Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor has created a sideboard informed by both architectural construction and a children's comic book. More about Elephant sideboard by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor
The best way to land exciting design commissions is to be proactive about pitching ideas to brands, according to Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken. More about "Most of my projects are self-initiated" says Daniel Rybakken
The sofa is reimagined as a reconfigurable hammock in this concept presented at Stockholm Design Week by electronics brand Samsung and design studio Form Us With Love. More about Form Us With Love and Samsung replace the sofa with textile "watching platform"
Spanish fashion brand Loewe collaborated with French metal artist Elie Hirsch to create a series of pewter and copper jackets in bulbous silhouettes for its Autumn Winter 2023 collection. More about Loewe and Elie Hirsch create "reductionist" copper and pewter jackets
A pyramidal staircase and delicate washi accents feature in the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition created by Shohei Shigematsu to explore connections between the fashion house and Japan. More about OMA creates "stage for storytelling" for Dior exhibition in Tokyo
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Missana has released the Twin Moon seating collection, which includes armchairs and sofas informed by a lunar phenomenon. More about Twin Moon seating by Pepe Albargues for Missana
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Derlot founder Alexander Lotersztain, the Homework collection features modular seating and workbooths designed to bring a feeling of comfort to the office. More about Homework seating collection by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot
Although the year has just begun, 2023 has seen sideways-driving, colour-changing and pepper-spray-emitting cars unveiled. Here are five of the most unusual cars of 2023 so far. More about Five unusual cars unveiled in 2023
An anthropologist and an architect from University College London have collaborated on a unique way to preserve endangered languages – by capturing their character in the form of 3D-printed objects. More about UCL researchers translate endangered languages into 3D-printed objects
American designer Rick Owens combined architectural shapes with Victorian silhouettes at its Autumn Winter 2023 show, which was presented on a runway built from industrial materials inside a smoke-filled Palais de Tokyo. More about Rick Owens references architectural silhouettes on industrial runway at Palais de Tokyo
Interior architect Jonas Bohlin has designed a bar featuring a wall made from dress shirts and a ceiling decorated with emergency blankets at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Jonas Bohlin and Christine Ingridsdotter create reusable Underbar as a "landscape of dreams"
French creative studio Matière Noire used 1.3 tonnes of vintage clothing, compressed into three rectangular towers, to decorate the runway of Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week. More about Eight-metre-high clothing towers rise above Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 runway
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish designer Johan Ansander has designed a chair for furniture brand Blå Station that is lightweight and made entirely from timber. More about Om chair by Johan Ansander for Blå Station
Swedish furniture designer Emma Olbers has created the Now or Never – 1kg CO2e exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair to showcase the climate impact of materials commonly used in architecture and furniture design. More about Now or Never exhibition visualises the carbon emissions of common materials
Automotive brand Nissan has collaborated with sportswear company New Balance to create the Kicks 327 – a car that resembles a trainer. More about Nissan's Kicks 327 looks like a giant drivable trainer
British heritage brand Burberry has unveiled a logo that uses an equestrian knight motif that was created for the brand over 100 years ago along with a serif typeface. More about Burberry unveils "archive-inspired" charging knight logo
Design practice Studio Bound has created an installation at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to communicate the idea that all of Mecca can be considered a mosque. More about Studio Bound envisions City as a Mosque for Islamic Arts Biennale
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station and designer Johan Ansander have created a cushy upholstered version of the 2021 wooden Maximus easy chair. More about Max easy chair by Johan Ansander for Blå Station
Italian fashion start-up Cap_able has launched a collection of knitted clothing that protects the wearer's biometric data without the need to cover their face. More about Cap_able blocks facial recognition software with knitted clothing
Masa Gallery has announced the opening of its permanent gallery in a heritage building in Mexico City where installations as well as a repository of work from past shows will be held. More about "Nomadic" design gallery Masa opens permanent location in CDMX