Wooden poles randomly strike the ground at Zimoun's installation in New York
Vertical wooden laths cyclically pummel the floor of a cavernous New York factory building in this installation by Swiss artist Zimoun (+ movie). More
Guillaume Panariello slows five seconds of footage for Siska music video
Music: the majority of the footage used in this super-slow-motion music video for French pop singer Siska was shot in only five seconds. More
Mass customisation "can be the future of fashion," says Knyttan co-founder
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Ben Alun-Jones of Knyttan explains how customers can create bespoke knitwear at the company's "factory of the future" and claims mass customisation is transforming the role of designers (+ movie). More
Sony to release SmartEyeglass devices next month
News: Sony has announced that it will make its augmented reality eyewear prototype available for developers, following news that Google pulled sales of its own headset last month (+ movie). More
Galleries around the world are finally "starting to take digital art seriously"
Movie: in this film produced by Dezeen for the British Council, leading artists and curators discuss the increasing significance of digital art and the new opportunities open to artists working "in a digital age." More
Icy pendant lamp drips back into its mould for refreezing
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designers Siri Bahlenberg and Sofia Bergfeldt have created a lampshade made of ice that slowly melts back into its mould so it can be re-frozen and used again (+ movie). More
Pauline van Dongen's Vigour cardigan senses how well its wearer is moving
Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has developed a knitted cardigan with integrated stretch sensors that measures the movement of elderly wearers (+ movie). More
Smartphone-powered dongle tests for HIV in 15 minutes
News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. More
Drone movie shows progress on Apple Campus construction
News: updated footage of construction work on the Foster + Partners-designed Apple Campus 2 in California has been published on YouTube by another amateur videographer using a drone-mounted GoPro video camera (+ movie). More
Imogen Heap develops gloves that make music through hand gestures
One-minute movie: Imogen Heap demonstrates how her Mi.Mu gloves allow users to interact remotely with a computer using only hand gestures, heralding new possibilities for the creation of electronic music. More
Imogen Heap's music gloves could help disabled people "fulfil what's in their head"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: the Mi.Mu gesture-control gloves developed by musician Imogen Heap could lead to more accessible ways of making music, say early adopters of the wearable technology (+ movie). More
Willy Wonka-inspired machine propels popcorn through a curved glass tube
This machine by Dutch designer Jolene Carlier spurts popcorn from the end of a glass tube into a bright yellow bowl when the snack is ready to eat (+ movie). More
Mischer'Traxler's flute for Perrier-Jouët "makes champagne bubble at a certain spot"
Small Discoveries: in our second movie for Perrier-Jouët, Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler discuss the champagne flute they designed for the brand, which causes bubbles to stream from a small engraved moth. More
Lilian van Daal's 3D-printed Biomimicry chair shows off "a new way to create soft seating"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Dutch designer Lilian van Daal claims 3D-printing can replace traditional upholstery techniques to produce spongy-surfaced furniture in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More
Robotic arms create custom furniture in Kram/Weisshaar's Robochop installation
This interactive installation by design studio Kram/Weisshaar allows users to remotely control a robotic arm that sculpts foam cubes into furniture pieces (+ movie). More
Book cover refuses to open for judgmental readers
Ever judged a book by its cover? Amsterdam creative studio Moore has reversed the well-known idiom – designing a sleeve that scans your face and won't open unless approached without prejudice (+ movie). More
NASA plans to use drones for exploring Mars
News: NASA is testing an unmanned aerial vehicle that would scope out the terrain of the red planet to decide the best routes for rover vehicles to explore (+ movie). More
Lego X turns toy building blocks into a digital modelling kit for designers
Lego bricks could be used to transfer design models into real-time digital files with this prototype system by London studio Gravity (+ movie). More
Kengo Kuma "surprised" after V&A Dundee costs rise to £80 million
News: the cost to build a new outpost of the V&A museum in Dundee, Scotland, has almost doubled to the sum of £80 million – a figure that architect Kengo Kuma has claimed is "surprisingly high" (+ movie). More
Work starts on public plaza beneath Richard Seifert's Centre Point
News: construction is now under way on a public square underneath Richard Seifert's iconic Centre Point tower in London, as part of a major redevelopment by Rick Mather Architects and Conran & Partners (+ movie). More