In collaboration with Colorado-based Prometheus Materials, architecture studio SOM has created a spiral installation made of bio-bricks for the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about SOM creates spiral of algae bricks for Chicago Architecture Biennial installation
Dezeen Showroom: first created in 1988, Spanish brand Expormim and studio Lievore Altherr Molina are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Lapala chair with an updated woven version. More about Lapala 25th anniversary chair by Lievore Altherr Molina for Expormim
Dezeen Showroom: designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte for Parla, the Palm A chair is created to be used both inside and outdoors. More about Palm A chair by Jean-Michel Wilmotte for Parla
Social enterprise Goldfinger has launched its bespoke Tate Modern furniture collection made from fallen trees at London Design Festival. More about Goldfinger launches ash furniture that lets people "own a piece of Tate Modern"
Dezeen Showroom: Italian ceramics brand Atlas Concorde has created a collection of marble-effect porcelain stoneware named Marvel Onyx, informed by the luminosity and veined surfacing of natural onyx stone. More about Marvel Onyx surfaces by Atlas Concorde
Designers and brands must get thinking now about the simple, immediate changes that can make their products more accessible to people living with disabilities, writes Luc Speisser of Landor & Fitch. More about "People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs"
Amsterdam-based Studio Lentala has designed the Rom & Lupa chairs to improve children's physical and mental health. More about Studio Lentala designs playful children's chairs to "enable active sitting"
Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint. More about Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Dezeen Showroom: flooring brand Tarkett has launched a new collection of fully recyclable carpet tiles that aims to give the impression of "walking through nature's landscapes and thriving gardens". More about Desso Fuse Landscape carpet tiles by Tarkett
Designer Rio Kobayashi has created a London Design Festival "living room" filled with objects he created with the help of artist and designer friends. More about Rio Kobayashi's first solo show features tuna table and totem speakers
Digitally shrink-wrapped skin, armrests salvaged from parks and "frozen" resin featured in Prototype/In Process, an exhibition of seating presented by virtual magazine Chair of Virtue during London Design Festival. More about Chair of Virtue presents experimental seating at London Design Festival
Geodesic domes containing projections of AI-rendered images depicting "ideal eco futures" feature at the Earth Edition exhibition held in California. More about "Solarpunk" installations feature at Earth Edition festival in California
Promotion: Italian wellness brand Effe has launched a number of new saunas for 2023, including the Aladdin sauna and the Natural modular cubicle, which is available as a sauna, hammam or infrared sauna. More about Effe launches two new saunas for the home
Dezeen Showroom: a selection of brands based in Thailand have listed their furniture and accessories on Dezeen Showroom, including chairs that celebrate both Thai craft and native timber. More about Thai Trade presents six award-winning furniture designs
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's last work, is being recycled by Parley for the Oceans, which will turn it into tents and sun shades for use during the 2024 Olympics and other events in Paris. More about Parley for the Oceans to recycle Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped
Dezeen Showroom: British company Karndean Designflooring has released its latest take on oak flooring with the Korlok Regent luxury vinyl tile collection, promising a realistic alternative to natural wood. More about Korlok Regent flooring by Karndean Designflooring
Costume designer Ane Crabtree drew on the style of New York City's Washington Heights neighbourhood and created a coat to function as "a house that you wear on the street" for Apple TV+ series The Changeling, she tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Ane Crabtree designs The Changeling costumes as a "respectful nod to Black history"
Designer Giles Tettey Nartey has presented a communal bench as part of a POOR Collective exhibition at the London Design Festival, with an intricately carved surface that doubles as a game board. More about Giles Tettey Nartey reimagines traditional West African bench as giant game of Oware
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of storage informed by the colourful and bold designs of the postmodernism movement is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Linea range by Porro among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Singapore Design Week exhibition Emerge has presented work ranging from handcraft to 3D-printed furniture by over 50 designers from across Southeast Asia. More about Emerge exhibition showcases Southeast Asian design at Singapore Design Week