Gridded sheets of steel support thick beams of blackened-timber for these Lin tables by Studio Shinyoo, whose bases have been burned three times over. More about Gridded steel frames slice through charred-timber bases for Lin table series
Dezeen Showroom: Hungarian designer Zsuzsanna Horvath uses laser-cut birch plywood to make the Illan Pendant Light for Italian light company Luceplan. More about Zsuzsanna Horvath makes lamps from laser-cut plywood
Danish brand Muuto, Italian furniture company Miniforms and Australian design studio Archier are among the latest brands to present products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Muuto, Miniforms and Archier present products on Dezeen Showroom
Naked bodies pretzeled together into different sex positions form the letters of the alphabet in the Kama Sutra A-Z coffee table book by French illustrator Malika Favre. More about Malika Favre's Kama Sutra typeface shows sex as a "deeply pleasurable and sometimes funny act"
Austrian eyewear manufacturer Rolf has designed a collection of glasses that are 3D printed from a mixture of water and powdered castor beans. More about Rolf designs 3D-printed glasses made from castor beans
Dezeen Showroom: Zaha Hadid Design has translated its characteristically sinuous building and design style into a door handle called Nexxa. More about Zaha Hadid Design creates sculptural Nexxa door handle for Izé
Dutch design studio Atelier NL has used wood from London street trees to create this year's Dezeen Awards trophies, which will be awarded in a series of video shows next week. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 trophies by Atelier NL are crafted from wood salvaged from London trees
Japanese engineer Takeuchi Masaki has developed a wearable voice box called Syrinx, which can be strapped on like a neck brace so that people who have lost their larynx to cancer are able to produce speech. More about Syrinx is an artificial larynx that mimics the wearer's former voice
People in Mississippi have voted to replace the state's official flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle emblem, with a design that has a magnolia blossom in its centre. More about Mississippi votes to officially adopt In God We Trust flag
British car brand MINI has unveiled its Vision Urbanaut concept vehicle, which adapts its interior space via a disc-shaped device that turns the dashboard into a daybed and the windscreen into a balcony. More about MINI's Vision Urbanaut vehicle shifts between three interior layouts using a digital "token"
Dezeen promotion: German carmaker Opel has unveiled Mokka-e, which is the first in a new generation of electric cars that aims to redefine the brand by drawing from the bold, sporty designs of its past. More about Opel launches Mokka-e electric car to "change the perception of the brand"
Dezeen has teamed up with LG Display to launch the OLEDS Go! global design competition, which seeks innovative designs that showcase OLED technology in new and creative ways. More about LG Display and Dezeen launch €46,000 OLEDs Go! design competition
Danish designer Sara Martinsen has explored the vast potential of plant fibres in the world of architecture and design at her Phytophilia exhibition at A Petersen in Copenhagen. More about Sara Martinsen creates library of plant fibres to support sustainable manufacturing
In our latest competition, we have teamed up with Expormim to give away a rattan armchair designed by Jaime Hayon. More about Competition: win a rattan armchair designed by Jaime Hayon to celebrate Expormim's 60th anniversary
Dezeen promotion: a cosy family home nestled in a snowy forest just outside Moscow is the setting for the latest film released by Sky-Frame, which showcases the Swiss window company's Classic collection. More about Sky-Frame releases new winter-themed film Living with Sky-Frame: Moscow
Morgan Ruben drew on nature when growing his leaf-shaped Folium light from mycelium and designing his Luminosa lamp to reference the way bioluminescent worms attract prey. More about Morgan Ruben's pair of lamps are grown from mycelium or light up like glow-worms
Milan's Salone del Mobile could move from its regular April slot and take place in September next year, Dezeen has learned. More about Salone del Mobile set to move to September 2021 due to coronavirus concerns
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Archier has designed a slim, brass pendant light called Highline to be a subtle addition to interiors. More about Highline pendant light by Archier
Dezeen promotion: Copenhagen designer Thomas Bentzen has created a collection of products for Danish brand Muuto called the Linear System Series, which can be tailored by users to suit the needs of their individual workspaces. More about Thomas Bentzen's Linear System Series for Muuto helps create customised workspaces
Dezeen Showroom: Australian design studio Archier has designed a long bronze pendant light with a fluted profile. More about Capital bronze pendant light by Archier