Dezeen promotion: Italian cycling accessories brand Elite has collaborated with Adriano Design to create an indoor, smart exercise bike with a glass flywheel and a sculptural frame made from beechwood, to avoid the utilitarian look associated with traditional sports equipment. More about Fuoripista is an exercise bike designed to look like high-end furniture
Here are six examples of typography informed by or made using the human body, including a sex-position typeface, wispy letters formed from strands of hair and letters traced from urine. More about Six typefaces that make use of the human body and bodily fluids
Dezeen Showroom: Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has created a curvy lounge chair informed by the shape of waves for outdoor furniture brand Vondom. More about Ibiza sun lounger by Eugeni Quitllet for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: Fox is a dimmable floor lamp, created by industrial designer Bernhard Osann for Nemo Lighting, with a sloping, sculptural neck that "makes a statement" even when switched off. More about Fox floor lamp by Bernhard Osann for Nemo Lighting
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More about Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Dezeen Showroom: Ideal Work's Nuvolato Architop finish gives any surface the appearance of concrete with an application just three millimetres thick. More about Nuvolato Architop finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: concrete flooring is enhanced through a colour-changing chemical reaction using the Acid Stain finish by Italian brand Ideal Work. More about Acid Stain finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: Polish brand Vank has released its Vank Wall 3 system of acoustic panels, which is particularly suited to creating home office nooks. More about Vank Wall 3 acoustic panels by Anna Vonhausen for Vank
Dezeen Showroom: The Anvers pendant by British brand CTO Lighting substitutes a traditional glass diffuser for a disk of translucent alabaster stone. More about Anvers pendant lamp by CTO Lighting
An exhibition about nightclubs at the V&A Dundee and the first-ever Mexico Design Fair are among the events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this May, while the Venice Architecture Biennale is also taking place after its postponement last year. More about Five architecture and design events in May from Dezeen Events Guide
A fully recyclable lounge chair, water-saving bathroom products and tabletops made from discarded yoghurt pots are the latest products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Andreu World, Tiptoe and Axor showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Axor has launched Axor Universal Circular Accessories, a range of bathroom products designed in collaboration with Barber Osgerby. More about Axor Universal Circular Accessories by Barber Osgerby for Axor
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Axor has updated its Axor Citterio collection, a range of bathroom taps with distinctive flat surfaces by Italian designer Antonio Citterio. More about Axor Citterio faucets by Antonio Citterio for Axor
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