American musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and design technology company Kano have launched Stem Player, a pebble-shaped device that allows users to customise songs in the palm of their hand. More about Ye and Kano release MP3 player designed to "challenge what an album can be"
Dezeen Showroom: created by US brand Blu Dot, the Tabloid desk is designed to bring a pop of colour and a cosy feeling into any work environment. More about Tabloid desk by Blu Dot
Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More about Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms
An exhibition highlighting London-based designer Bethany Williams' waste-combating, social-driven vision for the fashion industry has opened at the Design Museum. More about Bethany Williams: Alternative Systems opens at the Design Museum
Studios and designers including Olafur Eliasson and Pentagram are sharing illustrations to show support for Ukraine following the invasion by Russia. We've rounded up 10 of the most striking. More about Designers create illustrations to show solidarity with Ukraine
Dezeen Showroom: London-based design studio Pearson Lloyd aimed to bring the ethos of replaceability to an overlooked furniture type with the Cross Bar chair, created for Takt. More about Cross Bar chair by Pearson Lloyd for Takt
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Johan Lindstén and Markus Johansson for Swedish brand Oblure, the Arch pendant lamp has a shape that nods to a classical architectural form. More about Arch pendant lamp by Johan Lindstén and Markus Johansson for Oblure
Dezeen Showroom: dual functionality and futuristic design characterises Hulasol, the signature sun umbrella of Belgian manufacturer Hulasol. More about Hulasol sun umbrella by Hulasol
Electric carmaker Polestar has revealed the O2 roadster concept car that features its own personal drone. More about Polestar unveils electric roadster with personal drone
Dezeen Showroom: a modular sofa bench with a millipede-like shape is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Worm sofa bench by Missana among new products on Dezeen Showroom
This week on Dezeen, we covered the reaction to the war in Ukraine, which has led to studios withdrawing from projects in Russia and the country being condemned by architects and designers. More about This week architects and designers responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
American studio Michael Graves Design has created a collection of home healthcare products for a major US pharmacy that is meant to "enhance people's lives with moments of joy". More about Michael Graves Design creates "visually appealing" medical furniture for CVS
World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. More about UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste
The Unwasted collection of bags by Chinese designer Meng Du are made with an alternative leather produced from leftover grape skins. More about Meng Du creates Unwasted bags from grape leather
Dezeen Showroom: Valencian studio Clap Studio has designed a modular sofa bench informed by millipedes for Spanish furniture brand Missana. More about Worm by Clap Studio for Missana
Dezeen Showroom: made for Swedish brand Fogia, Andreas Engesvik set out to combine the comforts of an easy chair with uncompromising aesthetics in the Lyra lounge Chair. More about Lyra lounge chair by Andreas Engesvik for Fogia
Barcelona-based gallery Il-lacions has opened an exhibition at Madrid Design Festival that features over 70 furnishings, sculptures and design pieces in an effort to explore contemporary design. More about Inferences/Inferencias exhibition aims to "arouse curiosity towards contemporary design"
A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." More about Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft
Pavilions in the shape of a bee colony and the northern cardinal bird are among the beach huts built on Woodbine Beach in Toronto for this year's annual Winter Stations competition. More about Six "resilient" beach huts built on Toronto's beachfront for annual Winter Stations installation
Dezeen Showroom: glass artist Simon Klenell and carpenter Kristoffer Sundin aimed to combine their preferred materials to striking effect when designing the Big Sur Low coffee table for Fogia. More about Big Sur Low coffee table by Simon Klenell and Kristoffer Sundin for Fogia