Sportswear brand Nike is suing New York studio MSCHF over its Satan Shoes, a collaboration with American musician Lil Nas X that customised 666 pairs of trainers with human blood and pentagrams. More about Nike sues MSCHF over Lil Nas X's "unauthorised" Satan Shoes
Canadian brand Bocci is selling the design method behind an unreleased candle prototype as an NFT, as design companies look to utilise blockchain technology to monetise their digital assets. More about Bocci releases DIY instructions for its 64 candle as an NFT
Dezeen promotion: British brand CTO Lighting has created a collection of suspended circular chandeliers named Avalon, showcasing brass, bronze and honed alabaster stone. More about CTO Lighting launches collection of ring-shaped Avalon chandeliers
American musician Lil Nas X and Brooklyn brand MSCHF have created a limited run of 666 pairs of black Nike trainers, which they claim have been customised with human blood. More about Satan Shoes by Lil Nas X and MSCHF are Nikes containing human blood
Architect Chris Precht has abandoned plans to sell digital artworks backed by NFTs due to the environmental impact of mining the digital tokens. More about The environmental impact of NFTs is "horrible" says architect Chris Precht
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand King and designer Tom Fereday are expanding their Eto collection from desks to tables, catering to the ever-blending of home and office environments. More about Eto table by Tom Fereday for King
Dezeen Showroom: delicate-looking steel mesh and earthy colours characterise the Luna outdoor chair, designed by Charles Wilson for Australian brand King. More about Luna outdoor chair by Charles Wilson for King
Dezeen Showroom: designed to make dining feel like a true occasion, the timber Issho table by Australian brand King features a sculptural base that can be placed into different configurations. More about Issho dining table by King
Danish design brand Menu, British furniture maker Benchmark and Swedish furniture brand Lammhults are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Menu, Benchmark and Lammhults showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
We round up the 10 innovative new designs by Danish studios featured in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration, including shimmering glass architectural models, unusually textured 3D-printed recycled plastic sculptures, and a purposely excessive 300-kilogram aluminium birdbath. More about 10 new experimental Danish designs merging technology and tradition
Artist Mario García Torres has curated a new exhibition of ambiguous objects by designers including Hector Esrawe in a house in Mexico City. More about Mario García Torres curates design exhibition in Mexico City house
Dezeen promotion: Swedish furniture brand Lammhults has opened its redesigned flagship showroom designed by Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau in Stockholm, marking an evolution in its creative direction. More about Lammhults relaunches Stockholm showroom to mark new creative direction
Danish designer Stine Mikkelsen explores her mixed feelings about minimalism with In-tangibles, a series of sculptures influenced by family heirlooms and highlighted in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about In-tangibles sculptures by Stine Mikkelsen honour her most-loved keepsakes
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian designer Caine Heintzman has designed a system of pendant lights for ANDlight that can be suspended horizontally or vertically, as a single light or in a constellation. More about Vale lighting system by Caine Heintzman for ANDlight
Dezeen Showroom: French designer Christophe Pillet has created the Chic Lounge chair for Flokk-owned furniture brand Profim to offer a comfortable seat during informal meetings. More about Chic Lounge by Christophe Pillet for Profim
Dezeen Showroom: Hopper is an aluminium picnic table designed by Flemish designer Dirk Wynants for his own company, Belgian furniture makers Extremis. More about Dirk Wynants designs Hopper picnic table for Extremis
Drivers of BMW's upcoming iX electric sports activity vehicle will experience an interactive soundscape by movie composer Hans Zimmer instead of traditional engine sounds. More about BMW's new electric iX car will feature "a completely new symphony" composed by Hans Zimmer
Dezeen promotion: bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has unveiled its latest product range, which includes colourful design-led appliances and fixtures. More about Ideal Standard launches Atelier Collections for the bathroom
Artist and designer Duyi Han has produced a series of renderings featuring objects by 41 seminal Italian designers such as Ettore Sottsass and Enzo Mari displayed in 3D environments borrowed from popular culture. More about Duyi Han creates retro renderings of Italian design objects for virtual exhibition
Kaleidoscopic expressionist architecture has taken over from the efficiency of modernism in the glass objects of Danish artist Stine Bidstrup, showcased in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Stine Bidstrup imagines alternate anti-modernist world with Architectural Glass Fantasies