"We got into a geeky zone trying to understand urban agriculture" – Something & Son
In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, design duo Something & Son talk about keeping chickens in east London buildings and making tea with heat from compost heaps. More
Ada Louise Huxtable 1921-2013
News: the American architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable, who won the first Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died aged 91. More
Barnbrook designs David Bowie album and single covers
News: graphic design studio Barnbrook has defaced a classic David Bowie album and upturned a 1970s photograph of the musician to create the covers of his new album and single. More
Vibrating "smart fork" for weight loss launches at CES
News: a fork for dieters that vibrates when you eat too much or too fast is one of the most talked-about launches at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. More
Taxi-Dermy Lenticular Prints by Joe Jin
Insects including a weevil and a wasp transform into cars and motorbikes in these lenticular prints by Canadian design studio Joe Jin. More
Wind-powered mine detonator on Kickstarter
News: a project to bring cheap and easy-to-build mine detonators to Afghan minefields has just nine days left to raise the final £14,000 of its £100,000 goal on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. More
MOSS office for working from home by Victor Vetterlein
These conceptual office units by American designer Victor Vetterlein are designed to be bought up by companies and sent out to employees' back gardens so they can work from home. More
Vertebrae Staircase by Andrew McConnell
This staircase concept by Canadian architect Andrew McConnell is based on a whale's backbone (+ slideshow). More
To Have and To Hold by JamesPlumb
The illusory shadows of burning candles and unexpected assemblages of decrepit furniture make up the latest collection by British designers JamesPlumb. More
ILI-ILI lamps by Grupa
Product news: different modular elements stack up to make these pendant lamps by Croatian design studio Grupa (+ movie). More
Y Collection by A+A Cooren for La Redoute
Product news: Paris design studio A+A Cooren has designed a table and a console with branching metal legs for French brand La Redoute. More
Basic Armchair by Lagranja Design
Product news: the first piece to be produced by Barcelona studio Lagranja Design is an armchair inspired by classic Danish design. More
Bird sNest Box by All Lovely Stuff
Product news: British design brand All Lovely Stuff have created a bird box inside a flowerpot. More
Jean Nouvel's Paris concert hall spared the axe
News: Here are the latest images of architect Jean Nouvel's Philharmonie de Paris, set to become the world's most expensive concert hall after surviving the French government's recent cull of major cultural projects (+ slideshow). More
Researchers develop "biological concrete" for moss-covered walls
News: Scientists at a Spanish university are developing a new type of concrete that captures rainwater to create living walls of moss and fungi. More
Isom tables by Sebastian Scherer
Product news: German designer Sebastian Scherer used sheets of coloured glass to create these tessellating tables. More
Apple rumoured to be working on "iWatch"
News: rumours are mounting that Apple is working on a wearable smartwatch that would link up to an iPhone. More
Lavitta collection by Poiat Products
Product news: this chair made from two bent plywood elements is part of the inaugural collection of furniture by new Finnish brand Poiat Products. More
Agricultural Mountain by Grupo IUT
Spanish collective Grupo IUT built a tower of straw bales on the outskirts of Guimarães in Portugal (+ slideshow). More
"Software is now an integral part of a physical object" – Clemens Weisshaar at Dezeen Live
German designer Clemens Weisshaar argues that cutting edge software from race car engineering and hypersonic aircraft will underpin design in the future in this movie filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design. More