In this article prepared as part of Neri Oxman's contribution to the Dezeen 15 festival, the architect and designer describes a synthetic apiary designed to study how honey bees collaborate to build comb structures.
Dezeen Showroom: Justin Champaign has designed Hightower's Gimbal Rocker lounge chair, which encourages a healthy level of fidgeting in workplaces and waiting areas. More about Gimbal Rocker lounge chair by Justin Champaign for Hightower
In the final manifesto of the Dezeen 15 digital festival, architect and designer Neri Oxman suggests that design can heal the rift between nature and humanity. More about Neri Oxman calls for "a radical realignment between grown and built environments"
Fernando Donis' proposal to create new habitable topographies in which humanity and nature coexist has won first place in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More about Fernando Donis' Frame City proposal to "combine city and countryside" wins Redesign the World contest
Dezeen Showroom: Asplund is celebrating ten years of its Tati furniture collection, featuring tables and home accessories with curved metal bases designed by Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle. More about Tati collection by Broberg & Ridderstråle for Asplund
Melbourne-based designer Dean Norton has created a therapy lamp to combat the stress and loneliness of life during lockdown, comprising frosted glass components that enclose a bulb chosen to mimic daylight. More about Dean Norton's sculptural Daylight lamp replicates sunlight to improve well-being
A virtual garden where users can change genders and an online resource that maps ecological worlds feature in design studio Superflux's roundup. More about Superflux selects five designs that realign humanity's relationship to the planet
Dezeen promotion: Venice-based lighting brand Lodes has launched a product configuration tool that enables users to personalise lighting compositions using a wide variety of suspended components. More about Lodes' product configurator allows users to "personalise living spaces with light"
Humans need to stop seeing themselves as separate from nature and adopt a new vocabulary for creative endeavours if we are to survive, argues Superflux in its manifesto for the Dezeen 15 digital festival. More about "We’re calling time on human exceptionalism" says Superflux
Plywood salvaged from windows boarded up during the Covid-19 lockdown was used to create a series of artworks across New York City in this project by Worthless Studios. More about The Plywood Protection Project creates public sculptures from repurposed plywood
Norwegian studio Snøhetta has worked with Belgian designers Studio Plastique and Italian manufacturer Fornace Brioni to produce tiles made of glass from discarded ovens and microwaves. More about Snøhetta and Studio Plastique make tiles from recycled oven and microwave glass
Ohio-based studio Outpost Office has created a temporary "performance venue" that was drawn by GPS-controlled robots on grass using water-soluble paint. More about Outpost Office uses GPS-controlled robots to design land-art informed performance space
Italian startup Potemine aims to reduce the number of devices needed in consumers' environments with its wireless Alis light, which can be attached to different bases for specific placements. More about Potemine designs multi-use Alis lamp with "one light fits all" system
Dezeen Showroom: Alexander Lotersztain has designed the Caterpillar seating system for Derlot, which brings rounded, relaxing shapes into the office and public environments. More about Caterpillar seating by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot
Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Ross Gardam has created the easily reconfigurable Place lounge seating system, which is available via contemporary design gallery Twentieth. More about Place lounge seating by Ross Gardam via Twentieth
Matthew Pratt's proposal to raise all human activities onto elevated cities built on slender stilts has been awarded joint third place in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More about Matthew Pratt's vision to elevate humanity "high above the ground" wins joint third place in the Redesign the World contest
Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Ultrafabrics has launched a new durable fabric called Coast that combines indoor style with outdoor performance. More about Coast outdoor fabric by Ultrafabrics
Dezeen promotion: Emirati crafts and designs that marry "innovative processes" with materials are exhibited at an ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai programme called MENASA-Emirati Design Platform. More about MENASA Emirati Design Platform presents "crafts in dialogue with innovative processes and materials" at Expo 2020 Dubai
Dezeen Showroom: US lighting brand Pablo Designs has launched a modular pendant lighting system called Sky Dome, which is designed to emulate natural light. More about Sky Dome pendant lighting system by Pablo Designs
Advanced manufacturing company OPT Industries has used computational design techniques to create a medical swab that aims to improve clinical testing during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. More about Intricate InstaSwab by OPT Industries was designed to enable better medical testing