Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has been inspired by the Scandinavian natural environment in launching Elements Pearl Grey, a new colour for its signature appliance collection. More about Elements Pearl Grey appliances by Asko
Beverage company Diageo has produced what it believes is the world's lightest standard-sized glass spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra whisky, launching next week at the London Design Festival. More about Johnnie Walker sheds 300 grams to make "world's lightest" glass whisky bottle
Promotion: American furniture collective MillerKnoll has launched its first "major destination outside of the United States" in London's Clerkenwell. More about MillerKnoll opens flagship space in London's Clerkenwell
Eyewear brand Cubitts has collaborated with nine artists to create unusual spectacles including a model with different-sized lenses by David Shrigley, which will be exhibited during London Design Festival. More about David Shrigley and Faye Toogood create quirky glasses for Cubitts auction
British artist Alex Chinneck has created a six-metre-high, looped canal boat on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal in England as a "playful distortion of the familiar". More about Alex Chinneck unveils loop-the-loop canal boat in Sheffield
An inflatable 18-metre-tall astronaut towered over the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last night, designed by production designer Matt Steinbrenner to celebrate the award show's 40th anniversary. More about Giant inflatable astronaut looms over stage at MTV VMAs 2024
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More about Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
Designers including Fernando Laposse, Studio Furthermore and Future Facility will present work exploring materiality and artificial intelligence at a major exhibition curated by Dezeen for ASUS Zenbook during this year's London Design Festival. More about Design You Can Feel exhibition exploring materiality and AI to open next week
The summer edition of our recently launched Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a Gärsnäs daybed by Teresa Lundmark and Gustav Winsth. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features repeating-cushion daybed
As part of an installation for Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia has taken over the forecourt of the Hôtel de la Marine with a monumental bed that homages the hotel's 18th-century interiors. More about Uchronia creates giant four-poster bed for Paris Design Week
A bench wrapped in pool noodles and lamps informed by New York's awnings were among the objects shown at the first US edition of the European design fair Collectible. More about Nine highlights from Collectible design fair in New York City
American brand Jell-O has released four brightly coloured inflatable chairs designed to incorporate "Y2K nostalgia and modern design". More about Jell-O creates series of inflatable chairs informed by "iconic molds"
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has released its Terrazzotech Bianco tile, a high-performance product that is said to offer exceptional wear resistance. More about Terrazzotech Bianco tile by Casalgrande Padana
Independent local designers are opening up their studios during Helsinki Design Week to demystify their creative processes, explains festival programme director Anni Korkman in this interview. More about "Lots of design festivals only present the end result" says Helsinki Design Week's Anni Korkman
Designer Sabine Marcelis has teamed up with Dutch stone supplier SolidNature to create a water fountain in Amsterdam's biggest and most famous park. More about Sabine Marcelis stacks reclaimed onyx slabs for fountain in Amsterdam's Vondelpark
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More about Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
Local design firm Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a large table made from mycelium inset with openings for custom glassware for the Collectible design fair in New York. More about Fefostudio and Kamilla Csegzi create mycelium-based Ephemeral Table
Dezeen Showroom: stone-look tiles are given a detailed 3D surface treatment in Italian brand Marazzi's Mystone Berici collection, which includes a floral decor option. More about Mystone Berici tiles by Marazzi
From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year's Burning Man event in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla. More about Ten architectural installations from Burning Man 2024
London-based artist Suh Do Ho has collaborated with electronics brand LG OLED to create digital versions of his late father Suh Se Ok's abstract ink paintings, as revealed in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about LG OLED and artist Suh Do Ho present transparent digital works at Frieze Seoul