Sportswear brand Nike has announced its acquisition of RTFKT, a digital design studio producing trainers and other collectibles that can be worn across different online environments. More about Nike gets "metaverse-ready" with acquisition of virtual sneaker company RTFKT
Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has purchased fellow Danish furniture company Skagerak and will now add outdoor furniture to its range of products. More about Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen acquires Skagerak
Dezeen Showroom: Talk Carpet has released a flooring design named 3D Carpet, informed by the Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences' collections in Valencia, Spain. More about 3D Carpet by Talk Carpet
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler has put an architectural spin on a Christmas classic, creating a gingerbread house in a California modernist style. More about Kelly Wearstler creates modernist Gingerbread Dreamhouse
Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition closes for entries at midnight on Monday. Enter before the deadline for the chance to win up to €35,000. More about Last chance to enter Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition
An agave plant fibre used to produce coffee bags could be repurposed in the furniture industry, according to Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Rosana Escobar. More about Rosana Escobar finds new potential in the humble coffee bag
Projects by Design Institute of Australia graduate prize winners, including an app designed to promote a sustainable lifestyle and a fashion project that examines self-expression, are included in Dezeen's latest school show. More about Design Institute of Australia presents Graduate of the Year Awards winners 2021
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Miniforms has launched a stackable wooden seat named Brulla, informed by the design of 20th-century Austrian chairs. More about Brulla chair by Miniforms
For the upcoming holiday season, we've selected 15 environmentally friendly gift ideas for architecture and design aficionados. More about Dezeen's Christmas gift guide for environmentally conscious architects and designers
Environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans has turned marine plastic waste from remote island waters into trophies for this year's edition of The Fashion Awards. More about Parley for the Oceans creates trophies from 3D-printed ocean plastic for The Fashion Awards
Leading furniture and homeware brands including IKEA, Piet Hein Eek and Axor are raising prices by up to eight per cent due to global shipping issues and material shortages. More about Furniture brands raise prices due to "excessive rise" in cost of materials and transport
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Shelved has launched the Shelved Modular Furniture, a storage furniture system that users can customise into different configurations. More about Shelved Modular Furniture by Shelved
As part of our ongoing 2021 review, Dezeen remembers the architects and designers who passed away this year, including designer Virgil Abloh and architects Helmut Jahn and Art Gensler. More about Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2021
A collection of oak chairs that come with an option of three different bases is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Mono chairs by Note Design Studio among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has used an ink derived from spirulina algae to colour this top, in a bid to show how fashion could move away from its reliance on black pigments made from heavy crude oil. More about Vollebak tints T-shirt using carbon-storing algae ink
Polish fashion designer Iga Węglińska has made two tops that change colour or flash with lights to help the wearer identify when they are feeling stressed or anxious. More about Emotional Clothing responds to the wearer's changes in stress levels
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture and design fair Maison & Objet has presented a selection of furniture pieces on Dezeen Showroom, including a modular shelving unit that can be arranged into different designs. More about Modular furniture presented at Maison & Objet feature on Dezeen Showroom
The organisers of furniture and interiors fair IMM Cologne have postponed the next event until 2023 after concerns about coronavirus made planning "almost impossible". More about IMM Cologne furniture fair cancelled for second year in a row
Dezeen promotion: two dancers move seamlessly around Italian brand Porada's latest furniture in a video the brand has released to showcase its recent designs. More about Porada releases dance video spotlighting its furniture collections
Dezeen Showroom: designed to look like wood or stone, IVC Commercial's LayRed 55 intends to deliver natural-looking flooring with added durability and acoustic performance. More about LayRed 55 flooring by IVC Commercial