Dezeen Showroom: chubby upholstery spills over the modernist steel frame of this lounge chair created for Hem by British designer Faye Toogood as a study in contrasts. More about Puffy Lounge Chair by Faye Toogood for Hem
British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. More about Recycled plastic bottle backpack winner of Dezeen Awards public vote
This week on Dezeen, we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote and Italian furniture designer Enzo Mari passed away. More about This week we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote
Design platform Studio Curiosity worked with local residents in east London to wrap a bridge in a rainbow of ribbons as a "message of hope" during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Studio Curiosity covers bridge in ribbon rainbow to show support for NHS
Interest in virtual fashion has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people explore ways of dressing their online avatars, according to digital fashion designer Amber Jae Slooten. More about Virtual fashion will allow people to "go completely crazy" online says Amber Jae Slooten of The Fabricant
Design studio Bybeau's minimalist XYZ lighting collection draws on Cartesian coordinates and features magnetic engineering that means its arms can be rotated 360 degrees. More about Bybeau's XYZ lighting collection was informed by coordinates
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and designers Sabine Marcelis, Giorgio Gascia and Gianmaria Della Ratta took part in the final live discussion for the Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 collaboration. More about Li Edelkoort and designers discuss space and intimacy during the pandemic at DDW 2020
Spanish practice Smart & Green Design has re-designed the Barbican's touring Game On exhibition for a former underground cistern in Madrid, using more than 150 LED arches to evoke the neon colours of the 1980s. More about Game On's neon-filled exhibition design pays homage to 80s video games
In our latest competition, we have teamed up with Nanimarquina to give readers the chance to win a Telares handwoven rug. More about Competition: win a Telares rug from Nanimarquina
Graphic designer Margaret Calvert has created a customised typeface named Rail Alphabet 2, which will be used for station signage across the UK. More about Margaret Calvert designs Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for UK stations
Samsung has released LivingColour, a collection of six paints designed to provide harmonious backdrops to three of the company's television models – The Serif, The Sero and The Frame. More about Samsung launches range of paints to complement its TVs
In this live discussion for Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020, three emerging designers explored sustainable design and how to redefine our relationship with nature. More about Designers explore our changing relationship with nature in Dezeen x DDW2020 talk
Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine is developing a ship called Oceanbird, which could transport 7,000 cars and trucks across the Atlantic propelled only by the wind. More about Wallenius Marine develops world's largest wind-powered vessel to slash shipping emissions
Dezeen promotion: to mark 10 years since its launch, independent Chinese furniture brand Fnji added seven pieces to its Crest Line collection and held a theatrical show in Beijing. More about Gao Guqi's independent furniture brand Fnji launches 2020 collection
Dieneke Ferguson, the founder of Hackney non-profit and design organisation Hidden Art, has died from ovarian cancer at the age of 70. More about Hidden Art founder and "visionary" Dieneke Ferguson dies at 70
Dezeen promotion: the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Thailand has launched an international campaign to showcase the country's products and brands. More about Thailand's government launches Thai Style Solutions campaign to showcase country's creatives
Projects by Viewport Studio, Suzanne Brewer Architects and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for design. More about Design projects by Yuting Chang and Studio Curiosity among winners in inaugural Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote
Italian curator and art critic Lea Vergine has died just a day after the death of her husband, Italian designer Enzo Mari, with the couple joining the growing list of iconic figures from architecture and design lost to coronavirus. More about Enzo Mari and his wife Lea Vergine died of "complications related to Covid-19"
Adidas has started a public trial of its endlessly recyclable UltraBOOST DNA LOOP trainer, created as part of the sportswear company's drive to conform to the principles of the circular economy. More about Adidas begins trial of recyclable trainer as part of its drive "to end plastic waste"
The value of personal data in today's society was the subject of this Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 talk, featuring designers Julia Janssen, Isaac Monté and Lei Nelissen. More about DDW designers join Dezeen for live discussion about privacy and the value of data