Dezeen Showroom: French fireplace brand Focus has extended its collection of Ergofocus fireplaces to include a design that produces holographic flames. More about Ergofocus Holographik fireplace by Focus
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect and designer Paolo Pampanoni has created the Zedo desk for workplace furniture brand Narbutas, which aims to bring warmth and personality to the workspace. More about Zedo desk by Paolo Pampanoni for Narbutas
Danish architecture studio BIG has created a sculptural installation in Copenhagen, Denmark, to mark Queen Margrethe II's 50th Jubilee. More about BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight "importance of gender equality"
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More about Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More about University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
Promotion: global smart device brand OPPO has introduced ColorOS 13, an operating system designed to have a water-like fluidity. More about OPPO debuts Android-based operating system called ColorOS 13 with aquamorphic design
Architecture studio BIG has collaborated with jewellery company Georg Jensen to create a necklace for Queen Margrethe II to mark her 50th Jubilee. More about BIG designs necklace for the Queen of Denmark to "be part of history for years to come"
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Marco Gallegos has created a timeless pedestal fan for German furnishing brand Ttato, which is made from timber and aluminium. More about Aura fan by Marco Gallegos for Ttato
Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has launched its latest model X Shore 1, which was designed to be lighter and less expensive that its predecessors in a bid to bring electric boating to a larger audience. More about X Shore launches "more affordable" electric boat to rival fossil-fuel vessels
London-based Tawbox studio intended to reflect our fractured world by creating a set design featuring an aluminium heart that shattered and came back together during recent shows by British rapper Dave. More about "Heart that captures a moment in time" forms centrepiece of set design for rapper Dave
Dezeen Showroom: an undulating sofa that mimics the shape of a clover leaf and a modular couch system are the latest statement sofas to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eight colourful sofas that make a visual statement
London Design Festival, Tallinn Architecture Biennale and Arquiteturas Film Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
In this week's comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era's proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. More about "Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail" says commenter
British company MysteryVibe has developed a sex toy that can be slipped over the penis to help the wearer achieve and maintain an erection while also stimulating their partner during intercourse. More about Tenuto 2 is a wearable vibrator designed to tackle erectile dysfunction
Type foundry Typotheque has created a series of new typefaces and proposed changes to the way that digital characters are encoded to make it easier for Canadian Indigenous communities to write digitally in their own languages. More about Typotheque typography project aims to protect Indigenous languages from "digital extinction"
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying fashion at university? Check out six fashion courses available at universities located in the UK, Austria and the USA featured on Dezeen Courses. More about Six fashion courses that teach design, marketing and technology
Promotion: Hong Kong watch brand Matte Works is launching its first product – a solar-powered timepiece called Solution-01 with an interchangeable strap. More about Matte Works launches watch informed by "sci-fi-like" solar energy plants
Architecture practice Studio AX has showcased the potential of biomaterials with a timber and hemp pavilion at Chart Art Fair, which is captured in this video created as part of the Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Studio AX aims to highlight potential of biomaterials with Danish fairytale-informed pavilion
Danish studio Rex Skov Arkitekter aims to explore the potential of seaweed as a sustainable building material with its Biosack pavilion at Copenhagen's Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this video produced for the Dezeen x ChartArt Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Rex Skov Arkitekter tops Chart Art Fair pavilion with seaweed roof
Dezeen Showroom: designer Alexander Lotersztain has created a stool named Volar for Australian furniture brand Derlot, which is characterised by its cantilevering wooden seat. More about Volar stool by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot