Finnish furniture brand Basta (above), Danish manufacturer Verpan and Australian brand Tsar Carpets are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Basta, Verpan and Tsar Carpets showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Continuing our review of 2020, we've selected 10 of the most charmingly unusual furniture designs from the past year, from a futuristic birthing chair to sagging shelves made of foam. More about Dezeen's top 10 quirky furniture designs of 2020
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has designed a concept for a compostable marker pen comprising natural fibres and a water-based, edible ink that would break down within six months. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs "world's first fully compostable marker"
To celebrate the end of Rado Design Week, we are giving readers the chance to win one of the Swiss watch brand's unique new timepieces in a special competition. More about Competition: win a Rado True Square watch by YOY, Formafantasma or Tej Chauhan
Dutch design platform Droog has launched Le Freak, a mask that uses colourful tassels to express personality. More about Droog presents the face mask as a flirtatious fashion statement
New York designer Brecht Wright Gander has created a light that is switched on by sliding a phallic conductor inside of a puckered, rubber opening, in the hopes of maximising the user's feelings of discomfort. More about Brecht Wright Gander designs lamp with rubber orifice that lights up when "turned on"
Chicken nuggets that US startup Eat Just created in fermentation tanks will soon be available in a restaurant in Singapore, as the first lab-grown meat in the world to be approved for sale. More about Lab-grown meat to feature on restaurant menu for first time after "breakthrough" approval
Dezeen Showroom: Irish brand Mullan Lighting has released a ceramic pendant light with a crackled exterior that resembles the bark of a tree. More about Pando ceramic pendant by Mullan Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: Stockholm-based Note Design Studio has created the flat-packed Nota sofa for furniture brand Basta. More about Nota sofa by Note Design for Basta
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Tsar Carpets has released a collection of textile floor coverings informed by surrealism, in a bid to offer some "otherworldly escapism" during a tumultuous year. More about Chromatic flooring collection by Tsar Carpets
Dezeen spoke to artists Thukral and Tagra about their upcoming design for Swiss watch brand Rado in the final live panel discussion as part of Rado Design Week. More about Watch our talk with Thukral and Tagra for Rado Design Week
Thukral and Tagra are the last creatives to be featured as part of Rado Design Week. In this exclusive video, the Indian artists explain the unique features of their upcoming True Square watch for Swiss brand Rado. More about Thukral and Tagra's upcoming watch for Rado will "bring something unique to the experience of reading time"
Scottish designer Phoenix Instinct has developed a lightweight wheelchair with a movable axle position that automatically adjusts the chair's centre of gravity to stop overbalancing. More about Phoenix Instinct creates smart wheelchair with "intelligent centre of gravity"
Dezeen Showroom: lighting design studio Graypants has created a portable lamp, which offers a modern, LED-powered reinterpretation of traditional chamberstick candle holders. More about Wick portable lighting fixture by Graypants
Dezeen spoke to designer Tej Chauhan about his new design for Swiss watch brand Rado in the a live panel discussion as part of Rado Design Week. More about Watch our talk with Tej Chauhan for Rado Design Week
Six Swedish design studios have produced items and materials from industrial waste, including pedestals made from ash and flowerpots from apples, for an exhibition in Malmö, Sweden. More about Swedish designers create products from waste materials for Metabolic Processes for Leftovers exhibition
Industrial designer Tej Chauhan reveals the science-fiction influences behind his special edition of Rado's True Square watch in the latest exclusive video as part of Rado Design Week. More about Tej Chauhan's watch for Rado is informed by "old sci-fi movies and pop culture"
Dezeen Showroom: Verpan has rereleased the Pantop light, created by renowned midcentury Danish designer Verner Panton in 1980, in a joyous palette of eight new colours. More about Pantop light by Verner Panton for Verpan
London charity Accumulate has released an "honest, painful and revelatory" book telling the stories of 18 different people and their experiences of homelessness. More about The Book of Homelessness is the first graphic novel created by homeless people
In this week's comments update, readers are both horrified and delighted by silicone shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum are "a perfect ubuesque finale for 2020" says commenter