Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Yoshiki Matsuyama for Japanese brand Ambientec, the Cachalot lamp has an abstract, poetic shape loosely inspired by the body of a whale. More about Cachalot lamp by Yoshiki Matsuyama for Ambientec
Dezeen Courses: interested in improving your design skills before starting an architecture or interior design degree? Check out seven courses featured on Dezeen Courses taking place in London, Hong Kong and online. More about Seven courses that prepare students for architecture and interior design degrees
Promotion: the founders of Butlr, an occupancy-sensing platform that captures in real-time the presence and movement of people within a space, said that the data the platform harvests can be used to revolutionise the workplace. More about Butlr's people-sensing platform is designed as Google Analytics for buildings
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. More about Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign
Dezeen Showroom: the classic J39 Mogensen chair from Fredericia has been in continuous production since it was created by the brand's former designer Børge Mogensen 75 years ago under influence from the Shaker movement. More about J39 Mogensen chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla has combined two seating archetypes in the design of its Patoso pouf. More about Patoso pouf by Alejandra Gandia-Blasco for Diabla
To mark this year's Refugee Week, we've rounded up 10 designs that aim to make a positive difference in the lives of refugees. More about Ten designs for the global refugee crisis including shelters and female hygiene inventions
Dezeen Showroom: Danish furniture brand MENU is relaunching Ib Kofod-Larsen's classic and playful design The Penguin Chair, which was originally designed in 1953. More about The Penguin Chair by MENU
Panoramic maps, playful diagrams and layered illustrations feature in Videogame Atlas, a book by research studio You + Pea that highlights the use of architecture in video games. More about Five video games where architecture creates a "lifelike and immersive experience"
Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More about IKEA designs "safe spaces" for children and at-risk refugees fleeing Ukraine
Cologne-based designer Carsten in der Elst has explored how to create furniture from industrial byproducts with his Soft Works collection, which was exhibited at Tableau gallery during the 3 Days of Design festival. More about Carsten in der Elst constructs furniture from aluminium and rubber tubes for Soft Works exhibition
Artists, architects and designers, including SO-IL, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and Roman and Williams, have created numerous birdhouses as part of the For the Birds installation at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More about Architects and designers create 33 conceptual birdhouses for Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Zerogloss has created an easy-to-assemble steel kitchen system with an industrial appearance softened with wood surfaces and matt colours. More about Zerogloss Kitchen by Zerogloss
Dezeen Showroom: Pisa-based designer Roberto Lazzeroni has created a curvy outdoor armchair for Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau, which is designed to "embrace" its user. More about The Secret Garden armchair by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau
Dezeen Showroom: a sofa system distinguished by its square seating modules is among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about RUT seating system by Blå Station among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Over the course of Milan design week, architecture and design studio Dimore Studio transformed its gallery into "a dreamlike space" filled with lighting, furniture and textiles shrouded in plumes of smoke. More about Dimore Studio gives historical Milan palazzo "celestial" makeover
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has collaborated with shoe brand Timberland to create a "floating forest" on the Darsena dock as part of this year's Milan design week. More about Stefano Boeri creates Floating Forest at Milan design week
This week on Dezeen, MIT researchers revealed a proposal to fight climate change by creating a floating shield the size of Brazil using "space bubbles" that could reflect the sun's rays. More about This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
Promotion: Italian brand Poltrona Frau has added additional pieces of outdoor furniture to its Boundless Living Collection, which it launched in 2021. More about Poltrona Frau releases outdoor furniture collections for "functional borderless living"
Dezeen Showroom: Nick Ross aimed to combine plush upholstery with a minimalist silhouette in the Tearoom seating collection, which the Scottish-Swedish designer has created for furniture brand Menu. More about Tearoom seating collection by Nick Ross for Menu