The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of North American Design 2024 – a Dezeen series spotlighting design stars in the region. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the launch of North American Design 2024
The Loughborough University Degree Show 2024, How Do You Feel New York? and An Exhibition of Architectural Works are among the current and upcoming academic exhibitions featured in Dezeen Events Guide. More about Six upcoming school shows from Dezeen Events Guide
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. More about SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"
Studio Mike and Maaike has worked with California start-up Quilt to create a design-led heat pump system, to make it more appealing for people to switch their homes to low-carbon heating and cooling. More about Quilt launches whole-home heat pump system with "thoughtful design"
An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. More about "Public technology sculpture" The Portal shut down after "inappropriate behaviour"
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Parador has introduced a herringbone variation of Modular One, its eco-focused flooring. More about Modular One herringbone flooring by Parador
Chairs with high heels for feet feature in this seating collection from French designers Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Louboutin, meant to reflect "female individuality". More about Christian Louboutin and Pierre Yovanovitch perch chairs on legs informed by "iconic women"
Each year at DesignMarch, Iceland sets out to prove that being a remote island with a tiny population isn't a barrier to having a thriving design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up the highlights of the 2024 festival. More about Eight highlights from DesignMarch 2024 in Iceland
In this talk filmed by Dezeen for The Dalmore, Zaha Hadid Architects director Melodie Leung explains how she worked with the Scottish distiller to create a rare edition of its single malt whisky. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and The Dalmore create rare whisky "imbued with life experiences"
London's Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand's past. More about Aram and Max Radford Gallery showcase emerging designers in Now 4 Then exhibition
Promotion: a pressure-technology waistcoat by Janne Kreimer that aims to tackle anxiety and depression has won the 2024 Rimowa Design Prize. More about Winner of the 2024 Rimowa Design Prize revealed
Electronics accessory brand Casetify has launched a series of public art installations in five cities around the world using recycled phone cases as the key material. More about Casetify launches global installations made out of recycled phone cases
Works by Fernando Laposse, Paul Cocksedge and Studio Raw Material were among those shown as part of New York gallery Friedman Benda's group exhibition highlighting sustainable approaches to design. More about Designers at New York exhibition showcase "poetic responses" to mass extraction
To kick off our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent furniture and object designers in North America, we showcase 10 studios creating unique objects in Detroit, Michigan. More about Ten studios leading Detroit's design scene in 2024
Sportswear brand Nike has designed the Metamorph Poncho, a lightweight multi-layered raincoat that can be reconfigured as a tent for camping. More about Nike's Metamorph Poncho transforms from coat to camping tent
Insects are an unlikely "collaborator" in British designer William Eliot's Digested Objects stool, which was shaped by plastic-eating mealworms as they gnawed their way through blocks of polystyrene. More about Plastic-eating mealworms "collaborate" in stool design by William Eliot
From a furniture show in a former high-end sex shop to an homage to Dutch brickwork in New York by designer Floris Wubben, we've rounded up key shows and installations taking place during NYCxDesign 2024. More about Eleven things to do and see during NYCxDesign 2024
Dezeen Showroom: Belgium-based flooring brand Modulyss has showcased a range of carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including a collection informed by motifs found in nature. More about Dynamic carpet tiles by Modulyss are listed on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: bathroom brand Grohe hosted an installation named Aquatecture at this year's Milan Design Week, situated in the courtyard of the neoclassical Palazzo Reale. More about Grohe unveils installation showcasing the "powerful connection of water in architecture"
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Carnegie Acoustic Solutions has launched a new collection of high-performance, sustainable acoustic products called Hyper Sonic. More about Hyper Sonic collection by Carnegie Acoustic Solutions