In the wake of this year's Stockholm Design Week being cancelled, designers and brands have taken matters into their own hands with an alternative programme of events across the city. Here are 10 highlights you won't want to miss. More about Ten must-see shows at Stockholm's unofficial design week
From a psychedelic Moooi installation and a Coors beer spoof at IDS Toronto to a stylish display of Montreal talent in a Corso Italia basement, here are the standouts from the late January design events in Toronto. More about Eight highlights from the biggest week in Canadian design
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a "mobile relay cauldron" to accompany the torches for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, which have been showcased in front of iconic Milan landmarks ahead of the games. More about Carlo Ratti reveals mobile mini cauldron for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created an updated version of the popular Varmblixt lights she designed for IKEA, revamping the company's most-sold lamp with a matte white finish and a smart bulb. More about IKEA debuts colour-shifting version of Sabine Marcelis's viral "doughnut lamp" at CES
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Shakúff has unveiled a statement light with a five- or seven-foot-long textured glass bulb, which references the ever-moving nature of the sea. More about Tamar Grande Chandelier by Sophia Han for Shakuff Bespoke Lighting
Father-and-son duo Alberto and Francesco Meda have designed a trio of pendant lights for Italian brand Foscarini, moulded from a novel material containing powdered lava stone. More about Foscarini launches "lava lamps" made from reclaimed volcanic rock
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has unveiled an intricate haptic installation composed of thousands of plaster-cast objects at this year's Design Miami, as shown in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about SCAD debuts intricate plaster-cast installation at Design Miami
Dezeen Showroom: designer Esben Bala Skouboe drew on the golden ratio, a pattern found throughout nature, when designing this sculptural pendant lamp for Danish brand Frandsen. More about Nova pendant lamp by Esben Bala Skouboe for Frandsen
Dezeen Showroom: from sinks crafted from wooden chips to a chair made from fire hoses, the following products are among those we've recently published that were designed with sustainability in mind. More about Ten eco-conscious products made from pioneering materials
Japanese designer Kazuhiro Yamanaka has created the inflatable Tsubomi table lamp, which has a distinctively creased appearance due to its paper material and packaging. More about Kazuhiro Yamanaka designs flat-packed paper lamp that fits in an envelope
Dezeen Showroom: made of ultra-thin birch plywood, designer Ilkka Kauppinen's sculptural Adilo pendant lamp for Finnish brand Secto Design unfurls from flat. More about Adilo pendant lamp by Ilkka Kauppinen for Secto Design
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian design brand Bocci has brought intrigue to portable table lamps with 118p, a rechargeable version of its dramatic 118 pendant light. More about 118p portable lamp by Bocci
MIT Design Intelligence Lab has designed Geolectric, a lantern that explores alkaline-based geopolymers as a sustainable alternative to consumer electronics, and was given as a gift to the Irish president. More about MIT Design Intelligence Lab explores "sustainable consumer electronics" with Geolectric
Members of Norwegian design collective Fold Oslo have unveiled an assortment of lamps made from found objects and waste materials. More about Fold Oslo creates lighting from kitchen utensils and demolition waste
The inaugural edition of design show Alter in Tokyo exhibited works by 56 creatives, including "nearly invisible" window blinds and a chair covered in layers of washi paper. More about Alter exhibition aims to revive Tokyo's "increasingly homogenous" design landscape
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron showcased stools that sit at the "crossroad between analogue and digital", as well as floor lamps and books at the SKWAT art centre for design event Capsule Plaza Tokyo. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates reading spaces with own furniture at Tokyo art centre
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. More about Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch office furniture brand Ahrend has introduced a light fixture that is integrated into office pod ceilings to mimic the look of blue sky through a skylight. More about Cerene Skylight by Basten Leijh for Ahrend
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs worked together to create a fleet of different versions of this tiltable, flying saucer-shaped lamp. More about Rificolona lamps by E-ggs for Miniforms
Swedish designers Adrian Bursell and Siri Svedborg have launched a series of timber furniture and lighting, distinguished by a repetitive pattern of lines that is drawn directly onto their surface using colourful wax crayons. More about Crayon Pine collection sees wood decorated with thousands of hand-drawn lines