Japanese design studio Nendo has created an alternative to the tricky task of nurturing a bonsai tree with its Grid-Bonsai – a 3D-printed version of the plant that owners can prune to their liking. More about Nendo's 3D-printed bonsai tree does away with need for meticulous maintenance
London design duo Studio Ayaskan has created a clock, which rakes sand in hypnotic, concentric circles to mark the passage of time. More about Studio Ayaskan designs clock that rakes sand to illustrate the ripples of time
Layer and Panasonic have designed a range of near-future product concepts, including a smart head massaging device and an AI-powered skin analysis that makes personalised, nutritious smoothies in response to the results. More about Layer and Panasonic aim to enhance your wellbeing with collection of smart devices
Brazilian brand Noori aims to transport users to a time when "cooking with fire was at the core of our rituals" with its multipurpose stove, which can be used as a barbecue, a pizza oven or a fire pit. More about Noori stove "breaks the limitations of a standard barbecue"
Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester has produced her first homeware and lighting collection, which launched at Maison&Object furniture fair in Paris this week. More about Fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester moves into homeware with debut collection
Italian rug manufacturer CC-Tapis brings contemporary ideas and processes to the traditional handicraft of Tibetan rug-knotting with their latest collections, presented in an "architectural" campaign called Spectrum. More about Spectrum campaign by CC-Tapis shows rugs against kaleidoscopic set
Danish brand Veark has developed a chef's knife that is manufactured using a drop-forged process that creates a unique texture on the handle of each product. More about Veark's CK01 knife is made from a single piece of steel
The Chart art and design fair in Copenhagen featured a range of designers creating furniture and homeware as if they were sculptures. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out 10 of the most impressive. More about Eight Nordic designers making furniture look like art
Designer Melanie Abrantes has used cork and wood leftover from her old projects to create sculptural vases, canisters and baskets influenced by the colours, forms and textures of California's coast. More about Melanie Abrantes turns material scraps into Modern California homeware collection
The haphazard stitching usually concealed on the back of embroidered rugs is integrated into the decorative surfaces of this collection created by London studio Raw Edges for Spanish brand GAN. More about Raw Edges' BackStitch rug collection showcases hidden side of embroidery
Designer José de la O has teamed up with technology firm Mirai Innovation to develop a way for people to manipulate the shape of a vase using only their thoughts. More about Studio José de la O reveals objects designed by brainwaves
Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue has joined forces with the Star Wars franchise to interpret iconic characters from the cult series as a collection of armchairs, footstools and lamps. More about Kenneth Cobonpue and Disney create Star Wars furniture collection
Dezeen promotion: an exhibition at Design Miami/Basel will see seven designers and studios, including Jasper Morrison, Michael Anastassiades and the Bouroullec brothers, present household objects realised in Portuguese stone. More about Everyday objects made from Portuguese stone to feature in Common Sense exhibition
The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win a Capas rug designed by Mathias Hahn for Nanimarquina. More about Competition: win a Capas kilim rug by Nanimarquina
Membership club Soho House has launched a range of furniture and homeware in the US so that fans of its interior decor can deck their homes in the same fashion. More about Soho House launches interiors collection Soho Home in the US
IKEA will launch a collection of home accessories made from rice straw that would otherwise be burnt by India's farmers and pollute the air. More about IKEA launches homeware made from rice straw to help reduce India's smog problem
New York bedding brand Buffy has deigned a comforter made from eucalyptus pulp instead of cotton, a move it claims saves 100,000,000 gallons of water. More about Buffy launches plant-based Breeze duvet as environmentally friendly alternative
Danish brand Hay has unveiled its latest range of furniture and homeware, in a pop-up co-working space installed inside Copenhagen's Lindencrone Mansion for 3 Days of Design. More about Hay debuts new homeware collection inside ornate 18th-century palace in Copenhagen
London studio Barber and Osgerby is showing two contrasting collections of tiles at Clerkenwell Design Week, Lane and Primavera. More about Barber and Osgerby studies colour to create new Mutina tile collections
Dezeen promotion: glassware brand Nude presented three new collections in an installation by London designer Sarah Izod, which took inspiration from the hidden gardens of Milan. More about Nude debuts glassware collections in hidden garden installation by Sarah Izod