easily be assembled at home without tools, screws or adhesives. More about Heureka chair by Timo Spelleken can be assembled without tools, screws or adhesives
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More about Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
Tel Aviv student Iftach Gazit has designed food bags that can be added to the laundry cycle to cook dinner at the same time. More about Iftach Gazit's Sous La Vie bags cook meals in the washing machine
Hungarian designer Krisztina Czika's cups might resemble familiar IKEA mugs but they're actually made from human hair embedded in wax. More about Krisztina Czika makes mugs using human hair and leg wax
The Brinery is a home fermentation vessel designed by a team of Royal College of Art students to kickstart interest in the "forgotten" process of preserving vegetables. More about Royal College of Art students design The Brinery home fermentation tool
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández' dipped his Immersed Birds collection in dye to emulate the plumage of tropical fauna. More about Moisés Hernández designs minimal dip-dyed versions of tropical birds
Lund University graduate Anna Gudmundsdottir created this homeware collection "backwards" by starting with the manufacturers' input rather than the design. More about Anna Gudmundsdottir turns design process back to front for Beyond Local homeware
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have conceived a series of shelters for homeless people, ranging from a shopping cart converted into a tent structure to a tiny house made of scavenged material. More about California architecture students design shelters for LA's growing homeless population
An embracing chair designed to soothe anxiety and a lamp that anyone can be taught to manufacture are among items of furniture designed for prisons by students from Norway's University of Bergen. More about University of Bergen students design furniture for prison inmates
IKEA and Tom Dixon have revealed the results of their collaboration: a modular bed that "explores notions of adaptability and future-proofing". More about IKEA reveals Tom Dixon's Delaktig modular bed and sofa
US students on architecture college courses put in more extra hours than those taking any other subject, a recent survey has found. More about Architecture students work hardest of all US college majors