Dutch design studio Loop Loop has built a machine that can apply colours and gradients to aluminium at a small-scale, affordable level. More about Loop Loop creates Magic Colour Machine for easy aluminium customisation
This week on Dezeen, we revealed rapper Kanye West and Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa's understated burger box design for fast-food chain McDonald's. More about This week we revealed Kanye West's burger box design for McDonald's
Italian fashion brand Prada collaborated with AMO to create an entirely paper show space that resembled an oversized house for its Spring Summer 2023 menswear show. More about AMO creates oversized paper house for Prada Spring Summer 2023 show
Tactile papercrete stools and a bench that symbolises rising sea levels are among the seating that has been installed throughout the Royal Docks for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Pews and Perches enliven London's Royal Docks for London Festival of Architecture
Dezeen Showroom: IVC Commercial has launched its Origin 55 luxury vinyl flooring collection, which is designed to combine seamlessly with carpet tiles. More about Origin 55 vinyl flooring by IVC Commercial
Dezeen Showroom: designers Runa Klock and Hallgeir Homstvedt have created an acoustic lamp featuring a sculptural cluster of orbs, for Abstracta. More about Holly lamp by Runa Klock and Hallgeir Homstvedt for Abstracta
Design research studio Chmara.Rosinke has created a series of freestanding kitchens that respond to the themes of "ergonomics, ecology and delight" to suggest new ways of preparing and consuming food. More about Chmara.Rosinke designs experimental kitchens to question the future of cooking
A bench sculpted with a chainsaw and a chair made from flooring offcuts were among exhibits at this year's Norwegian Presence exhibition at Milan design week, which explored inventive ways of using raw materials. More about Norwegian Presence exhibition celebrates material ingenuity
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Poltrona Frau has presented a selection of outdoor furniture on Dezeen Showroom, including chairs, tables, modular sofas and lantern lamps. More about Outdoor furniture from Poltrona Frau feature on Dezeen Showroom
Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has combined wool and vegetable-tanned leather to craft a cremation urn, which will naturally break down in soil once it is buried. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune designs biodegradable burial urn made from wool
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau has released a trio of pear-shaped outdoor lamps called Sparkler Lanterns created by Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro. More about Sparkler Lanterns by Kensaku Oshiro for Poltrona Frau
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Gandia Blasco has added new pieces to its Solanas collection of outdoor furniture created by Argentinian architect and designer Daniel Germani. More about Solanas outdoor furniture collection by Daniel Germani for Gandia Blasco
Artist Anouska Samms created pots from clay and donated human hair to playfully explore her family's matrilineal relationship, which were recently on show as part of an exhibition in London. More about Artist Anouska Samms crafts "dysfunctional" pots from human hair
Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Spacestor has launched Aeonica, a divider system that offers designers a "toolkit for the new landscape for work". More about Aeonica workspace partitioning system by Spacestor
The rise of virtual experiences and the metaverse put craft traditions at increased risk of dying out, according to designer Ini Archibong, who unveiled a hand-carved version of his glass Gaea Pendant at Milan design week. More about Murano glass traditions "will never exist" in metaverse says Ini Archibong
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Falper has launched a storage unit designed by Andrea Federici as part of its new Small Living Kitchens collection, which aims to give small cooking spaces a luxurious feel. More about Small Living Kitchens storage units by Andrea Federici for Falper
Dezeen Showroom: Italian designer Roberto Lazzeroni has brought his minimalist, geometric style to the Secret Garden Table, a new table in Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau's Boundless Living Outdoor Collections. More about The Secret Garden table by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau
A desk by Cagatay Afsar with an integrated transparent screen has been named the winner of LG Display and Dezeen’s contest that sought creative OLED designs to enrich people's changing lifestyles. More about Caelum desk wins Dezeen and LG Display’s OLEDs Go! design competition
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