Promotion: London Design Festival's thought leadership programme the Global Design Forum will return next week and Dezeen readers can enjoy half-price tickets. More about London Design Festival's Global Design Forum returns to provoke debate in 2022
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile manufacturer Marazzi has expanded its range of Lume tiles to include a new size format and vibrant new colour options. More about Lume tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lualdi has designed Rasovetro 55s, an internal door with glazed panels designed to celebrate the qualities of glass. More about Rasovetro 55s door by Lualdi
US company Ubiquitous Energy has invented a thin coating that turns windows into transparent solar panels, providing other ways to harvest renewable energy in buildings beyond rooftop panels. More about Ubiquitous Energy aims to make transparent solar windows a global standard
Dezeen Showroom: Ukrainian furniture brand Furn Object has designed a metal table that combines a minimalist silhouette with hand-crafted metalwork called Liquid Table. More about Liquid Table by Furn Object
Feminine technology brand Elvie has released an updated version of its first breast pump with Elvie Stride, a medical-grade breast pump designed to be "easily integrated" into everyday life. More about Elvie Stride is a hospital-grade breast pump that can be worn under clothes
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying an architecture or design degree at a university in the UK? Check out seven courses based in cities across the country that are featured on Dezeen Courses. More about Seven architecture and design courses based in the UK
Dezeen has teamed up with Neff to commission London studio Emil Eve Architects to design a small contemporary kitchen using the German brand's space-saving appliances, including an oven with a fully retractable oven door. More about Emil Eve Architects designs small kitchen with space-saving Neff appliances that can be easily hidden away
Dezeen Showroom: part of Italian brand Lualdi's Rasomuro collection, the Rasomuro 55s door has invisible hardware that allows it to "assimilate with the wall". More about Rasomuro 55s door by Lualdi
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Tom Chung has created a stackable chair named Fromme for French design brand Petite Friture, which can be used inside and outside. More about Fromme chair by Tom Chung for Petite Friture
An edible building envelope and curved mycelium bricks feature in the curatorial exhibition at this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale in Estonia, which explores the future of architecture through the lens of food. More about Tallinn Architecture Biennale exhibition explores "notion of food both literally and metaphorically"
Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has unveiled a vision to "reupholster our built environment" using a solar-energy-generating textile she is developing with manufacturer Tentech. More about Pauline van Dongen to "create a new aesthetic for buildings" with solar textile
Promotion: Italian furniture company Arper has announced its programme for London Design Festival, which includes presenting the brand's latest collections at its Clerkenwell flagship showroom. More about Arper presents products and events in Clerkenwell for London Design Festival 2022
Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, while PhD student Joycelyn Longdon received the emerging designer title. More about Sandy Powell, Joycelyn Longdon, Indy Johar and Don McCullin named winners of 2022 London Design Medals
Promotion: design studio Garcia Cumini has created a customisable kitchen island for kitchen brand Cesar, which is informed by an ancient Chinese game of geometric shapes that can create "endless figures". More about Cesar's Tangram kitchen island aims to introduce "concept of sinuosity to kitchen design"
Dezeen Showroom: tile manufacturer Marazzi has expanded its grande line of tiles to include an antibacterial surface flecked with veining simulating the look of marble stone. More about The Top Marble Look tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand King has collaborated with designer Charles Wilson to create a segmented sofa with a "relaxed tailored finish" that encapsulates Australian design. More about Zaza modular sofa by Charles Wilson for King
Integrated solar panels could help electric cars rival their fossil-fuel counterparts by making them less reliant on charging points and potentially free to run, says Lightyear's Emanuele Cornagliotti in this interview as part of our Solar Revolution series. More about Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer
Dezeen Showroom: Italian design studio E-ggs created the Not Sofa for True Design for both contract environments and the home. More about Not Sofa by E-ggs for True Design
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kate Treggiden's opinion piece on solar and renewable energy and other top architecture and design stories. More about "People should start living differently" says commenter