Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has created an ode to larch wood with its Essence porcelain stoneware tiles, part of the Elements collection. More about Essence tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Tech company HMD has launched a range of retro Nokia brick phones with limited internet capabilities and an AI assistant button integrated into the centre of the keypad. More about Nokia unveils nostalgic dumbphones with dedicated AI button
Architecture firms Studio Folk Architects and Raskl have built a timber-framed greenhouse, named The Veggery, at the Barbican Estate as part of the London Festival of Architecture. More about Barrel-vaulted community greenhouse built at the Barbican
Recent Central Saint Martins graduate Joud Abuhomos has invented a simple, off-grid communication device called Mesh-89, designed to alert Palestinian bus drivers to the status of the West Bank's 89 permanent checkpoints. More about Mesh-89 device lets Palestinian drivers stay ahead of checkpoint closures
Frustrated by her own struggle to stay focused while studying, product design student Carrie Lee has developed a portable task timer that hopes to rival the addictiveness of smartphones. More about Overstimulated design student creates satisfyingly minimal focus timer
North Carolina furniture company Studio TK has designed furniture utilising manufacturer Plantd's panels, which are made from perennial grasses and marketed as an alternative to traditional engineered woods such as plywood. More about Studio TK uses Plantd's pressed-grass panels for furniture line
Dezeen Showroom: from sumptuous couches to cutting-edge workstations, the following products are all included in the catalogues of brands based in the USA. More about Seven products by USA-based design brands
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori selects his favourite pieces from his recently released Dunelm collection in this video filmed by Dezeen. More about Yinka Ilori's top four pieces from his Dunelm collection
Curved oak and dimpled upholstery feature in British designer Faye Toogood's Bone, Roll, Slump furniture collection, which includes her "most comfortable chair" yet. More about Unearthed fossils and mudlarked bones inspire Faye Toogood's latest furniture
How did the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library manage to sidestep America's architecture culture war? And is affordable design having a moment? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about Why everyone likes the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled her Helix Nebula dress during Paris Couture Week, featuring plasma-filled glass horns that light up in response to human touch. More about Iris van Herpen injects glass-covered gown with glowing plasma
Central Saint Martins graduates Domenico di Paolo and Kieran Feechan have created a novel listening device in the form of Imago, which turns a critical eye on the use of AI in music. More about Imago audio player lights a path for ethical AI use in music
Architect Liz Gálvez has created a pavilion in the courtyard of Los Angeles cultural organisations Materials & Applications and Craft Contemporary using cord and earthen blocks to showcase the potential of urban shade. More about Liz Gálvez "reframes" air conditioning with shade pavilion in Los Angeles
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of design studio Formafantasma have been named the first-ever lead research and development fellows of ecology for London's Serpentine Galleries. More about Formafantasma announced as ecology advisor to Serpentine Galleries
Toy brand Lego has unveiled an 8.4-metre-high replica of the World Cup trophy outside the Rockefeller Center in New York. More about Lego creates giant World Cup trophy from 1.3 million bricks
Design studio Snarkitecture has designed an expansive playground in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington DC, USA, the largest indoor installation ever at the institution. More about Snarkitecture creates "unexpected" playground in DC's National Building Museum
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has brought a retro 1970s feeling to chairs, rugs, beds, lamps and cushions as part of a 40-piece collection for high-street furniture retailer Dunelm. More about Yinka Ilori's Dunelm collection aims to make good design "a lot more accessible"
Only two moves are needed to transform this children's seat into a rudimentary castle, in a project that has earned Irish furniture designer James Murphy one of the top prizes at London's annual New Designers showcase. More about Casul chair unfolds to become a children's play set
Carmaker Bugatti has unveiled the Mistral Blanc Éternal, a sports car covered with unusual porcelain accents including speaker grilles and armrests. More about Bugatti designs porcelain-clad sports car informed by Enzo Mari vase
Lisbon football club Sporting Clube de Portugal has unveiled an updated badge and identity, designed by branding agency Jones Knowles Ritchie to mark its 120th anniversary. More about Sporting CP unveils 1940s-informed rebrand that "stays faithful to the club's legacy"