Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has teamed up with Canadian playground design company Earthscape to create a playground structure made of interconnected logs. More about Kengo Kuma and Earthscape create "wooden mountain" playground structure
Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Humanscale has launched the Float Mini desk – a compact sit-stand table designed to fit into any room of the home. More about Float Mini height-adjustable desk by Humanscale
Mobility design studio Springtime Design aimed to avoid some of the pitfalls of e-bikes when developing this two-in-one bicycle for German manufacturer Lemmo. More about Lemmo One bicycle transforms from analogue to electric with a simple attachment
Promotion: Thailand's Department of International Trade Promotion is set to display 25 of the country's strongest artisanal furniture and accessory designs at a number of international design festivals. More about Award-winning Thai furniture to be shown at international design festivals
Architect Daisuke Motogi is presenting his Hackability of the Stool exhibition featuring one hundred alternative ideas for Finnish designer Alvar Aalto's Stool 60 as part of London Design Festival. More about Daisuke Motogi reimagines Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 a hundred times over
Promotion: Italian brand Lithos Design has unveiled four new textures as part of its Pietre Incise wall covering collection, which features three-dimensional surfaces with "infinite perspectives". More about Lithos Design launches four new Pietre Incise textures for wall coverings
More can be done to support emerging designers in London says Jan Hendzel, who curated an exhibition focused on emerging talent at this year's London Design Festival. More about "Emerging talents require nurture" says Jan Hendzel
Designer Summer Chen has combined artificial intelligence and sensor-embedded lingerie to create a "touch-to-text" system generating erotica, developed as part of her studies at the Royal College of Art. More about Haptic lingerie uses AI to craft erotica based on the user's touch
Bacteria were used to grow this one-off edition of the Bou Bag by Danish fashion brand Ganni, made from a leather alternative by London biotech company Modern Synthesis that contains no plastic or petrochemicals. More about Ganni unveils handbag made from bacterial leather at LDF
Hoodies and tailored shorts moulded from plasticine were presented during British fashion brand JW Anderson's Spring Summer 2024 womenswear show at London Fashion Week. More about JW Anderson creates clay-moulded hoodies and shorts at London Fashion Week
New Red Order has opened an exhibition in an empty lot in Queens that invites visitors to become "accomplices" in decolonization through a series of installations. More about Animatronic beaver among New York installations focused on decolonization
Dezeen Showroom: Thailand-based design brand Mobella has created a sofa and armchair designed to mimic physical traits of buffalo. More about Buffo seating collection by Mobella
A lamp made of volcanic rock and a cork chair are among the products exhibited at Lake Como Design Festival that make use of unconventional materials. More about Seven uses of unconventional materials at Lake Como Design Festival
Metro newspapers and Thames debris were used to form this collection of London-centric products, created by local designers as part of the Atelier100 incubator, which is on show at London Design Festival. More about IKEA and H&M's design incubator unveils products by 22 emerging London studios
The Dezeen team are reporting from the 21st edition of London Design Festival in the British capital (16-24 September). Read on for all the coverage from Tuesday 19 September. More about Tuesday from London Design Festival 2023
This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects, including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. More about Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"
Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Astro Lighting has listed a selection of its lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom, including lamps informed by modernist architecture. More about Astro Lighting spotlights five lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom
Montreal-based designer Thom Fougere has created a small collection of ring-shaped benches cut from a single plate of steel and installed in the woods outside of Winnipeg. More about Thom Fougere creates collection of ring-shaped benches for forest floor
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More about Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: the Nara Pendant lighting collection includes a range of neutral-coloured ceiling lights, launched by British brand Astro Lighting. More about Nara Pendant by Astro Lighting