Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tadeas Podracky rejected formal design methods when creating these unconventional furniture objects, which he made by layering materials like "a bird weaving its nest". More about Tadeas Podracky's The Metamorphosis furniture rejects mass-produced design
Norway's new passports by design studio Neue, which feature illustrations of the country's landscape that change from day to night under UV light, have been realised after six years of development. More about Neue's minimal designs for Norwegian passports go into circulation
Beirut studio T Sakhi has designed a collection of green-hued coffee tables using resin, brass powder and marble offcuts to create the effect of "looking through a microscope". More about T Sakhi's Reconciled Fragments tables emulate decomposing matter
Dezeen Showroom: British brand ON&ON has added a made-to-measure desk, cabinet and clothes hanger components to its modular shelving system More about ON&ON updates shelving system with new modular components
Andreu World, Ross Gardam and Object Carpet are among the latest brands to launch products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Andreu World, Ross Gardam and Object Carpet showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
London designer Max Lamb has created an installation of sculptural items made from three-dimensional tiles he developed for Japanese brand Tajimi Custom Tiles. More about Max Lamb creates sculptural furniture pieces from 3D tiles
American petwear brand Pagerie has released its debut collection Sahara, featuring a leather dog collar, leash and harness treated in the same tannery as Hermès's coveted Birkin bags. More about Pagerie is the "first-ever luxury fashion house for pets"
Rhode Island School of Design is hiring 10 faculty members that specialise in issues of race and decoloniality in the arts, architecture and design as part of its wider plan to tackle systemic racism in the school. More about RISD launches Race in Art & Design cluster-hire for anti-racism initiative
Norwegian multidisciplinary studio ANTI has designed Ventizolve – a portable naloxone product for emergency use that can temporarily reverse the effects of a lethal opioid overdose to provide time for medical attention. More about ANTI designs pocket-sized naloxone kit to prevent opioid overdose deaths
Designers Giorgio Gasco and Gianmaria Della Ratta have created a range of decorative stucco mouldings based on the interior decor of rented chat rooms used by cam girls. More about Decor in cam girls' studios used to inform stucco wall decorations in Digital Muses project
Dezeen Showroom: Melbourne-based designer Ross Gardam has created the Arbour linear light constructed from solid pieces of hardwood over two metres long. More about Arbour linear light by Ross Gardam
Dezeen Showroom: 88-year-old Finnish designer Eero Aarnio has added a minimal cat ornament to the Eero Aarnio Originals collection, informed by the strays he would take in as a child. More about Kisu by Eero Aarnio
In this week's comments update, readers are furiously debating news that Bjarke Ingels is creating a masterplan for redesigning Earth. More about "Lots of good things come from dreaming" says commenter
Dezeen showroom: Swiss bathroom brand Geberit's Sigma80 touchless actuator plate was designed to operate a dual touch flush system and can be adapted to suit the interior design of the user's bathroom. More about Sigma80 touchless actuator plate by Geberit
Mexican artist Stefan Brüggemann has created red, white and blue neon lights of the words truth and lie for an artwork unveiled on the US-Mexico border on the day of the 2020 US presidential election. More about Stefan Brüggemann installs TRUTH/LIE neon lights at US-Mexico border on election day
Dezeen promotion: Reynaers Aluminium, leading European provider of sustainable, architectural aluminium solutions, has developed the MasterPatio minimal sliding frame system that allows architects and designers to create dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows. More about Reynaers Aluminium launches minimal MasterPatio sliding-window system
Dezeen promotion: Object Carpet has collaborated with the Ippolito Fleitz Group to launch a varied collection of carpets that range from soft, plush textures to coarser, looped structures. More about Object Carpet's latest textile flooring collection treats "the room as a stage"
CoronaCrisisKruk is a bench with a handle designed for social distancing by Dutch design firm Object Studio to let users sit together while staying apart. More about Object Studio creates portable social-distancing bench for Amsterdam
Italian visual artist Pablo Chiereghin has created a series of furniture pieces from the remains of items he destroyed "using a riot aesthetic" for an exhibition at Vienna's Kunstforum. More about Pablo Chiereghin violently destroys and rebuilds furniture for Riot Design exhibition
Design Shanghai, Design Miami and Dubai Design Week are among the architecture and design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place this winter, alongside a host of virtual programmes including an Archigram symposium and the Dezeen Awards ceremonies. More about Ten architecture and design events this November and December from Dezeen Events Guide