Product news: this pencil cup and stationery holder that appears to be sinking into the desk has been designed by Luka Or for Israel design brand Monkey Business. More about Titanic by Luka Or for Monkey Business
Product news: these chandeliers by American lighting designers Rich Brilliant Willing feature glowing blobs of glass that dangle from aluminium rods. More about Gala chandelier by Rich Brilliant Willing
Industrial designers Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic have launched a range of silicone caps designed to preserve leftover fruit and vegetables (+ slideshow). More about Food Huggers by Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic
News: a range of products inspired by a young designer's dyslexia has won the New Designer of the Year Award (+ slideshow). More about Dyslexic Objects win New Designer of the Year Award 2013
Royal College of Art graduate Jeongwon Ji has made her own bioplastic from crab shells. More about BioElectric by Jeongwon Ji
Designer Yves Behar of San Francisco studio Fuseproject has launched his OUYA open-source game console. More about OUYA by Fuseproject
French designer Claire Lavabre has made a mirror that only works when it's placed in front of a dark shape painted on the wall. More about Reflet by Claire Lavabre
Designers Jack Beveridge and Lizzie Reid have adapted the flocking process to make a hairbrush that's coated in human hair. More about Hairbrush by Jack Beveridge and Lizzie Reid
Technology startup Edison Junior Design Laboratory has created a doorbell that allows users to see who's at their door remotely on their smartphone or tablet. More about DoorBot wireless doorbell by Edison Junior Design Laboratory
This kit by Royal College of Art graduate Neil Merry allows musicians to control sound and lighting effects at their gigs by slinging the microphone around or waggling their instruments about (+ movie). More about Plug + Play by Neil Merry
Industrial designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has unveiled a television set-top box that includes a remote control with no buttons (+ slideshow). More about Fan TV by Fuseproject
Austrian designer Clemens Auer has created a pair of tweezers made from a single loop of metal. More about Tweezers by Clemens Auer
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has designed a lock that replaces physical keys with a smartphone app. More about August Smart Lock by Yves Behar
News: a prosthetic hand designed for people with missing fingers has been made available to download from the 3D-printing design database Thingiverse (+ movie). More about 3D-printed Robohand helps children born without fingers
Product news: a tap presented by French designer Philippe Starck in New York this week uses half as much water as regular taps. More about Organic tap by Philippe Starck for Axor
Japanese designer Kouichi Okamoto has made a tape cutter with a curved edge that he uses to create drip-like patterns (+ movie). More about Liquid Tape Cutter by Kouichi Okamoto for Kyouei Design
Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by American designers Bolt Group can be torn off and used as a USB stick. More about GIGS.2.GO by Bolt Group
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa appeared in our latest movie filmed as part of Dezeen and MINI World Tour discussing the minimal design and intuitive interface of this mobile phone created for Japanese company KDDI (+ movies). More about Infobar A02 by Naoto Fukasawa for KDDI
Product news: cable clutter is hidden away under the lid of this extension lead from Swiss design brand Punkt. More about ES 01 by Georges Moanack for Punkt.
News: blueprints for the world's first 3D-printed gun have been taken offline at the request of the US government. More about US government blocks downloads of 3D-printed gun