Dezeen Showroom: Portuguese furniture brand Royal Stranger has launched a curvy low-lying sofa, which is upholstered in a tactile boucle fabric made from mohair and alpaca wool. More about Embrace Sofa by Royal Stranger
Technology company Google has released the Google Pixel Watch, which is its first smartwatch, has a sleek circular face and includes a Fitbit activity tracker. More about Google combines "smarts and helpfulness" with first smartwatch
Designer Sara Martinsen has created a sculptural object called Red Oak Circuit Presented as part of Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2022, which intends to demonstrate the qualities of American red oak. More about Sara Martinsen creates sculpture that presents the qualities of an underutilised wood species
Designer Ali Shah Gallefoss invited 15 creatives to design their own interpretation of a chair that is suitable for a public space, all of which were presented as a recent exhibition in Oslo, Norway. More about Mixed Seats aims to show "what a chair could be"
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Gaggenau has presented a variety of appliances from its 400 series on Dezeen Showroom, including an oven that cooks with steam. More about A range of appliances by Gaggenau feature on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: designer Sabine Marcelis has teamed up with Swedish brand Hem to create the donut-shaped Boa Pouf, which is upholstered without any seams. More about Sabine Marcelis and Hem create Boa Pouf as a completely seamless donut
Promotion: interior-finishes company Woven Image has expanded its range with four acoustic panels, as well as ceiling tiles and baffles with embossed finishes and tactile patterns. More about Woven Image launches acoustic panels informed by art deco and Japonisme styles
Dezeen Showroom: promising quiet and effective removal of cooking smells, Gaggenau's Vario downdraft ventilation sits flush with the cooktop. More about Vario downdraft ventilation 400 series by Gaggenau
Artist and designer Carl Emil Jacobsen has created a large-scale sculpture made from pigmented found materials, which is highlighted as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft project 2022 collaboration. More about Carl Emil Jacobsen creates sculptural installation coloured by pigments made from found materials
Edible plants were grown in a huge straw and clay sphere for Multispecies Neighbourhoods, an installation at the Oslo Architecture Triennale by local studio Atelier Dalziel. More about Atelier Dalziel creates mini forest of more than 30 edible plants
Furniture designers are in high demand, said British design duo Barber Osgerby at a talk hosted by Dezeen in collaboration with Danish design company Fredericia during London Design Festival. More about Design world needs more graduate designers says Barber Osgerby in talk with Fredericia
Swedish furniture producer Ringvide has designed a collection of wood furniture that is patterned with a marbling colour technique normally used on paper. More about Ringvide adapts paper-colouring technique to create marbled-wood furniture
Dezeen Showroom: designed to create a strong architectural statement, Gaggenau's Vario wine climate cabinet offers a sophisticated way to protect wine from all the disturbances of the outside world. More about Vario wine climate cabinet 400 series by Gaggenau
Dutch designer Boudewijn Buitenhek has built his own solar-powered kettle and coffee-bean roaster, in an experiment that saw him live in an apartment without mains gas or electric for a week. More about Boudewijn Buitenhek builds solar coffee-making tools for life without mains power
Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom brand Bette has created a collection of bathtubs and washbasins informed by the Purism architecture movement. More about Purist bathroom collection by Bette
As part of the Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2022 collaboration, Danish designer Anne Brandhøj has created a chair that explores the line between "functional sculpture and sculptural furnishing". More about Anne Brandhøj designs chair that examines the contrast between raw and finished wood
As women's rights protesters in Iran face violent crackdowns and internet blackouts, we share artworks by ten illustrators and graphic designers from around the world that draw attention to their cause. More about Designers share graphics in solidarity with Iranian women "fighting for their dignity"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features King Charles III's royal monogram. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features King Charles III's royal cypher
Parisian fashion brand Coperni used Fabrican's sprayable, liquid fibre to spray a dress onto a model at its Spring Summer 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week. More about Dress sprayed onto model on Coperni catwalk at Paris Fashion Week
Danish fashion brand Ganni has teamed up with Spanish material research company Pyratex to create a grey clothing collection made from a banana-waste biomaterial. More about Ganni and Pyratex create tracksuit collection made from banana waste