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
Dezeen Showroom: product designer Layla Mehdi Pour took cues from nature when creating the geometric Jasmine acoustic panels for Flokk-owned brand Offecct. More about Jasmine acoustic panels by Layla Mehdi Pour for Offecct
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Menu has relaunched the mid-century Knitting lounge chair by furniture designer Ib Kofod-Larsen with contemporary sheepskin upholstery. More about Knitting lounge chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen via Menu
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Roda has released its catalogue for 2021, which features furniture and accessories for the home and garden from a number of international designers. More about Roda unveils outdoor furniture collections from Piero Lissoni and Michael Anastassiades
Undersea creatures influenced the diversely textured forms of design studio Ninetyoneninetytwo's object series, highlighted as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Ninetyoneninetytwo crafts marine-inspired objects to explore sustainability and 3D printing
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Piero Lissoni has created the Levante relaxing collection, a family of outdoor seating furniture that can be neatly folded and stowed away when not in use, for Roda. More about Levante relaxing collection by Piero Lissoni for Roda
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Roda has launched Levante, a collection of wooden outdoor furniture designed by Piero Lissoni for alfresco dining. More about Levante dining collection by Piero Lissoni for Roda
Dezeen Showroom: Note Design Studio and Gunilla Allard took inspiration from the modernist yet eclectic Eames House in California to create their Sunny seating for Swedish brand Lammhults. More about Sunny seating by Note Design Studio x Gunilla Allard for Lammhults
Dezeen Showroom: three different backrests inspired by the shape of oyster shells feature in the Trioo series of chairs, designed by Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen for Swedish brand Lammhults. More about Trioo chairs by Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen for Lammhults
Dezeen Showroom: a continuous loop of steel tubing makes up the Corso chair, designed by Peter Andersson for Swedish furniture brand Lammhults. More about Corso easy chair by Peter Andersson for Lammhults
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has unveiled a two-piece outfit made using a leather alternative grown from mycelium, making her among the first luxury fashion designers to turn the biomaterial into wearable clothing. More about Stella McCartney creates clothes from mycelium leather to foster a "kinder fashion industry"
Danish designer and cabinetmaker Rasmus Fenhann assembled small timber offcuts like a puzzle to produce the monolithic-looking Ebano drawers, featured in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Rasmus Fenhann's axe-marked ebony wood cabinet hides seven drawers
Dezeen Showroom: Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has created Vondom's Love chair, which includes versions made using plastic recycled from the Mediterranean Sea. More about Love chair by Eugeni Quitllet for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: Jaime Hayon has designed the Smile Stool for UK brand Benchmark, bringing a little mirth to solid wood furnishings. More about Smile Stool by Jaime Hayon for Benchmark
Dezeen Showroom: ErgoChair Pro+ is a frameless, ergonomic office chair developed by Autonomous to follow the contours of the body and give users greater freedom of movement. More about ErgoChair Pro+ desk chair by Autonomous
Dezeen will host a unique social evening in a virtual rooftop bar on 7 April to discuss the rise of the metaverse with Space Popular, Andrés Reisinger, Amber Jae Slooten and Charlotte Taylor. More about Dezeen announces plans for first Dezeen Club event at a virtual rooftop bar
With a light source placed behind coloured glass, designer Mette Schelde captures the effect of sunlight glowing through clouds in her piece showcased as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Mette Schelde's Ombre Light evokes sun shining behind clouds