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"
Our latest roundup looks at modular furniture pieces that are both practical and surprising, ranging from an alternative to bespoke cabinetry to a furniture system made up of squishy balls. More about Five innovative and practical modular furniture designs
Architecture and design studio Space Popular has completed a gallery space for the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, using a colourful gridded carpet to demarcate its collection. More about Space Popular creates carpet-covered gallery for Nieuwe Instituut
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