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Linde table and chair by OUT
Dezeen Showroom: design brand OUT has released a Berlin-made chair and table set that aims to enhance the comfort and functionality of dining spaces. More about Linde table and chair by OUT
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Design
CipherX launches world's first painless tattoo
London biotech company CipherX has created the world's first commercially available microdot tattoo, which is applied using a pain-free applicator. More about CipherX launches world's first painless tattoo
Dumbphones
Light Phone goes clamshell with "timeless" Flip model
Tech company Light has released a clamshell version of its popular minimalist phone, combining contemporary dumbphone functionality with retro appeal. More about Light Phone goes clamshell with "timeless" Flip model
Installations
"New York's largest kaleidoscope" among immersive artworks at Edge NYC viewpoint
Design studios Softlab and Moment Factory have created seven immersive installations for the 350-metre-high Edge NYC skyscraper viewpoint at Hudson Yards, including a massive kaleidoscope and a series of pulsating globes. More about "New York's largest kaleidoscope" among immersive artworks at Edge NYC viewpoint
Appliances
Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. More about Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Video
Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring
Flooring manufacturer Forbo has revealed how agricultural waste from cacao production has been repurposed into flooring that supports cacao-growing communities in West Africa in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring
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Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring
Dezeen Showroom: surface brand Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Cocoa flooring makes use of unwanted cocoa shells – an oft-wasted by-product of the cocoa industry. More about Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring
Sustainability
Algae "biocells" powered by photosynthesis could replace disposable batteries
Bio-designer Lucia Giron has worked with the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry to develop prototypes of an algae-based battery alternative, which harnesses the power of photosynthesis for electricity. More about Algae "biocells" powered by photosynthesis could replace disposable batteries
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features "tech-bro Death Star"
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features the news that the US has authorised the deployment of a giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "tech-bro Death Star"
Watches
Omega and Swatch release gold MoonSwatch in limited edition of 1,969
Watchmakers Swatch and Omega have collaborated to celebrate the anniversary of the first moon landing on 21 July 1969 with a limited run of 1,969 watches, made of gold from 1969. More about Omega and Swatch release gold MoonSwatch in limited edition of 1,969
Opinion
"Women are living in a physical world that is too often designed without them in mind"
Product design desperately needs to drop the notion that things can be made based on an "average-sized" human being, writes Karen Korellis Reuther. More about "Women are living in a physical world that is too often designed without them in mind"
This week on Dezeen
This week Nokia unveiled four dumbphones with AI-powered buttons
This week on Dezeen, we revealed tech company HMD's retro Nokia brick phones that have an AI assistant button in the centre of the keypad. More about This week Nokia unveiled four dumbphones with AI-powered buttons
3D printing
ZHA 3D-prints voluptuous chair from recycled plastic
Architecture studio ZHA, formerly Zaha Hadid Architects, has worked with Spanish brand Nagami to launch the 3D-printed Echo Chair made from recycled plastic. More about ZHA 3D-prints voluptuous chair from recycled plastic
Dezeen Showroom
Contemporary Room Dividing Screens by Fold Studio
Dezeen Showroom: Australian design brand Fold Studio has released a series of freestanding folding screens comprising hardwood frames stretched with fabric or woven cord. More about Contemporary Room Dividing Screens by Fold Studio
Space
US approves deployment of giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark
California startup Reflect Orbital has received permission from the US federal government to test a controversial satellite bearing a 18-metre-wide mirror, which the company claims could help to light up streets and fuel solar farms at night. More about US approves deployment of giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark
Dezeen Showroom
Essence Cannetté tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Dezeen Showroom: completing Italian tile manufacturer Casalgrande Padana's Essence line of wood-inspired tiles, Essence Cannetté has a slatted, dimensional surface to bring texture into interiors. More about Essence Cannetté tiles by Casalgrande Padana
IKEA
IKEA releases portable furniture designed to be moved without a car
Swedish brand IKEA has unveiled its Kompishäng collection for short-term renters, featuring a £7 wardrobe organiser that doubles as a backpack and a side table that can be carried over the arm like a handbag. More about IKEA releases portable furniture designed to be moved without a car
Barbican
Delcy Morelos creates 30-tonne earthen installation informed by a mother's womb for the Barbican
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos discusses how earth, darkness and the qualities of a mother's womb informed her installation for the Barbican Centre in London in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Delcy Morelos creates 30-tonne earthen installation informed by a mother's womb for the Barbican
Fashion
Robert Wun adorns couture gown with kaleidoscope of colourful balloons
Clusters of balloons protruded from avant-garde garments at London designer Robert Wun's Autumn Winter 2026 haute couture show, giving the impression of inflatable-laden street vendors at a funfair. More about Robert Wun adorns couture gown with kaleidoscope of colourful balloons
Toys
Play-Doh enters "home decor space" with flower-making kit for adults
Toy company Hasbro has announced a line of Play-Doh products for adults with the release of Blooms, a flower-making kit for creating "lifelike flowers" that can be coated with a finishing spray for preservation. More about Play-Doh enters "home decor space" with flower-making kit for adults