The 15th edition of Design Miami/Basel, the return of London Design Festival and a special version of Salone del Mobile are just some of the many events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Pedrali has released a new version of its Ila armchair by French designer Patrick Jouin, adding the option of a four-leg base made of solid ash. More about Ila armchair by Patrick Jouin for Pedrali
Dezeen Showroom: woven, weatherproof ropes are wound into a serpentine pattern to form the Pleiadi outdoor rug, designed by Paolo Zani for Warli. More about Pleiadi outdoor rug by Paolo Zani for Warli
Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks. More about WPP building online "Minecraft world" featuring all its global offices in one place
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Texstyle has launched Dolly Recycled fabric, a textile that looks like wool but is entirely made of recycled plastic bottles. More about Dolly Recycled fabric by Søren Møller for Texstyle
Tsar Carpet's playful Forma rug collection that explores themes of energy and optimism is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Forma rug collection by Tsar Carpets among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Narbutas has expanded its collection of Twist&Sit seating by Christina Strand and Niels Hvass, adding soft lounge chairs and sofas ideal for contemporary office spaces. More about Twist&Sit Soft seating by Strand + Hvass for Narbutas
This week on Dezeen, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels co-founded a residential design company that aims to create a range of modular homes. More about This week Bjarke Ingels launched a home design company
Illustrator Jean Jullien has designed a collection of graphic surfboards hand-painted to look like sea animals, which he describes as objects you could "put on your wall as much as you could surf with." More about Jean Jullien paints surfboards to look like playful marine animals
Dezeen promotion: an all-electric jet developed to connect city centres with rural areas and a robot street sweeper that was designed to be approachable are among the five New Mobility winners at this year's iF Design Award. More about iF Design Award spotlights five New Mobility winners
Dezeen Showroom: lighting manufacturer Koncept has released a new version of its Splitty desk light, designed by Kenneth Ng and Edmund Ng, with a dynamic arm that can be moved into precise positions. More about Splitty Reach desk lamp by Kenneth Ng and Edmund Ng for Koncept
A wave of colourful balls seems to slosh through the New York store of fashion brand Zara in this CGI animation by motion designer Shane Fu, which has accumulated more than 17 million views online. More about Shane Fu fools "gullible" viewers with hyperrealistic window animation
Creative studio Hello Monday has created an app that teaches and corrects hand positions in real-time to make it easier for people to learn the sign language alphabet. More about Fingerspelling.xyz app helps people to learn the sign language alphabet
Dezeen Showroom: Mexican designer José María Balmaceda of Balmaceda Studio has released the Meteorito rug collection, informed by the fragmented lights of a city skyline at night. More about Meteorito rugs by José María Balmaceda for Balmaceda Studio
Loughborough University graduate Joseph Bentley has created a device for first responders that he claims could stop haemorrhages from knife wounds in under a minute. More about Device to reduce blood loss from knife wounds named James Dyson Award UK winner
Dezeen hosted an online talk exploring the work of creatives and scientists who are reimagining the planet to coincide with our Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games. More about Watch our talk about how architects and designers are reimagining the world
Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems is developing a floating offshore wind power generator that could produce renewable energy for 80,000 homes at prices comparable to traditional fossil fuels. More about Wind Catching Systems designs giant floating wind farm with 117 turbines
Toy designer Luca Boscardin has transformed his colourful line drawings of wild animals into abstract life-sized steel versions for a public playground in Amsterdam. More about Minimalist animal sculptures by Luca Boscardin form children's playground equipment
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have created an inflatable prosthetic hand that could be made for a fraction of the cost of similar prosthetics. More about MIT researchers develop inflatable mind-controlled prosthetic hand
A graphic novel based on a 1920 science fiction play and a creative platform encouraging students to collaborate feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University for the Creative Arts. More about Seven graphic design projects from students at University for the Creative Arts