Dezeen Showroom: Giovanni Barbieri's Squar(e) collection combines irregular mosaic and standard ceramic tiles that can be used to create customised 3D wall finishes. More about Squar(e) tiles by Giovanni Barbieri
Dezeen Showroom: Split is a demountable partition wall system by IOC Project Partners that is designed to be easily installed and helps users create private spaces even in busy work areas. More about Split partition wall system by IOC Project Partners
The non-profit Vilcek Foundation has created a manga comic starring Zambia-born South African architect Denise Scott Brown as part of its mission to raise awareness of immigrants' contribution to the US. More about Denise Scott Brown's life turned into manga comic
The work-from-home trend accelerated by Covid-19 was the starting point for these versatile furniture designs, unveiled by Beckmans College of Design students during Stockholm Design Week. More about Beckmans students create furniture for the work-from-home era
Dezeen Showroom: Italian lighting brand Martinelli Luce has released Cobra Scorpius, a star-strewn, updated version of its Cobra table lamp that was designed by the brand's founder Elio Martinelli in 1968. More about Cobra Scorpius light by Martinelli Luce
Dezeen Showroom: designer Karim Rashid's Cyborg table lamp for Italian lighting brand Martinelli Luce has a sinuous silhouette reminiscent of a friendly alien creature. More about Cyborg light by Karim Rashid for Martinelli Luce
Dezeen promotion: German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte is offering free, personalised engravings on its watches including the pared-back Orion 33 duo in celebration of Valentine's Day. More about Nomos Glashütte offers complimentary watch engravings for Valentine's Day
Swedish design studio Folkform has teamed up with fashion designer Roland Hjort on L'Art Plissé, a lighting design exhibition of table lamps based on traditional pleating techniques used in fashion. More about Folkform and Roland Hjort launch Plissé table lamps informed by pleated fashion garments
Digital technologies will revolutionise the way that new designs are presented says Tom Dixon, who has sent a hologram of himself to Stockholm to launch a range of accessories due to coronavirus restrictions. More about Tom Dixon finds "more inventive ways of reaching people" by visiting Stockholm Design Week as a hologram
Sweden needs more avant-garde design, according to curator Paola Bjäringer who has brought together eight women designers for an experimental Stockholm Design Week exhibition. More about Misschiefs exhibition presents "a more punk side of Swedish design"
Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has developed a variable font that hopes to make the urgency of climate change tangible by mirroring the declining amount of Arctic sea ice in its disappearing letterforms. More about Climate Crisis Font visualises melting of polar ice based on real-world data
Dezeen Showroom: French designer Léonard Kadid has created a "radical yet subtle" flat-pack chair for Parisian furniture brand Kann Design. More about Tal chair by Léonard Kadid for Kann Design
Stockholm Design Week's showcase of emerging talent, Greenhouse, has switched to a digital format for 2021. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out 10 of the best student projects on show. More about Ten standout student projects from Stockholm Design Week
IKEA has released its first line of furniture designed for PC gaming in collaboration with popular hardware brand Republic of Gamers. More about IKEA launches esports furniture collection to "democratise the gaming experience"
Dezeen Showroom: Tallinn-based ceramicist Raili Keiv has created a vase informed by an Estonian balancing toy, which is available via online lifestyle store NID. More about Dancing Vase by Raili Keiv
Dezeen Showroom: Estonian textile designer Annike Laigo has created a wavy, hand-tufted wool rug, which is available via online lifestyle store NID. More about 3D Stripe rug by Annike Laigo
Designers and environmentalists have slammed Coca-Cola's efforts to tackle plastic pollution as "greenwashing" and "a huge step backwards in sustainability". More about Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has launched the XPrize Carbon Removal competition to create devices that permanently sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of climate change. More about Elon Musk launches 0 million carbon capture competition
Dezeen promotion: Munich Creative Business Week has launched the programme for this year's event, which will take place from 6 to 14 March 2021 and primarily digitally so that people around the world can participate. More about MCBW 10th anniversary edition to focus on Shaping Futures by Design
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss architecture firm Studioforma has released Pam, a tubular chair made from walnut wood, with Italian manufacturer Meroni & Colzani. More about Studioforma's Pam chair was informed by palm trees