US tech startup Laero has unveiled a compact water treatment system at Dutch Design Week, which it claims can be installed under any sink to recycle up to 80 per cent of the water. More about Laero develops at-home system for turning wastewater into drinking water
An exhibition showcasing designs by French designers and Mexican artisans as well as a retrospective on local studio EWE's work were on show during Mexico City's annual design festival. More about Ten noteworthy exhibitions from Design Week Mexico 2023
A conceptual wildfire detection system powered by renewable energy and composed of recycled Samsung smartphones has been named the winner of the Re:Create Design Challenge. More about Wildfire detection concept wins Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge
A running shoe designed for use on Mars and a meditative water installation feature in this video by Dezeen, which showcases student projects from Design Academy Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week. More about Design Academy Eindhoven graduates showcase work at Dutch Design Week
Design collective Dutch Invertuals created an installation that encourages visitors to find beauty in the simple things at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Slow-motion Flow fountain seeks to "mesmerise" spectators away from their phones
A group of design graduates from London's Royal College of Art have come up with a way to make RFID tags entirely from paper, with no metal or silicon components in a bid to cut down on waste from single-use electronics. More about PulpaTronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags
Design student Willem Zwiers has salvaged second-hand books and used them to form a small furniture collection, currently on show at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate show at Dutch Design Week. More about Willem Zwiers melds second-hand books together to form marbled furniture
German designer Basse Stittgen has developed two methods for transforming lignin, an under-used plant-based polymer, into functional objects. More about Basse Stittgen creates "remade wood" objects using tree-based bioplastic
Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum is rethinking the archetypal gift shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. More about Customers exchange urine for soap at Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop
Dezeen Showroom: Lithuania-based international office furniture manufacturer Narbutas has featured a selection of its workplace furnishings on Dezeen Showroom throughout 2023. More about Narbutas lists workplace furniture and storage on Dezeen Showroom
Aiming to bridge the worlds of human and robotic construction, product design engineer Jasper Mallinson has created a wearable CNC machine that he believes could one day be used on worksites to help realise parametric designs. More about British student's wearable CNC machine gives makers "superhuman" abilities
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of textural carpet tiles informed by knitwear is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Desso and Patricia Urquiola carpet tiles by Tarkett among new products on Dezeen Showroom
A group of Rhode Island School of Design graduate students have created design projects and a research database examining a majority Black neighbourhood that was destroyed in the 19th century. More about Snowtown Project creates graphics representing destroyed Black neighbourhood
Air raids, electricity outages and zero commercial flights have been some of the obstacles facing the organisers of Dysarium, which will be the largest design event to be held in Ukraine since the Russian invasion when it takes place next week. More about Ukrainian designers hold Dysarium conference to "inspire and unite"
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of carpet tiles designed to mimic the way landscapes fade into each other is among the latest surfaces to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Six surfaces and tiles designed to enhance floors in interiors
Dezeen Showroom: produced in workshops in Istanbul, Turkish brand Karoistanbul's cement tiles create striking mosaics when laid in sequence. More about Cement tiles by Karoistanbul
Production designer Jack Fisk built a railway station from scratch and researched historic documents to recreate early 20th-century Oklahoma in his sets for Martin Scorsese's new film Killers of the Flower Moon. More about Production design makes you "feel like a detective" says Killers of the Flower Moon designer Jack Fisk
Tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2023 party to celebrate this year's winners are now on sale. Book now to secure your place at our reduced early-bird rate! More about Dezeen Awards 2023 party tickets on sale!
Promotion: Colmar has commissioned Guatemalan-Amercian artist Joshua Vides to reimagine best-selling pieces from the skiing brand's archive to celebrate its 100th anniversary. More about Joshua Vides designs trompe l'oeil fashion collection for Colmar's centenary
Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Narbutas has released the Choice modular locker system with the aim of keeping offices tidy and aesthetically appealing. More about Choice lockers by Narbutas