Multidisciplinary practice Viewport Studio aimed to reduce the energy required to produce furniture when designing this series of tables, which are constructed from discarded timber offcuts. More about Viewport Studio uses discarded timber to create Essential Furniture collection
Dezeen Showroom: furniture designer Christian Vivanco has teamed up with Mexican brand Balsa to produce a collection of furniture from rattan called Bajío. More about Christian Vivanco launches rattan furniture collection Bajío for Balsa
A Fondazione Prada exhibition about Chinese export porcelain, designed by Dutch firm Tom Postma Design, is housed within three prefabricated timber volumes clad in velvet and real gold leaf. More about Tom Postma Design suspends 1,400 porcelain plates in gold-gilded room at Fondazione Prada
Twenty architects and designers showcased designs they made at home during lockdown for the Design Trust's Critically Homemade exhibition in a live talk moderated by Aric Chen and Design Trust co-founder Marisa Yiu. More about Design Trust hosts live relay talk featuring participants of its Critically Homemade exhibition
British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has designed a pink and ruffled version of IKEA's famous Frakta bag as part of her upcoming collection for the Swedish furniture retailer. More about Zandra Rhodes gives IKEA Frakta bag a pink and frilly makeover
Dezeen Showroom: Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis has designed two lights for Established & Sons made from cylindrical bars of pastel-hued bioplastic resin. More about Aura lights by Sabine Marcelis for Established & Sons
Dezeen Showroom: Lithuanian design brand EMKO has worked with a local textile factory to repurpose its rainbow array of leftover yarns into a spotted rug, which aims to "bring some chaos into sterile modern interiors". More about EMKO uses linen offcuts to create vibrant confetti pattern of Chaos rug
Sportswear brand Nike is prioritising major operational changes over launching sustainable products as part of its Move to Zero initiative to become a carbon-neutral company, according to chief sustainability officer Noel Kinder. More about "Operational progress is what moves the needle" towards zero-carbon design says Nike's head of sustainability
Colour company Pantone and health brand Intimina have collaborated to create an "active and adventurous" red colour to start a positive conversation around periods. More about Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour
Graphic designer Alexandros Kosmidis has created UNbuffer, a series of postcards that explore the United Nations' line between the Greek and Turkish sides of Cyprus. More about UNbuffer postcards explore the symbols of Cyprus' ceasefire line
All physical events at next month's Dutch Design Week have been cancelled due to a rise in coronavirus cases in the city. More about Dutch Design Week 2020 forced to take "unbelievably painful" decision to cancel physical shows
Marionettes dressed in inside-out-style garments replaced human models for Italian brand Moschino's Spring/Summer 2021 womenswear fashion show, which aimed to convey a world gone "topsy-turvy". More about Jeremy Scott curates socially-distant puppet show for Moschino's Spring 2021 fashion collection
There are less than two weeks left for you to vote for your favourite Dezeen Awards projects and studios. Here is an update on votes cast so far in each of the 12 design categories. More about With less than two weeks left to vote in the Dezeen Awards public vote, find out which design projects are in the lead
South Korean fashion designer Sun Woo Chang has unveiled her In Between collection, which explores clothes as "portable homes" that can offer the wearer a refuge from reality. More about Sun Woo's collapsible fashion takes cues from pop-up tents
Dezeen Showroom: Zurich-based designer Alfredo Häberli has created the Dado modular sofa system for furniture brand Andreu World, which can be pieced together like a puzzle. More about Dado sofa system by Alfredo Häberli for Andreu World
These stamps by Finnish studio Berry Creative feature images of birds and snow clouds that turn into skeletons and thunderstorms when heated to send a message about the consequences of climate change. More about Berry Creative designs Climate Change Stamps with heat-reactive ink
The Exquisite Corpse collection comprises three handmade furniture pieces decorated with a modern take on straw marquetry in vibrant, custom-dyed colours. More about Adam and Arthur designs colourful straw marquetry collection informed by parlour game
Dezeen Showroom: Established & Sons is introducing its range of graphic Bloc tables created with French designer Pauline Deltour to evoke "a hyper-real, hand-drawn cube". More about Bloc side tables by Pauline Deltour for Established & Sons
London architect Suzanne Brewer has created a prototype wheelchair with only two wheels and a saddle seat that takes the user from seated to standing in one fluid movement. More about Suzanne Brewer develops "Segway-style" wheelchair that allows users to stand upright
From sagging shelves made of foam to a chair modelled on Wassily Kandinsky's abstract paintings, we've rounded up 11 quirky furniture designs that prioritise form over function. More about Eleven alluring furniture designs that verge on being dysfunctional