The simple construction of German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's cotton canvas bags ensure they will "last forever". >

For an exhibit on the future of food, Martí Guixé designed a diet to aid people to reach "a temporary transordinary lifestyle status". He tells us about it. >

Karim Rashid has released his first solo electro-pop music album and it's for sale on iTunes. >

The Bouroullec brothers illuminate the Palace of Versailles with a majestic crystal chandelier. >

Western Cape craft and design producers notched up exports worth more than R1.5 million at shows in Germany, France and the U.S. this year. >

Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a "business playground" for Pullman London St Pancras. >

A new type of modem has come out of Africa – one built for rugged African conditions that can withstand power cuts. >

Bjarke Ingels Group has completed its renovation of the Danish National Maritime Museum, creating a cultural hotspot in the Helsingør region. >

Michael Bierut has designed a programme of signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics for the home of the basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. >

Paul Smith's latest exhibition celebrates the life and work of the famed British fashion designer at London’s Design Museum. >

A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >