As part of London Design Festival, Dezeen teamed up with Istituto Marangoni to host a talk with the school's art director Giulio Cappellini on sustainability and its place in design education. More about Watch a talk with Giulio Cappellini on sustainability in design education
Reclaimed architectural timber and wood from a felled street tree form the furnishings of two hotel suites that designer Jan Hendzel has revamped for London's Town Hall Hotel in time for London Design Festival. More about Jan Hendzel tracks down "super special" London timbers to overhaul Town Hall Hotel suites
Architect Mále Uribe has unveiled the Salt Imaginaries exhibition of works created from discarded salt from lithium extraction in the Atacama Desert, Chile. More about Mále Uribe unveils salt mural made from lithium-extraction waste
Dezeen Showroom: Norwegian studio Anderssen & Voll has designed the Inland sofa for furniture brand &Tradition, which aims to combine elements of Italian luxury and Scandinavian minimalism. More about Inland sofa by Anderssen and Voll for &Tradition
Promotion: to mark six decades since Swiss watchmaker Rado launched its hallmark DiaStar watch, designer Alfredo Häberli has updated the timepiece with a hexagonal glass front and interchangeable straps. More about Alfredo Häberli reimagines Rado's "practically indestructible" DiaStar Original watch for its 60th anniversary
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Mara has released a stackable chair, which is both 100 per cent recycled and recyclable, according to the brand. More about Loto Recycled chair by Mara
Dezeen Showroom: founder of South Korean furniture brand Kobeomsuk Furniture Beomsuk Ko has designed a collection of storage furniture named Live Edge that celebrates the natural grain of wood. More about Live Edge furniture collection by Beomsuk Ko for Kobeomsuk Furniture
Designer James Shaw has created an installation of clashing furniture to poke fun at the disagreements that can arise when couples move in together, which is on display as part of London Design Festival. More about Two Kettles, No Sofa installation playfully explores tensions between cohabiting couples
Promotion: the Oslo Architecture Triennale will return in September 2022 with "Mission Neighbourhood", a programme exploring how to create diverse, inclusive and sustainable urban development. More about Oslo Architecture Triennale returns in 2022 with Mission Neighbourhood
Sculptural totems in different materials, colours and sizes were exhibited at this year's Lake Como Design Festival, where the neolithic-informed objects enjoyed a revival. More about Seven totemic designs at Lake Como Design Festival
The design industry has joined several others in declaring a climate emergency. Design Declares organiser Alexie Sommer explains the background to the launch and what the movement hopes to achieve. More about "Declaring a climate emergency is just the beginning of the journey"
Dezeen Showroom: graphic designer and illustrator Clara von Zweigbergk has created the Crochet rugs for Gan, combining the inherent warmth of the knitting technique with a playful approach to shape and colour. More about Crochet rug collection by Clara von Zweigbergk for Gan
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Marazzi has designed a range of tiles that mimic traditional wallpaper in geometric and natural-motif patterns. More about Momenti wall tiles by Marazzi
Partners at design consultancy Pentagram have created a collection of contemporary tiles and objects for Mallorcan tile brand Huguet, which is on show at London Design Festival and includes glow-in-the-dark tiles. More about Designers experiment with traditional tile-making techniques for Pentagram x Huguet collection
The sun offers an endless source of energy but solar technology is being held back by manufacturing limitations, says Dutch scientist and professor Wim C Sinke in this interview. More about Solar power's potential limited unless "you do everything perfectly" says solar scientist
Dezeen Showroom: London-based furniture brand Yasemin Toygar has launched its debut collection at London Design Festival, presenting a series of three sculptural poufs called Plato. More about Plato poufs by Yasemin Toygar
London studio Pearson Lloyd and Britain's Design Council are among the founding signatories of Design Declares, a new campaign launched at London Design Festival to help UK designers tackle their environmental footprint. More about Design Declares campaign unites studios "fed up" with industry's lack of climate action
Promotion: technology brand HP has invited designers and architects to present a series of talks discussing how forward-thinking design can better meet user needs. More about HP hosts webinar series on architects and designers that "are helping to build a better world"
To reflect the restrictive winemaking regulations in the French region of Bordeaux, Norwegian studio OlssønBarbieri set itself constraints when coming up with a playful brand identity and packaging design for the winery Château Picoron. More about OlssønBarbieri plays with Bordeaux wine rules in Château Picoron rebrand
A rattan cast created to protect the damaged wing of a toy puffin and a fractured plate held together with steel staples feature in R for Repair, an exhibition of repaired objects presented at the V&A museum as part of London Design Festival. More about R for Repair London exhibition features "sympathetic" repairs to sentimental objects