Since Harikrishnan's inflatable trousers blew up on the internet last week after first being featured on Dezeen, we've rounded up five latex projects – spanning fashion, accessories and installations – that use the material in surprising ways. More about Five projects that use latex in weird and wonderful ways
Finnish design brand Made by Choice has released a series of furniture and products that typifies its playful Nordic style, including a cabinet punctured by hundreds of holes and a collection of colourful wooden boxes. More about Made by Choice launches cartoonish chairs and tables that embody "nordic happiness"
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta sent models down the catwalk in footwear made of sugarcane and coffee that the brand claims are fully biodegradable. More about Bottega Veneta debuts "100 per cent biodegradable" boot
Citroën has released Ami, an electric car that will be available on a subscription service to city-dwellers as young as 14 years old as it doesn't require a driving license. More about Citroën rolls out subscription car that doesn't require a driving license
Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. More about Balenciaga floods runway for apocalyptic Paris Fashion Week show
Dezeen's chief content officer Benedict Hobson spoke to Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma about their new exhibition Cambio at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London in this exclusive talk. More about Watch our talk with Formafantasma from the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London
A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. More about Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
The Swedish Design Museum To Go exhibition can be taken away inside a backpack that visitors can borrow for a week to explore the country with. More about Swedish Design Museum squeezes latest exhibition into a backpack
Renault has designed an all-electric concept car that can be physically expanded and have its range extended based on the needs of its user. More about Renault unveils shapeshifting Morphoz concept car
Nike has designed basketball and soccer uniforms for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that it says will be the "most sustainable" and "highest performing" to date. More about Nike reveals uniforms for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Rem Koolhaas's research organisation AMO has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to develop an electric tractor based on the companies' "shared interest in the countryside". More about AMO and Volkswagen propose electric tractor design for sub-Saharan Africa
London design studio Special Projects has developed an app that condenses important information such as contacts and maps onto a daily printout to help people live without their devices. More about Special Projects distills essential smartphone functions into a daily Paper Phone
In our latest competition, Dezeen has partnered with David Village Lighting to give away an Artemide Tolomeo Micro Bicolor desk lamp in one of four colours options. More about Competition: win a Tolomeo desk lamp by Artemide
Multiple European brands came together for MUT Design's Das Haus installation at IMM Cologne to create hybrid indoor-outdoor furniture prototypes that are now being put into production. More about MUT Design blurs line between indoors and outdoors with Das Haus furniture
This week on Dezeen, the Salone del Mobile fair in Milan was postponed until June as events across Europe were disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. More about This week, Salone del Mobile was postponed due to coronavirus
Air New Zealand has filed a patent application for the Skynest sleeping pod, which would allow economy passengers to stretch out and during long-haul flights. More about Air New Zealand developing bunk bed-style sleeping pod for economy flyers
The Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled, while the MIPIM property fair will happen despite numerous withdrawals, as coronavirus continues to disrupt events across Europe. More about Property fair MIPIM to go ahead as Geneva Motor Show cancelled
Leading designers have supported the decision to move Salone del Mobile from April to June due to the coronavirus outbreak, although some say the event should be cancelled for environmental reasons and others feel the Milan experience needs an overhaul. More about Tom Dixon, Ross Lovegrove and other leading designers respond to Salone postponement
Melbourne Design Week, Homexpo Israel, DesignMarch in Reykjavik and the Collectible design fair in Brussels are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this March. More about Architecture and design events in March 2020 from Dezeen Events Guide
Graphic designer Brian Roettinger has created psychedelic visuals for Kesha's album High Road, featuring an album cover depicting a candle made from a 3D scan of the pop star. More about Brian Roettinger creates Kesha-shaped candle for her High Road album