Design
Competition: win a post-Brexit passport cover designed by Sam Jacob
Peelable Belay paint is designed to protect surfaces from scratches and stains
UK government undermines design with “disappointing” budget, say industry organisations
Frank Kolkman creates death simulation machine using virtual reality
BMW unveils spacious X7 concept car as part of expanded luxury vehicle range
Thermochromic tapestry changes colour in response to Wi-Fi signals
Mobile phones and other industrial products have “the number one impact” on climate change
Lee Broom creates Christmas tree from 245 pendant lights inside The Shard
Fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa dies age 77
Dutch designers showcase furniture and products made from unusual textile
Paolo Ferrari uses rolled velvet cushions and bleached wood for Editions furniture collection
Fujita Keisuke uses suicide tweets to explore the effects of digital communication
FreelandBuck combines historic ceiling designs for Smithsonian museum installation
Competition: win an Oda lamp designed by Sebastian Herkner for Pulpo
Klemens Schillinger’s Offline lamp illuminates in exchange for a smartphone
Remote landscapes inform textural floor-tile collection by Shaw Contract
Virgil Abloh, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas feature on retro-style T-shirt
We need designers, not scientists, to show us how to change the world, says Babette Porcelijn
Alice Bleton’s bunker-like capsule offers an escape from busy city life
Competition: win a set of Bookman bicycle lights and magnetic reflectors
LZF designs pendant light shades that are stitched like textiles
Nika Zupanc designs a tower of drawers for storing keepsakes
Alain Gilles creates lounge chair that references vintage bicycles
