Local designer Rafael Prieto has created a collection of furniture using cast-offs of a Tribeca facade for his latest exhibition at Emma Scully Gallery in New York City. More about Rafael Prieto creates furniture from fragments of New York buildings
Florida-based Nothing has created hot and cold paper takeaway cups with built-in lids that are designed to be compostable. More about Nothing wants to revolutionise the takeaway paper cup
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has made a one-off coat covered in over 50,000 half-centimetre-square pieces of slate. More about Vollebak creates Rock Jacket from 54,000 slate tiles
Why are AI companies opting for cute design? And why is New York building "jailscrapers"? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
A structure made of bio-based thermoplastic and recycled broom heads is among the works featured in a mid-career retrospective of design studio Rael San Fratello at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. More about San Francisco exhibition explores the "radical imagination" of Rael San Fratello
Dezeen Showroom: architecture studio Gensler worked with Danish manufacturer Ege Carpets to produce Our Planet, a collection of landscape-inspired carpets and rugs. More about Our Planet carpet collection by Gensler and Ege Carpets
Dezeen's editorial team has been trawling design weeks across Europe this month to seek out some of the best new furniture and lighting. Below, we've compiled ten favourites from London Design Festival, Helsinki Design Week, Currents and beyond. More about Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from September
Archtober, Design Week Lagos, Designblok and Design Week Mexico are among the key events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. More about Eight architecture and design events in October from Dezeen Events Guide
Start-up Freckle has created an AI-powered mobile phone for kids, designed around exploration to provide a break from parental restrictions and surveillance. More about Freckle phone aims to send kids outside to play and engage with the world
New York's Museum of Modern Art has exhibited Full Disclosure: The Edge of Information Design, curated by Paola Antonelli, which features information design from classic infographics to a project with missing memories created using AI. More about Synthetic memories feature in MoMA information design exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: elegance meets modularity in the Camelot seating system, created by architect Antonio Citterio and Italian brand Flexform. More about Camelot seating system by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
British carmaker Vauxhall has updated its griffin emblem, which has been pared back and lost its flag for the first time. More about Vauxhall unveils "sharper, cleaner" griffin logo
A recyclable timber pavilion designed to mimic wildflowers is among the prototypes built by students at BuildFest 2026, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Recyclable Wildflower installation among timber prototypes at BuildFest 2026
Dezeen Showroom: local production, repairability and honest design are foregrounded in Norwegian brand Hegren's Knekt floor lamp. More about Knekt floor lamp by Hegren
One of the oldest surviving pharmacies in the world, Florence's Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, has appointed Italian design duo Formafantasma as creative directors. More about Formafantasma named creative directors of 800-year-old apothecary and perfumery
Dezeen Showroom: designer Piergiorgio Cazzaniga and furniture brand Andreu World have added extra cushioning to one of their successful seating designs to make Capri Comfort – a minimalist executive chair that can now support longer periods of sitting. More about Capri Comfort chair by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga for Andreu World
Anonymous London design duo City Girls creates one-off lighting out of reclaimed lace, coat hangers and scale models scavenged from eBay, Facebook Marketplace and the side of the road. More about City Girls lamps are designed to look like outfits casually thrown together
Dezeen Showroom: a radiator with interchangeable accessories informed by workbench pegboards is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Grid radiator by Tubes among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: ITO Design let function drive form when creating this task chair, which features a distinctive sculptural back, for office brand Narbutas. More about Silora task chair by ITO Design for Narbutas
Dezeen Showroom: surfaces brand VitrA Tiles has developed V-Flex, a method of installation that aims to meet evolving architectural expectations by being simple and adhesive-free. More about V-Flex by VitrA Tiles