A curved, golden mirror ideal for taking selfies is among the large light fixtures that Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo's In Good Company has placed into the courtyard of Brooklyn hub A/D/O. More about In Good Company installs huge lights in A/D/O courtyard
Designer Sabine Marcelis has used glass, travertine and polished metal to create a collection of sculptural interventions that respond to the materiality of Mies van Der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. More about Sabine Marcelis creates furniture and lighting from same materials as Barcelona Pavilion
Designers Lucas Maassen and Alexandre Humbert have made a series of photo collages of established creatives impersonating furniture and household items. More about Architects and designers act as furniture for The Living Room
Hyundai is the latest automaker to turn its attention from the roads to the skies, partnering with Uber to design a concept for a future air-taxi service. More about Hyundai and Uber unveil concept design for flying car
The striped patterns on Monika Dugar's Reset clothing collection are not just for aesthetic impact — they're meant to aid mobility in people with Parkinson's disease by "resetting" the brain. More about Adaptive clothing with graphic prints designed to ease Parkinson's disease
A Mies van der Roe Dip, an Odile Decquiri cocktail and Florence Knoll Rolls are among the recipes in a tongue-in-cheek cookbook by New York artist Esther Choi. More about Le Corbuffet cookbook includes recipes for Rem Brûlée and Denise Scott Brownies
Chinese furniture design is looking back to its cultural roots and reinvigorating past techniques, materials and forms, say authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell. Here they pick six items from their latest book that show how. More about Six contemporary Chinese furniture designers leading the industry
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its take on the vehicle as a "living creature" with the Vision AVTR concept, which takes design cues from the sci-fi fantasy film Avatar. More about Mercedes-Benz unveils scale-covered concept car inspired by Avatar movie
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of chairs based on intimate parts of the body. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman explores colour, cuteness and queerness with anatomical chairs
London fashion label Dead Lotus Couture has launched a new collection of retro womenswear made of natural latex and fake fur. More about Operio collection by Dead Lotus Couture aims to put latex "in every wardrobe"
South Korean designer Teo Yang has created a set of sculptural birdbaths inspired by the philosophies of traditional Korean garden design. More about Teo Yang Studio creates architectural birdbaths from terrazzo and terracotta
Cast Iron Design has created a guide book for the city of Boulder, Colorado on recycled paper with ink made from algae. More about Boulder city guide by Cast Iron Design made with ink derived from algae
Architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti stokes the surveillance debate with his biennale exhibition, which is set in a working train station in China and uses facial-recognition technology. More about Carlo Ratti's Eyes of the City exhibition in Shenzhen tracks visitors with facial-recognition tech
IBM has developed a new type of battery that's free of cobalt, nickel and other heavy metals, avoiding the environmental and humanitarian issues related to lithium-ion technology. More about IBM proposes sustainable successor to lithium-ion battery
French lighting manufacturer Sammode has relaunched a collection designed in the 1950s by Pierre Guariche, including a standing lamp with a perforated "sail-like" diffuser. More about Sammode reissues classic lighting designs by Pierre Guariche
Canadian company Knectek Labs has automated an often messy and unhygienic part of household waste collection with the Townew bin, which seals and changes its own bags. More about Townew bin seals and changes garbage bags at the push of a button
This week on Dezeen, we looked back at the biggest architecture and design stories of 2019, and looked forward to the upcoming projects of the new year. More about This week, we looked back on 2019 and forward to 2020
Scottish designer Nick Ross has created a range of curvy seats for Danish brand +Halle, to offer respite from an overstimulating world. More about Nick Ross designs Proto chairs to offer refuge in busy environments
Apple, Google, Amazon and the Zigbee Alliance have joined forces to develop a smart-home standard that will mean new devices are likely to be compatible with any of their hubs and voice assistants. More about Apple, Google and Amazon unite to make all smart home products talk to each other
In our latest competition, we're offering two readers the chance to win a wireless speaker from Transparent Sound's latest collection. More about Competition: win a wireless Small Transparent Speaker by Transparent Sound