Electronic musician Aphex Twin has released a line of merchandise that references his music videos, including a series of teddy bears with menacing human faces and an anti-pollution mask. More about Aphex Twin launches creepy merchandise based on his music videos
Our selection of 15 food and drink Christmas gifts – including a Japanese dish rack, a sandy-hued ceramic French press and an architect-designed kettle – will help you find the perfect gift for foodies. More about Dezeen's Christmas gift guide 2018: foodies
Fabric-coated tech products have slowly but surely padded into the market in 2018, suggesting a future of gentle, unobtrusive devices. Here's a look at some of the best examples. More about Twelve fabric-covered gadgets that show how technology can be more cosy
Tech company Coinmine has released its first product designed to allow anyone to mine and manage cryptocurrency. More about Coinmine device introduces novices to cryptocurrency
Dezeen promotion: German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Grohe is aiming to reduce paper wastage with its latest toilet model, which doubles as a bidet. More about Grohe's Sensia Arena's "shower toilet" can be used to naturally clean users
London-based design studio Cellule has devised a system for creating personalised digital and 3D-printed models of hearts, which can be used to help doctors plan surgery for transplant patients. More about Personalised 3D-printed models of patients' hearts can be used to plan surgery
The "ingenious" O-Wind Turbine designed by UK students Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani is the winner of the international James Dyson Awards. More about Urban wind turbine wins 2018 James Dyson Awards grand prize
Apple design head Jonathan Ive and renowned designer Marc Newson are creating a ring entirely from a single diamond for sale at a charity auction. More about Jony Ive and Marc Newson design all-diamond ring
Conservative retailer Keep and Bear has launched a Lego-style kit for Donald Trump's border wall, with packaging that social media users are describing as rip-off and racist. More about MAGA Building Blocks encourage children to construct toy border wall
Eindhoven-based designer Rombout Frieling has created a vertical walking system that enables less physically able people to manually lift themselves between floors in a building. More about Manually-operated Vertiwalk lift allows people with physical disabilities to move between floors
On the hunt for the ideal Christmas present? We've picked out 15 gifts for architects and designers, including a pair of midnight-blue watches, a brutalist architecture calendar and a book that offers a glimpse inside North Korea. More about Dezeen's Christmas gift guide 2018: architects and designers
Italian designer Emma Sicher has combined food waste with bacteria and yeasts to create disposable packaging, in a bid to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic. More about Emma Sicher makes eco-friendly food packaging from fermented bacteria and yeast
Dutch designer Matilde Boelhouwer has designed a series of artificial flowers that turn rain into sugar water, to serve as emergency food sources for city-dwelling insect pollinators. More about Matilde Boelhouwer designs artificial flowers to feed urban insects
Chairs made from seaweed and recycled tea lights are among those crowned winners of the first ever competition dedicated to sustainable Nordic chair design. More about Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
New York designers Agency-Agency and Chris Woebken have created a series of bright blue plumbing fixtures that could turn the city's fire hydrants into public drinking fountains or showers. More about New Public Hydrant would let New Yorkers drink from city water mains
Architect Jack Hudspith and product designer Ben Pawle have created a cycling glove with a smiley face on each side, to encourage road users to communicate with each other better. More about Loffi's smiley cycling glove combats the "complex issue" of road rage
Samsung has revealed a prototype of its long-awaited foldable smartphone, which allows consumers to own a tablet and a phone in one device. More about Samsung unveils Infinity Flex smartphone that unfolds to become a tablet
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a mobile battery that users can charge by rotating, to power-up their smartphone in case of emergencies. More about Nendo designs emergency portable battery that can be charged by rotating
Dezeen promotion: furniture brand Sancal has teamed up with London-based artist Egle Zvirblyte on a range of whimsical blankets, featuring polka dots, bananas and a tiger wearing sunglasses. More about Sancal blankets by Egle Zvirblyte are patterned with tigers and bananas
Gadi Amit's studio New Deal Design has collaborated with tech start-up Helm to create a home server to save people from "being caught up in the next massive online breach". More about Helm Personal Server lets users take control of their data security