Artist Max Siedentopf caused outrage with his depiction of people wearing various everyday items as coronavirus masks. Here are five of the artist's provocative works. More about Five provocative projects by artist Max Siedentopf
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has released its near-future Project Vector concept for an autonomous and electric multi-use vehicle, which is designed to contribute to safer and less polluted urban environments. More about Jaguar Land Rover designs electric mobility platform for city environments
Stockholm-based designer Julia Olanders has used construction materials that are usually hidden in buildings to create a series of decorative vases for her Betweenness project. More about Julia Olanders makes "toxic" vases from insulation foam and concrete
Dezeen promotion: this year's edition of the Radical Innovation Award has opened its call for entries, with both professionals and students invited to submit forward-thinking hospitality designs. More about Radical Innovation Award 2020 for hospitality design opens for entries with new products category
The Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined exhibition at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art features projects that repurpose waste products. Here are eight highlights including vases sculpted from PVC pipes. More about Eight designs that make use of waste products
Dutch designers Iris van Daalen and Ruben Thier's The Plastic Mine is a series of home accessories made from plastic clumps gathered from a factory floor. More about Thier & van Daalen's The Plastic Mine homeware reveals hidden patterns in factory waste
Artist and designer Max Siedentopf has apologised for offending people with his photos of home-made coronavirus masks, adding that his work aims to take people "out of their comfort zone". More about Max Siedentopf apologises for offence caused by images of coronavirus masks made of everyday items
The discussion between Dutch designer Richard Hutten and Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO Andrew Morlet at the inaugural Dezeen Day conference last year was one of the liveliest, with the two disagreeing over whether plastic can be part of a circular economy. More about Watch the video of the Dezeen Day discussion about designing for the circular economy
Airbus has revealed a working model of its MAVERIC aircraft, which has a "blended wing body" design that could reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent. More about Airbus unveils working model of its fuel-saving "giant flying wing"
Designer David Rockwell is among six trustees that have stepped down to protest Caroline Baumann's resignation as director of the Cooper Hewitt after it was reported her departure followed an investigation into her wedding. More about Six Cooper Hewitt trustees resign to protest Caroline Baumann's departure
French duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have made a chair for Finnish furniture brand Artek from a metal frame interlaced with a single length of marine rope that forms its back and armrests. More about Bouroullec brothers design chair using one continuous piece of rope
Creative agency Havas has designed a new brand identity for British condom manufacturer Durex, which features a flattened logo written in One Night Sans typeface in a bid to challenge "repressive" sexual norms. More about Durex rebrands with flat logo and "sex positive" campaign
Swedish lighting brand Wästberg's has unveiled the W203 Ilumina lamp, designed by Ilse Crawford to "mix beauty with energy efficiency". More about Ilse Crawford updates classic library lamp for Wästberg
Artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses the nuances of what it means to design "a better world" in this video of her keynote at Dezeen Day. More about Watch the video of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's keynote lecture at Dezeen Day
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum director Caroline Baumann reportedly stepped down from her role after an investigation into her conduct acquiring a wedding dress and venue. More about Caroline Baumann reportedly resigned from Cooper Hewitt after wedding investigation
Malessa Studio's wooden NEST crate unpacks to create a bed, desk, bench and shelf designed in response to the increasingly nomadic lifestyle of young urbanites. More about NEST moving crate opens up into a minimal home kit for generation rent
Underwear, vegetables and carrier bags could all be used in the fight against coronavirus, suggests artist Max Siedentopf. More about Max Siedentopf suggests alternative masks to protect against coronavirus
More than 90 prefabricated plaster tiles are arranged to form an exhibition stand designed by French architects Julien Renault and Paul Vaugoyeau for furniture brand Massproductions. More about Massproductions' modular fair stand uses grid structure to guarantee easy reuse
Tech startup Yoto teamed up with Pentagram to develop an interactive audio toy that plays stories, music, radio and podcasts for children without the need for a screen. More about Pentagram and Yoto design screen-free audio player for children
To coincide with Stockholm Design Week, the city's 19th century Gamla Riksarkivet played host to The Archive exhibition exploring the "shared aesthetics and values" of Japanese and Scandinavian design. More about Stockholm's historic national archive hosts first ever design exhibition