Makeshift roadblocks from Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests won the People's Choice category at the Designs of the Year awards because they could be made by anyone anywhere, says Design Museum curator Maria McLintock. More about Brick Arches roadblocks from Hong Kong protests resonate as "anyone can replicate"
Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has developed a solar lamp that is designed to be hung in front of windows so it can generate its own energy. More about Marjan van Aubel creates indoor solar light to usher in "solar democracy"
Dezeen promotion: the UK Timber Trade Federation is showcasing the winning entries of its Conversations about Climate Change design competition via a virtual exhibition and event series. More about Timber Trade Federation exhibits six "conversation pieces" made from responsibly sourced timber
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Mario Ruiz has created the versatile, modular Wing shelving system for furniture brand Systemtronic. More about Wing shelving by Mario Ruiz for Systemtronic
Dezeen Showroom: Zero Lighting has turned its classic Compose pendant light by Swedish designer Jens Fager into a larger fixture by setting it on an industrial metal rail. More about Compose Rail pendant by Jens Fager for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish designer Thomas Bernstrand has worked with local brand Zero Lighting to create Plant, a family of lights that was informed by outdoor plant life. More about Plant outdoor lights by Thomas Bernstrand for Zero Lighting
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