Studio Roosegaarde has proposed a light that uses ultraviolet radiation to sanitise outdoor spaces, claiming this could reduce the risk of people contracting Covid-19. More about Studio Roosegaarde's ultraviolet Urban Sun light "cleans public spaces of coronavirus"
San Francisco-based footwear brand Allbirds is set to introduce what it claims is the first leather alternative entirely made from plant-based ingredients. More about Allbirds to make shoes using plant-based leather to help "eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry"
South African artist Andile Dyalvane's sculptural iThongo seating collection was crafted from hand-coiled clay and informed by significant words in the Xhosa language. More about Andile Dyalvane draws on Xhosa heritage for iThongo seating collection
Dezeen Showroom: New York's Ocrum Studios has created a pendant lamp from two hand-blown glass hemispheres, designed to resemble a dewdrop in the moment before it falls. More about Dew & Drop pendant light by Ocrum Studios
Dezeen Showroom: the Twig chair by furniture brand Elan Atelier recalls the texture of wood but is actually solid bronze cast from a single mould. More about Twig chair by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Elan Atelier took inspiration from sculpture and geometry for its Sancho stool, with its dramatically polished underside. More about Sancho stool by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: Stefan Diez had to rethink sofa construction to create Italian brand Magis's Costume system, which is easy to take apart, recycle and clean. More about Costume sofa system by Stefan Diez for Magis
As a performance, a game and a test of strength, British designer Max Lamb made 60 chairs by hand out of slabs of polystyrene over just three days. More about Max Lamb crafts 60 handmade chairs in three days
French car brand Peugeot has unveiled a redesigned logo, featuring a lion's head that recalls its 1960s emblem, as part of a rebrand to mark a new era of electric car manufacturing. More about Peugeot removes lion's body from logo for first time in almost 50 years
Dezeen Showroom: the top of the Arch side table by international furniture brand Elan Atelier looks like stone but is actually parchment-wrapped bronze. More about Arch side table by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: the Bruda bench by international furniture brand Elan Atelier is cast in bronze from a single mould and polished to a gleaming gold colour. More about Bruda bench by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: international furniture brand Elan Atelier has designed the Khetan bench and console table to look like "functional sculptures". More about Khetan bench and console by Elan Atelier
Melbourne Design Week 2021, a virtual edition of SXSW and Forward Festival 2021, which will feature a live-streamed talk by 3D makeup artist Ines Alpha, are among the architecture and design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this March. More about Five architecture and design events in March from Dezeen Events Guide
Norwegian furniture manufacturer Flokk, Swedish brand Offecct and furniture company Blå Station are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Flokk, Offecct and Blå Station showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: New York-based Talk Carpet has released the Pink Palms carpet as part of a capsule collection informed by the Roaring Twenties. More about Pink Palms carpet by Talk Carpet
This week on Dezeen, architecture firm Foster + Partners unveiled designs for two new hotels for Saudi Arabia's tourism scheme The Red Sea Project. More about This week Foster + Partners revealed a pair of Saudi Arabian hotels
Dezeen Showroom: New York-based Talk Carpet has created the Climbing Roses carpet to raise awareness and money for those living with HIV and AIDS. More about Climbing Roses carpet by Talk Carpet
Dezeen Showroom: designers Castiglia Associati and K Miksza joined with Italian office furniture brand IOC Project Partners to create the SC06 workstation system, which can be configured into individual, bench, executive or meeting configurations. More about SC06 workstations by Castiglia Associati and K Miksza for IOC Project Partners
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station has released Big Talk, a modular lounge chair by Adam Goodrum that can be used to form undulating seating constellations. More about Big Talk lounge chair by Adam Goodrum for Blå Station
MUT Design has clad five modular pavilions in scales made from leftover wood for a travelling exhibition to celebrate Valencia's title of World Design Capital for 2022. More about MUT Design clads modular Valencia Pavilion in thousands of wooden scales