Futureobjekt, the inaugural collectible design salon held within Melbourne Art Fair, gathered some of Australia's most forward-thinking designers to present contemporary design and crafted objects. More about Ten highlights from Melbourne Art Fair's first collectible design salon
Dezeen Showroom: American studio Union Design and brand KFI Studios have put a characterful twist on classic bentwood furniture in this collection of chairs and tables. More about Silva collection by Union Design for KFI Studios
Art and design duo The Haas Brothers has created the limited-edition Tropa Añejo bottle, a ceramic vessel resembling a fly agaric mushroom with a beaded cap, for drinks brand Tropa Tequila. More about The Haas Brothers top mushroom-shaped tequila bottle with beaded cap
Local curator Raksha Sanikam has inaugurated South Asian furniture gallery House of Santal in a former office space in Midtown Manhattan with an exhibition organised around plinths resembling the central courtyards of historical Indian houses. More about House of Santal dedicates New York gallery to contemporary South Asian design
Cathedral-like concrete halls, menacing bunkers and monumental sculptural buildings were among the settings designed by Quake players for a brutalist-informed collective gaming event. More about Quake Brutalist Jam lets gamers design their own playable concrete worlds
South Korean ceramic designer Jihyun Kim combines elements of myth and magic in her multi-coloured vessels, which she is showing at the Collect 2026 fair at London's Somerset House this week. More about Jihyun Kim uses gloop glaze to create "gravity-defying" Salty Fairy Ring ceramics
Dezeen Showroom: a co-working desk equipped with a "trench" that houses electrical outlets is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about TOT Table by Omelette Editions among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Materials ranging from wood and coiled metal to old tripods and motorcycle headlights were used to craft the pieces on display in the Peso y Presencia exhibition at Madrid Design Festival. More about Madrid Design Festival exhibition challenges era "defined by overproduction"
This week's Dezeen Weekly episode sees us analyse Jony Ive and Marc Newson's interiors for the first electric Ferrari and whether the design signals a revival of the physical button. More about Have we passed peak touchscreen?
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese bathroom brand Toto has released its Washlet product in two new colourways. It combines bidet and toilet functionalities, and features enhanced hygiene technology and comfort settings. More about Washlet by Toto
With climate change threatening ski towns around the world, recent design graduate Tanay Wadodkar has created a small-scale geoengineering intervention in the form of snow-generating stickers. More about Snow-generating stickers help fight climate change effects in ski resorts
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a gridded Trolley Bag designed for Lidl. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Trolley Bag designed for Lidl by Nik Bentel
Dezeen Showroom: a wooden outer shell contains a pillowy inner seat in this chair, designed by Italian duo Lucidi Pevere for Connection, a sub-brand of furniture company Flokk. More about Oko chair by Lucidi Pevere for Connection
Architecture is the discipline at the core of creative Simone Brewster's multidisciplinary projects, she tells Dezeen in this interview following the opening of her debut exhibition at London's Design Museum. More about "Architecture has informed all the ways I approach design" says Simone Brewster
Furniture vendor Rarify has exhibited 60 pieces of SOM furniture, artifacts and photography across two floors of a New York shop, for the first-ever exhibition devoted to the furniture work of the iconic architecture studio. More about Rarify exhibition in New York features largest collection of SOM furniture
"Calm technology" is all the rage but big tech companies are leveraging the concept to distract from the ways their business models cause us harm, writes Rima Sabina Aouf. More about "Big Tech is using design philosophy as a smokescreen"
Designer Nik Bentel used the humble shopping trolley as his inspiration for the Trolley Bag, designed for supermarket Lidl as a "twist on the everyday food shop experience". More about Nik Bentel crafts gridded Trolley Bag for supermarket Lidl from stainless steel
Inspired by local microbreweries, London-based start-up Arda Biomaterials has made a plastic-free leather alternative by altering the protein structures in brewer's spent grain. More about Arda transforms beer waste into plastic-free faux leather
Dezeen Showroom: woven backrests bring a sense of island tranquility to this outdoor seating system created by architect Antonio Citterio for Italian brand Flexform. More about Oasis seating system by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
To celebrate the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has reimagined curling stones as a playful, dual-function snack bowl. More about Gustaf Westman designs tongue-in-cheek Curling Bowl