Ahead of relaunching Dezeen School Shows for this year's graduation season, we have rounded up the ten most popular showcases of student work that we published last year. More about Dezeen's 10 most popular school shows
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen has been named the new general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut. More about Het Nieuwe Instituut appoints Aric Chen as general and artistic director
Dezeen promotion: Italian lighting brand Luceplan has added four new product families to its growing outdoor collection that merge indoor design sensibilities with durable, weather-resistant materials. More about Luceplan expands "nomadic" lighting collection for indoor-outdoor living
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Frost Produkt and Aleksander Borgenhov for Norwegian brand Flokk, the HÅG SoFi office chair has had extra attention paid to its most visible side: the back. More about HÅG SoFi office chair by Frost Produkt and Aleksander Borgenhov for Flokk
Dezeen Showroom: Norwegian studio Acer Design has created the RBM u-Connect table on wheels for Scandinavian furniture manufacturer Flokk. More about Acer Design creates RBM u-Connect table for Flokk
Electric car brand Polestar has revealed its plan to eradicate all carbon emissions from its production process to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. More about Polestar to create "world's first climate-neutral car" by 2030
Dezeen promotion: Superblue, a new cultural venue for Miami, opens later this month in a former industrial building with a programme that includes work by British designer Es Devlin. More about Superblue Miami to open with mirrored Es Devlin installation
Tokyo designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of sculptural garments that reference the surrealist art method of automatism. More about Ryunosuke Okazaki's Automatism collection takes cues from surrealism
Japanese studio Nendo has designed Carton + Pump, an alternative to single-use plastic soap dispensers in the form of a recyclable paper carton that can be switched out and replaced. More about Nendo creates paper soap dispensers that look like milk cartons
Italian football club Inter Milan has revealed a minimal logo created by graphic design studio Bureau Borsche as part of an effort to promote itself beyond sports. More about Inter Milan removes letters FC from badge in push to be "an icon of culture"
Dezeen Showroom: any surface can be made to look like metal with the Purometallo coating, created by Italian finishing brand Ideal Work. More about Purometallo wall coating by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: surfaces can be renewed in any colour using Italian brand Ideal Work's Microtopping finish, which is just three millimetres thick. More about Microtopping finish by Ideal Work
"Design has become a new art movement" according to Ruben de la Rive Box and Golnar Roshan, who are using industrial design processes to explore the qualities of light, colour and reflection. More about Rive Roshan blends design with sculpture to create "ordinary miracles" in Museum JAN exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: Italian finishing brand Ideal Work has updated its Lixio terrazzo flooring, adding options to use larger aggregates and locally sourced materials. More about Lixio Plus flooring by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: Italian finishing brand Ideal Work has created Concrete Optik — a thin wall coating that makes any surface look like concrete. More about Concrete Optik coating by Ideal Work
Volker Haug Studio has unveiled a Melbourne Design Week exhibition featuring projects created by artists, designers and architects outside of their day jobs. More about After Hours celebrates the side-hustle culture among Melbourne's designers
Digital designer Anthony Authié of Zyva Studio and visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor and have collaborated on an NFT auction of Architoys, a range of capsules containing fantasy architecture projects. More about "The virtual world is taking over the real world," says virtual designer Anthony Authié of Zyva Studio
This week on Dezeen, American musician Lil Nas X and Brooklyn brand MSCHF launched a limited edition collection of Nike shoes that contain human blood. More about This week Satan Shoes containing human blood were released
German outdoor furniture brand Dedon, Danish brand Menu and Italian design company Mara are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Dedon, Menu and Mara showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Stephen Burks has designed Dala, a collection of outdoor seating for Dedon that is informed by travel and woven using traditional Filipino craft techniques. More about Dala outdoor seating by Stephen Burks for Dedon