American architecture studio NBBJ has collaborated with American musician Flea to design a playground on a public housing complex in Los Angeles. More about NBBJ and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers create LA playground
A Mitsubishi Corporation cargo ship has embarked on its first wind-powered voyage after being retrofitted with two rigid 37.5-metre-tall sails, in what could mark a crucial step towards decarbonising the maritime industry. More about Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship charts course for greener shipping
Italian sports carmaker Lamborghini has shared its Lanzador concept car – a look ahead at the company's first all-electric vehicle, which is set to go into production from 2028. More about Lamborghini unveils concept for first all-electric car
Industrial design student Avia Revivi has designed a biodegradable toilet paper named O-SOW, which integrates seeds to encourage plant growth. More about Seeded toilet paper encourages plants to grow with human-waste fertiliser
Wearable health trackers for pets, AI-powered clip-on cameras for the visually impaired and a wildfire detection system are among 11 designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge. More about Eleven innovative designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge
A huge tube of light forms a series of arches in this installation created by design studio Objects of Common Interest for this year's Italian Capital of Culture. More about Objects of Common Interest installs snake-like light in Bergamo piazza
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the first food made from plastic waste by designer Eleonora Ortolani. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "incredible" ice cream made from plastic
Visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor discusses how she is translating her digital design work into built architecture projects for the first time in this interview. More about "Not having architectural education makes you find different solutions" says Charlotte Taylor
Dezeen Showroom: this roundup presents red, blue and yellow furniture, lighting and products designed to energise interiors with splashes of vivid colours. More about Nine primary coloured products that add a playful touch to spaces
New York-based studio Agency—Agency has collaborated with local studio SHEEEP to design stormwater gardens underneath an expressway in Toronto. More about Agency—Agency and SHEEEP design stormwater gardens underneath Toronto expressway
Central Saint Martins graduate Arianna Pezzano has developed a way to make nipple prosthetics from keratin extracted from hair lost during chemotherapy, to help breast cancer patients "regain a sense of wholeness". More about BioProsthesis uses human hair to create prosthetic nipples for breast cancer patients
Designer Eleonora Ortolani has created what she believes to be the first food made from plastic waste, as part of her final-year project at Central Saint Martins. More about Eleonora Ortolani recycles plastic into vanilla ice-cream
Concave chairs like Arne Jacobsen's Egg and Eero Saarinen's Womb don't meet today's definition of good design, according to the founders of design studio Pearson Lloyd. More about "Egg chair would not be designed today" say Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd
Fifteen innovative designs have been shortlisted for Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition, which called for concepts that reimagine the future of luxury retail. More about Fifteen designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
Materials can become a much bigger part of our everyday lives and the way we see the world if people are willing to give up mass production, Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Materials "have so much more to give" says Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum
Designer Aphra Hallam has created the Zera Cooling Crescent, a wearable device designed to relieve the hot flushes women can experience during menopause. More about Aphra Hallam creates wearable cooling device to relieve menopause symptoms
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture. More about Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
Dezeen Showroom: from sleek office chairs to characterful wooden stools, we've spotlighted six furniture pieces by designers and craftspeople in the US. More about Six items of furniture that add to America's history of furniture making
Royal College of Art graduate Zhaodi Feng has created an interactive toolkit named Promptac, which allows users to input prompts to AI image generators using hand movements rather than text. More about Promptac toolkit lets users modify AI designs with hand gestures and real-world materials
Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany's Arrée mountains last summer, Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of the region's historic Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brasparts as part of a full restoration. More about Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany