Tech company Kano has created a coding kit for the Harry Potter universe, with a wand that users can programme to cast spells when they wave their hand. More about Kano's Harry Potter wand kit lets you code spells
Slimmer, lighter devices are the goal for most technology companies, but not Kano. In this interview, the designers behind the pioneering STEM toy company make their case for tech products that can be easily disassembled. More about Kano battles "throwaway culture of electronics" by teaching kids how to take apart their tech
Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of brightly coloured tiles. More about Assemble's Granby Workshop releases "extremely vibrant" Encaustic Tiles
Italian designers Simone Caronni, Paolo Stefano Gentile and Pietro Gaeli have created an ecological packaging for fries made from recycled potato skins, as a sustainable alternative to paper. More about Peel Saver is an ecological packaging for fries made from potato skins
Technology company Elvie has launched a cordless breast pump designed to be worn inconspicuously in any nursing bra. More about Elvie launches wearable breast pump that's silent and wireless
French designer Pierre Charrié has reimagined traditional Peruvian singing vessels with his collection of coloured musical jugs. More about The Pan whistling jug sounds a musical note as you pour
Dezeen promotion: Italian tile manufacturer Ceramica Rondine has released porcelain stone flooring that is designed to look like wooden floorboards. More about Ceramica Rondine's Greenwood tiles are designed to look like oak floorboards
The work of expert metalworkers from the northwest of Japan is on show in an exhibition for London Design Festival. More about London Design Festival exhibition shines a light on Japanese metalwork masters
Danish company Odico is preparing to launch a mini all-in-one robotic construction system that can be sent to building sites inside a shipping container. More about Odico's Factory on the Fly is a pop-up robotic manufacturing unit for construction sites
New York designer Nik Bentel has reimagined the humble chalk stick as toys in various shapes so that budding artists and architects can draw hatching, dots and circle patterns. More about Nik Bentel reshapes chalk to create architectural drawing toys for children
This year's London Design Festival features an array of projects that showcase new and inventive techniques in glass. Design reporter Natashah Hitti picks out eight of the most interesting examples, including vessels shaped by spectacles and glass blocks infused with bubbles. More about Eight designers exploring the versatility of glass for London Design Festival
Dezeen promotion: kitchen and bathroom brand Grohe has unveiled a range of tap fittings that provide various types of filtered water, including chilled, kettle-hot or sparkling. More about Grohe's Blue Home and Red taps provide instant boiling or sparkling water
Apple's trio of latest smartphones are all updates of its iPhone X, including a version with an even larger screen, and a cheaper model with several colour options. More about Apple debuts iPhone Xs and two more smartphone models
Dezeen promotion: Textiles made using traditional Eastern European weaving techniques, and coffee tables inspired by a film from French director JL Godard, featured in this year's BiznesUp! design made in Poland forum. More about BiznesUp! forum showcases Polish design talent at Łódź Design Festival
US start-up Naked Labs has launched a smart mirror and connected scale that can build a 3D scan and full health profile of your body. More about Naked Labs launches at-home 3D body scanner
Secret 7" has invited 10 artists to decorate one-off turntables for the Planar 1/1 exhibition and online auction, with the proceeds going to mental health charity Mind. More about Chapman Brothers, Es Devlin and Jean Jullien design turntables for charity auction
Architecture graduate Sean Riley has designed a curvy cutting knife to spare architects from the hand cramps, bruising and sore knuckles endured while making models. More about Architects' cutting knife ErgoKiwi alleviates "unbearable" hand cramps
An omnidirectional wind turbine that works in the middle of big cities, which could "take urban energy harvesting to another level", is the UK's James Dyson Award winner for 2018. More about O-Wind Turbine captures energy even in the middle of dense cities
Royal College of Art graduate Baohan Jiang has investigated the contents of the wardrobe to encourage users to reconsider how they structure, and experience, time. More about Baohan Jiang's deconstructed wardrobe aims to change our perception of time
A sculptural digital advertising board, designed by the late Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher, has been unveiled in west London. More about Zaha Hadid's twisted steel advertising board "expresses dynamism" of traffic