The design arm of creative agency Mother has released a floating sofa with an integrated paddle and emergency flares as part of New York design week, in a tongue-in-cheek critique of climate change complacency. More about Flood-proof Bliss sofa turns into emergency life raft
As part of NYCxDesign, Dezeen teamed up with women's body and hair care brand Flamingo to host and livestream a talk exploring how to design products for the wellbeing of women. More about Watch a live talk on designing for women's wellbeing during NYCxDesign
Dezeen Showroom: taking cues from Brutalist design, Australian designer Ross Gardam has released a lamp composed of blocky geometric shapes made from cast crystal glass. More about Vestige lamp by Ross Gardam
Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its sixth annual craft prize, currently on show as part of an exhibition presenting all the shortlisted projects during NYCxDesign. More about Needle-felted chair and spiky ceramic egg feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition
An expert panel including designer Sebastian Cox and architect Rikke Juul Gram advocated for a regenerative approach to design and architecture in the second episode of our new Climate Salon podcast series with SketchUp. More about Regenerative design is "making habitats better" says Sebastian Cox in Climate Salon podcast
British designer Samuel Ross is exhibiting a series of massive furniture pieces made from stone, metal and wood at Friedman Benda gallery for NYCxDesign, representing his lived experience of the African diaspora in the UK. More about Samuel Ross references modernist playgrounds and housing blocks for Coarse
Dezeen is hosting events with several international brands during NYCxDesign, with talks and social events throughout the city, including conversations with Tom Dixon and Luca Nichetto and parties with Japanese brand Muji and local design gallery TRNK. More about Dezeen teams up with WantedDesign, Muji, Lladró and more for New York's design week
Dezeen Showroom: design duo and brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have created a sleek wooden dining table for Japanese furniture brand Koyori that "rethinks modelled plywood furniture". More about Usurai table by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Koyori
Dezeen Showroom: British furniture manufacturer Allermuir has released a stackable plywood stool named Ooty, created by London-based design duo SmithMatthias. More about Ooty stool by Allermuir
Designer Mac Collins is among those exhibiting works at the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which celebrates how global diasporic communities design space. More about British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale encapsulates "the incredible diversity we experience in Britain everyday"
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss reflected on Flemish landscapes and identity to create the Heritage collection of tactile carpet tiles. More about Heritage carpet tiles by Ruben De Reu for Modulyss
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Studio Snoop's unveiling of Tilly Talbot, the "world's first AI designer", at Milan design week. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features "world's first AI designer"
This week, New York's design week returns for another iteration. Here, we have rounded up key shows, talks and installations put on by organisations and brands including NASA, Muji and the Female Design Council. More about Twelve things to do and see during New York's 2023 design week
Dezeen Showroom: a modular light informed by ocean waves and a solar-powered mood lamp that mimics sunlight are among the latest lighting designs to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten illuminating lighting designs featured on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: design duo and brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have created a solid oak dining table for Japanese furniture brand Koyori, which is characterised by its simplicity. More about Nei table by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Koyori
The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in Reykjavík's latest exhibition highlights Icelandic designs for the home. Curator Sigríður Sigujónsdóttir picks seven intriguing works from the show that opened during DesignMarch. More about At Home in The Design Museum showcases the "eclectic" work of Icelandic designers
Design practice EcoLogicStudio has turned algae into a biodegradable biopolymer, from which it has "grown" a 3D-printed, 10-metre-tall tree that carries out photosynthesis. More about EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree"
New York's design scene has a breadth and energy that makes NYCxDesign an experience distinct from its European counterparts says the festival's executive director Ilene Shaw ahead of its opening this week. More about "Don't come wearing Milan or European glasses" says NYCxDesign executive director
Dezeen Showroom: designer Ramón Esteve took cues from the cast iron architecture found in New York City to create The Factory outdoor furniture collection, available from Spanish furniture brand Vondom. More about The Factory outdoor furniture collection by Ramón Esteve for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini and designer Alessandro La Spada have released a marble surface named Irish Green, which features vivid white and apple-green veining. More about Irish Green marble by Alessandro La Spada for Antolini