Dezeen Showroom: rounded, tubular aluminium elements make up the Tuba chair, designed by Samuel Wilkinson for Spanish outdoor brand Diabla. More about Tuba dining chair by Samuel Wilkinson for Diabla
Dezeen Showroom: a chair with a timber frame that pays homage to traditional Thai buildings is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Sala chair by Ülii Design Studio among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Brooklyn-based designer Jessica Thies has developed a concept for a shoe that is printed with ink containing living algae capable of absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. More about Jessica Thies designs "living footwear" capable of absorbing carbon dioxide
Tech company Nothing has made modularity and customisation two big selling points for its first budget-conscious phone, the CMF Phone 1, which was launched today. More about Nothing brings modularity to budget smartphones with CMF Phone 1
Dezeen Showroom: designer Tianning Zhao highlights the beauty of both light and shadow in this portable and versatile lamp, which can be used indoors and outdoors. More about Astral lamp by Tianning Zhao
As monocultures continue to spread sameness throughout the human and natural world, Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter set out ways that designers can ensure they maintain creative diversity. More about "'Ideadiversity' may be at an all-time low"
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has created the Duho Pavilion within the grounds of a ruined hotel on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. More about Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden
Swedish maker Love Hultén has collaborated with the country's Way Out West music festival to create the Future Fan Stage for an audience of sperm and eggs awaiting IVF. More about Love Hultén creates tiny music stage for crowd of sperm and eggs
Dezeen and Bentley have partnered for the second year running to launch a global competition calling for pioneering proposals that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. More about Bentley and Dezeen launch Start Something Powerful Competition
Global furniture brand Haworth showcased furniture designs by Bill Carroll, Common Object and Sam Klemick at their Chicago showroom during NeoCon 2024 as revealed in this reel created for the brand by Dezeen. More about Haworth debuts furniture designed for a circular economy at NeoCon 2024
Dezeen Showroom: colour takes centre stage in Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana's Brickworks Nuances collection, which includes a vibrant blue-green called Verde Persia. More about Brickworks Nuances Verde Persia tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Designer Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios has transformed India Mahdavi's Paris gallery into a silver-coloured space where visitors can play table tennis in the lead-up to the 2024 Olympic Games. More about India Mahdavi and Crosby Studios create reflective ping pong parlour in Paris
Dezeen Showroom: Australian manufacturer Kaolin Surfaces has introduced a new Next Generation finish for its stone-look tiles, replicating the texture of veins and cracks. More about Next Generation tile surface by Kaolin Surfaces
Set designers Shirin Naveed, Shankho Chaudhuri and Esha Sikander created a mini-nightclub for this year's Glastonbury festival that only played music from South Asian artists. More about Pulp sci-fi and tropical modernism inform Glastonbury's first dedicated South Asian stage
Designer Bunny Christie created an ambiguous, white-tiled structure that could be a swimming pool, the inside of a TV or a jumbo pill as the set for the play People, Places and Things, which tells the story of a recovering addict. More about Bunny Christie's People, Places and Things set symbolises protagonist's "dislocation with reality"
Dezeen Showroom: a look reminiscent of dramatic landscapes is created by Italian company Antolini's Patagonia Original "Extra" surface, which consists of specially processed natural minerals. More about Patagonia Original "Extra" surface by Antolini
Maritime transport firm Vessev has developed a fully electric boat that uses hydrofoil technology to reduce energy consumption by up to 90 per cent. More about Vessev launches electric hydrofoil ferry that "flies above the waves"
Dezeen Showroom: this roundup collates seven products, items of furniture and homewares listed on Dezeen Showroom that are rendered in rich brown tones. More about Seven brown furnishings and fittings for down-to-earth interiors
Hong Kong design studio Raskh has developed the Leverage watch, which features a patented mechanism that reveals a hidden bottle opener concealed in the case body. More about Raskh launches "world's first" watch with built-in bottle opener
The Barbie dolls and Dreamhouses featured in Barbie: The Exhibition at London's Design Museum reflect shifts in visual culture over the famed toy's 65 years. More about Barbie exhibition aims to show toy is "worthy proposition from a design point of view"