Dezeen Showroom: American designer Levi Christiansen journeyed into his childhood dreams to create the tables, seating and shelving in the Shapes from Home collection, which explores otherworldly imagery through woodwork. More about Shapes from Home furniture collection by Levi Christiansen
The latest IPCC climate report offers a "nugget of hope" but architects and designers must "make changes to the way they design" to help avert catastrophic climate change, according to Architects Climate Action Network and other UK climate pressure groups. More about IPCC climate report a "call to arms" say architects and designers
From fluffy chairs with sheepskin upholstery to seats with colourful, sculptural backrests, here are ten striking lounge chairs from Dezeen Showroom that will stand out in any room. More about Ten statement lounge chairs from Dezeen Showroom
Google will add a colourful "new set of capabilities" to its digital interfaces, allowing users to further personalise visuals on their phone and tablet screens. More about Google's Material You design language enables more personal interfaces
Dezeen Showroom: workspace furniture brand Spacestor has created Verandas, a customisable meeting room pod that can fit any space and be reused when the configuration no longer suits. More about Verandas meeting room pod by Spacestor
Falper's cabinet collection, which imagines the bathroom as an extension of the living space, is among 14 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Butler bathroom cabinet by Andrea Federici for Falper among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Hempcrete furnishings and a deliberately oversized fashion collection are among 15 projects in this school show by the Design Innovation Centre of Vilnius Academy of Arts. More about Fifteen design and fashion projects by students at Vilnius Academy of Arts
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games went ahead successfully despite a series of controversies in the run-up, including accusations of plagiarism and greenwashing. Here are five architecture and design scandals that threatened to derail the games. More about Five architecture and design controversies that rocked the Tokyo Olympics
Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. More about Carbon-capturing Celour paint allows anyone to "participate in CO2 removal in their daily lives"
Type designer Marie Boulanger has written a book about how typography is a "dangerous tool" for reinforcing gendered stereotypes and bias in design. More about Marie Boulanger explores how typography perpetuates gender stereotypes
Dezeen Showroom: French brand Tiptoe has worked with design studio Big-Game to create the Easy sofa, aiming to give it a durable and timeless design that could last decades. More about Easy sofa by Big-Game for Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: Italian designer Riccardo Randi has launched Very Simple Kitchen, a modular and colourful metal kitchen that can be customised via an online tool. More about Very Simple Kitchen by Riccardo Randi
American furniture brand Herman Miller has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Knoll and renamed the new group MillerKnoll. More about Herman Miller and Knoll rebrand as MillerKnoll following acquisition of historic design brand
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in a worldwide digital campaign due to the travel restrictions to the originally planned ceremony in Berlin, Germany. More about iF Design Award spotlights the winners of the holistic human-centred solutions categories
EOOS has developed a prototype for a "zero-emissions utility vehicle", or ZUV, which can be 3D-printed locally rather than having to be shipped around the world. More about ZUV is an electric tricycle that can be 3D-printed from plastic waste
Dezeen promotion: Living Cities Forum in Melbourne examines different perspectives on time and how they can influence urban design, in a series of panel discussions available to watch online. More about Living Cities Forum 2021 explores concepts of time and urban design in live-streamed event
Dezeen promotion: New Delhi artist duo Thukral and Tagra has designed Over the Abyss, a watch for Rado with an "enchanting firework" of multi-coloured hands at its centre. More about Thukral and Tagra design Rado watch with 37 hands for different timezones
Dezeen promotion: architecture and design are about to be revolutionised by digital twins – virtual representations of real-world products, buildings and even entire cities – according to Anne Asensio, vice president of design experience at Dassault Systèmes. More about Digital twins will lead to "a huge revolution" for designers says Anne Asensio of Dassault Systèmes
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with desk company Grovemade to offer readers the chance to win a $500 or $150 gift card to spend on their products. More about Competition: win a 0 or 0 gift card from Grovemade
A blue chequered court in Mexico City, a multicoloured court in Paris and a 3D-printed basketball floor all feature in our roundup of colourful basketball courts. More about Ten colourful basketball courts from around the world