From mouldable wax lampshades that can be melted and remade to a desk lamp that packs flat inside an A4 envelope, this roundup celebrates a series of unusual lighting designs. More about Eight unconventional lighting designs that tear up the rulebook
Dezeen Showroom: from a zip-up sofa bed to a chair that appears to wear a leather corset, the following seats have recently been published in our Showroom section. More about Eight seats from Dezeen Showroom to sink into this autumn
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham has today unveiled her debut homeware collection for online platform Westwing, which includes shell-shaped butter dishes and shimmering cutlery. More about Victoria Beckham designs first homeware collection for Westwing
Skincare and fragrance brand Aesop has transformed its stores around the world into temporary perfumeries, using suspended paper and books to reference the fables behind its fragrances, as shown in this video carousel produced by Dezeen. More about Aesop explores scent and storytelling through fragrance installations around the world
Dezeen Showroom: Australian workplace brand Zenith has designed the expressive Profondo seating collection, informed by the spirit of 1970s Italian furniture. More about Profondo seating by Zenith Interiors
Dezeen Showroom: Australian studio Gibson Karlo has created an all-metal iteration of its Twill chair for furniture brand Design By Them, maintaining the seat's plasticine-like aesthetic. More about Metal Twill chair by Gibson Karlo for Design By Them
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Flexform has showcased a selection of its seating on Dezeen Showroom, including new designs by Antonio Citterio and Monica Armani. More about Five products listed by Flexform on Dezeen Showroom
New York design studio Apparatus has released Act V: Afsaneh, a lighting and furniture collection with mythological themes fabricated in materials such as bronze, brass and glass. More about Apparatus draws on Persian mythology for its first full collection in five years
Swedish brand IKEA has created an online marketplace for pre-owned furniture and products, which retail at around 60 per cent less than comparable items bought new. More about IKEA launches UK and Ireland marketplace to buy and sell second-hand furniture
A folding sink and a room divider that provides natural air conditioning feature in Berlin's inaugural Find Attached exhibition, showcasing an arsenal of products from 14 emerging designers that make the most of limited resources. More about Young Berlin designers do more with less at Find Attached exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand MasayaCo's handcrafted rocking and lounge chairs, made from solid teak and woven cord, are now available for use outdoors. More about Outdoor Woven Collection by Abril Zepeda for MasayaCo
From experimental stone forms that defy gravity to a showcase of Lessinia's vernacular building traditions, this video, produced for Marmomac, highlights the top exhibits at this year's event in Verona, Italy. More about Five Marmomac highlights that explore natural stone and new technology
British car brand Jaguar has unveiled it electric Type 01, which has thin headlights, a long bonnet and rear-leaning stance designed to set it apart from "homogenous" EVs as the first car in a "complete reset" for the brand. More about Jaguar "inaugurates a new era" with Type 01 electric car
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Paola Lenti has designed the delicate Bistrò parasol, which debuted during this year's Milan design week. More about Bistrò parasol by Paola Lenti
Since being founded by two friends just four years ago, Omhu has sold more than 40,000 sofas. In this interview, CEO Simon Salomonsson explains how the Danish company is disrupting the furniture industry. More about "We want to be a global furniture brand, but not in the Hay or Muuto or Vitra area of expensiveness" says Omhu CEO
Dezeen Showroom: Milan collective Carnovsky has designed the RGB-Not wallpapers, a selection of digitally-printed wallpapers designed as contemporary frescoes. More about RGB-Not wallpapers by Carnovsky
Cocktail bar and restaurant Bar Shrimp combines red velvet interiors with bespoke acoustic panels from Autex Acoustics to balance music and conversation, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Bar Shrimp uses laser-etched acoustic panels to balance music and conversation
Dezeen Showroom: an aluminium floor standing lamp with a wedge-shaped head is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Knekt floor lamp by Hegren among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Colourful concrete modules are combined to form impromptu hangout spots in the Barcode collection, designed by architecture studio MVRDV for Barcelona street furniture manufacturer Escofet. More about MVRDV designs modular concrete street furniture to be occupied in "unexpected ways"
From a fire jacket grown from fungi to building blocks made from algae and oyster shells, the latest exhibition at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) explores humanity's relationship with the plant world through design. More about Plant Life exhibition imagines a future where "plants return as the dominant source"