Dezeen Showroom: an alternative to conventional spotlights, the Plint lamp by Massimo Colagrande for Nemo Lighting has a sculptural form and doesn't require installation. More about Plint light by Massimo Colagrande for Nemo Lighting
New three-dimensional weaving technologies could revolutionise architecture and lead to lighter, more flexible buildings according to Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. More about 3D textiles could "replace concrete and cement" in construction says Hella Jongerius
A total of 140 designers from around the world including Pentagram's Giorgia Lupi have collaborated to produce a blood-red typeface made out of punctuation to highlight period poverty in American schools. More about Periods for Periods is a typeface of full stops to protest period poverty
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Porcelanosa has launched a marble-effect finish called Paonazzo Biondo that can be used as both a wall covering and flooring. More about Paonazzo Biondo surfacing by Porcelanosa
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lualdi has released the Altaj swing door, created in collaboration with design studio SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli, which doesn't disappear into the surrounding walls but stands out thanks to its gridded, three-dimensional profile. More about Altaj swing door by SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli for Lualdi
Dezeen and Samsung's Out of the Box Competition has been nominated at this year's Webby Awards. Vote for us to help us win the People's Voice award! More about Share the bear! Help Dezeen win a Webby Award
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Form Us With Love has created Epix, a range of fully recyclable seating and other workplace furniture for Keilhauer. More about Epix workplace furniture by Form Us With Love for Keilhauer
Organisers of Milan's Salone del Mobile have confirmed that the furniture fair will take place in September, ending speculation that the event would be cancelled or moved to a smaller venue. More about Salone del Mobile to go ahead in September 2021 following "constructive internal debate"
American journalist Evan Townsend has designed the True South flag for Antarctica to create a distinctive identity for the continent and encourage its protection by the rest of the Earth's inhabitants. More about Antarctica's first flag aims to give the uninhabited continent a voice in the climate crisis
Dezeen promotion: flooring brand IVC Commercial has chosen The Gallery Clerkenwell, at the heart of London's design industry, for its London home where it will showcase its multi-category flooring solutions. More about IVC Commercial showcases innovative flooring solutions at The Gallery Clerkenwell
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture brand Tiptoe has released a modular table system called New Modern that allows the same trestle-style legs to be paired with a range of different worktops. More about New Modern table system by Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: Marset has expanded its Plaff-on! collection, first created by industrial designer Joan Gaspar as a range of indoor lighting in 2010, with the addition of a minimal outdoor wall light. More about Plaff-on! outdoor wall light by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Dezeen Showroom: Sydney studio Design By Them has released an outdoor version of the Ribs bench, which was designed by Stefan Lie in 1998 and features a flexible spine that can be arranged into different positions. More about Ribs outdoor bench by Stefan Lie for Design By Them
Spanish furniture brand Expormim is showcasing collections of outdoor seating designed to blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor furniture on Dezeen Showroom. More about Outdoor seating from Expormim features on Dezeen Showroom
Designers Es Devlin and Yinka llori have created a pair of trophies for this year's Brit Awards that are designed to be gifted on to someone else. More about Es Devlin and Yinka llori reveal pair of Brit Awards trophies
A lamp that unfolds into a screen, a TV that becomes a shelf and an OLED display that can be easily wheeled from room to room are among the finalists in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. More about Top five designs in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition revealed
Dezeen Showroom: Patricia Urquiola has expanded her Nuez collection for Andreu World, adding a lounge chair that is recyclable and biodegradable. More about Nuez Lounge BIO by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World
Digital-fashion house The Fabricant has collaborated with RTFKT to create the gender-fluid RenaiXance collection of digital garments, which were minted as NFTs. More about The Fabricant designs gender-fluid digital clothes informed by the Renaissance
Dezeen Showroom: the Lapala chair by Spanish brand Expormim and studio Lievore Altherr Molina recalls the typical braided furniture of the Mediterranean but is made of innovative materials that can withstand the outdoors. More about Lapala chair by Lievore Altherr Molina for Expormim
Dezeen teamed up with the Gropius Bau museum for a live talk with Hella Jongerius to celebrate the opening of her Woven Cosmos exhibition. More about Watch our talk with Gropius Bau and Hella Jongerius about weaving as a healing process