Dezeen Showroom: designer Alexander Lervik has expanded his Arholma outdoor furniture collection for Skargaarden, adding additional pieces that aim to be both minimalistic and distinctive. More about Arholma outdoor collection by Alexander Lervik for Skargaarden
Dezeen Showroom: a furniture collection designed to exude the calming nature of Japanese architecture is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Onsen furniture collection by Gandia Blasco among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Architects and designers in Ukraine have told Dezeen how they have been forced to shut their studios, pause their projects and seek shelter or flee their country as Russian forces invaded this week. More about "Every Ukrainian soul is fighting now" say architects and designers as Russia invades
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released a collection of furnishing fabric, which combines graphic art and textiles. More about Geometric patterns fabric collection by Dedar
Lighting designer Antoni Arola and Spanish light manufacturer Simon have created an installation named Fiat Lux.3 Architectures of Light at Madrid Design Festival. More about Antoni Arola creates architecture "from light" for Madrid Design Festival
Fashion label Maisie Wilen showcased its autumn/winter collection using a cast of seven-foot-tall holograms at its New York Fashion Week show. More about Maisie Wilen uses giant otherworldly holograms to model latest collection
Promotion: more than 200 brands are exhibiting their latest products for kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms at Kbb Birmingham, one of Europe's largest design exhibitions. More about Kbb Birmingham 2022 presents latest products from kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brands
Dezeen Showroom: plump cushions combine with thin crisscrossing metal frames in the Valentina Up outdoor furniture collection, created by Alejandra Gandía-Blasco for Diabla. More about Valentina Up outdoor furniture collection by Alejandra Gandía-Blasco for Diabla
New York-based engineering startup Esper Bionics has developed a prosthetic arm with intuitive self-learning technology that can predict intended movement faster than similar prosthetics. More about Esper Hand is a prosthetic arm with "human-like dexterity"
An exhibition at Shanghai's Power Station of Design museum showcased 130 pieces of work by British, Turkish-Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan that explore his career, themes of race, culture and migration. More about Hussein Chalayan: Archipelago exhibition highlights designer's most iconic works
Promotion: Danish furniture brand Muuto has released a recycled plastic version of its Fiber Chair designed by Copenhagen studio Iskos-Berlin. More about Muuto relaunches Fiber Chair with recycled plastic shell
Dezeen Showroom: for Zero Lighting Swedish design duo Front has created the Curve Crown pendant, which borrows features from classic library lamps. More about Curve Crown by Front for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: Austrian brand TYP has reissued a trio of chairs by seminal Bauhaus furniture designer Erich Dieckmann and adapted them for modern use. More about Bauhaus chairs by Erich Dieckmann for TYP
Dezeen Showroom: designers Francesco Meda and David Quincoces have expanded their Onsen collection for Gandia Blasco, adding more outdoor furniture styles that reference the materiality of tanned leather. More about Onsen furniture collection by Francesco Meda and David Quincoces for Gandia Blasco
Designers and architects need to adopt a "possibilist mindset" to amplify their influence and make the meaningful changes needed in the face of climate change, argue Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn. More about "A possibilist revolution would unlock designers’ power to address our planetary emergency"
Dezeen Showroom: designed to feel soft while offering long-lasting strength, Dedar's Textures collection intend to showcase the beauty and luxuriousness of natural fibres. More about Textures fabric collection by Dedar
Architecture firm Rotative Studio has created three colourful temporary pavilions for reading and socialising in the Place du Marché square in Aigle, Switzerland. More about Rotative Studio brightens Swiss town square with modular wooden pavilions
Dezeen Showroom: handmade using a complex glass-blowing technique, the Twist pendant by Shakúff brings a decorative spin to a classic style of lighting. More about Twist pendant light by Shakúff
Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. More about MIT engineers invent plastic that is stronger than steel
Dezeen Showroom: Note Design Studio has called its latest design for Zero Lighting Sprinkle, in reference to the pendant lamp's vibrant colour palette and thin cylindrical shape, which are reminiscent of the tiny sugary beads used to decorate cakes. More about Sprinkle pendant lamp by Note Design Studio for Zero Lighting