A lifestyle brand with "a real soul" has launched in Paris, in a boutique that brings fashion together with furniture and homeware. More about La Manufacture is out to prove that design can still survive on the high street
ÉCAL graduate Byongseon Bae has given the drill a non-threatening makeover – replacing its complex exterior and characteristic gun shape with a sleek, monochrome design and simplified functionality. More about Minimalist electric screwdriver is designed to be "unintimidating"
Oki Sato's Nendo has designed three displays at Paris department store Le Bon Marché, including a series of kinetic blossom-like raindrops in the central atrium. More about Nendo combines rain and flowers for installation at Le Bon Marché in Paris
This new logo created by Hemingway Design for the Dreamland theme park in Margate, England, combines traditional seaside colours with a minimalist aesthetic. More about Hemingway Design creates 100th anniversary logo for Dreamland amusement park
The sofa is one of the most well-used pieces of furniture in the home, so it's a good way to make a statement. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out seven new designs that do exactly that. More about Seven sofas that deserve to be centre of attention
Dezeen promotion: British designer Ilse Crawford features in the latest short film released by Danish tap manufacturer Vola, exploring the impact of design on human wellbeing. More about Ilse Crawford discusses design and wellbeing in short film by Vola
Design studio BCXSY used a seesaw as a metaphor for the creative process in their installation Reciprocal Syntax, which allows two riders to together build an audiovisual landscape through play. More about BCXSY's Reciprocal Syntax installation explores the nature of collaboration via a seesaw
US clothing brand Pangaia has released a puffer coat, whose filling is made with flowers in a bid to offer a cruelty-free alternative to duck or goose down. More about Pangaia's puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
Auction house Sotheby's has partnered with streetwear publication Highsnobiety to create a line of t-shirts, jumpers and hoodies emblazoned with artworks dating as far back as the 16th century. More about Old Master works feature in Sotheby's debut streetwear collection
The work of six up-and-coming French designers is on show at the Maison&Objet furniture fair in Paris, revealing an emerging trend for handmade rather than mass-produced objects. More about Six bright young French designers showcased in Rising Talents exhibition at Maison&Objet
Danish furniture producer House of Finn Juhl has relaunched a sofa created by the renowned furniture designer for his own home in 1945. More about House of Finn Juhl reissues Little Mother sofa after 75 years "in hibernation"
Italian architecture studio Marcante Testa has unveiled a new range for bathroom brand Ex.t, which references the work of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. More about Marcante Testa brings colour and geometry to the bathroom for Ex.t
FreelandBuck has installed a pavilion in a Palo Alto plaza comprising triangular panels imprinted with images of the public enjoying the same site on a day last year. More about FreelandBuck pavilion in Palo Alto documents life "over the course of one day"
Finnish heritage tool manufacturer Fiskars is making its first foray into fashion with a collection of "modern garden-wear staples". More about Tool manufacturer Fiskars releases debut streetwear collection
Canadian studio Lateral Office has installed 12 oversized seesaws that light up and make sounds on the streets of New York City's Garment District. More about Lateral Office lights up New York City Garment District with "immersive urban instrument"
Swedish company Minut has created a smart-home security device for the camera-averse — an alarm that monitors movement, noise, temperature and humidity. More about Minut alarm promises all-in-one home security without cameras
It's easy to shock with technology and innovation, says Michael Anastassiades, but the real challenge for designers is creating objects that stay relevant over time. More about "We need to create things that last" says Michael Anastassiades
Designer Daan Roosegaarde has memorialised the 104,000 victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands with individual stones in an interactive sculpture titled Levenslicht. More about Daan Roosegaarde remembers Dutch Holocaust victims with Levenslicht memorial
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a graffiti-covered furniture collection for Paris studio Galerie Kreo, which takes cues from brutalism and the urban landscape. More about Virgil Abloh channels brutalism for concrete Efflorescence furniture series
Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week, curated by designer Jamie Wolfond and local studio MSDS Studio. More about Ten diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium