After his 3D rendering of a cloud-like armchair went viral on social media last year, Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger has made the Hortensia chair a reality with the help of 20,000 fabric petals. More about Andrés Reisinger turns Insta-famous CGI render into real chair
Holly Brockwell is unimpressed by the sexist advertising for the gold folding phone launched by Pablo Escobar's brother, but is not surprised. More about "Sexist advertising for the Escobar phone is everything tech wishes it could still get away with"
For our review of 2019, design and technology reporter Natashah Hitti selects 10 transport designs that turned our readers' heads, from the world's most expensive supercar to a small autonomous robot that delivers packages. More about Dezeen's top 10 transport designs of 2019
Icelandic singer Björk worked with creatives from the theatre world who tore up the rule book to create a "delicate" set for her Cornucopia tour. More about Designers of Björk's Cornucopia show "ignored the concert rule book"
Dezeen promotion: Italian tile manufacturer Ceramiche Refin has released a collection of porcelain tiles that take design cues from the clarity of glass surfaces. More about Ceramiche Refin launches Vetri collection of glass-effect tiles
Graduates consistently offer some of the most forward-thinking designs, and 2019 didn't disappoint. To continue our review of the year, we picked 10 of the most innovative student projects, from a "chestfeeding" kit to a masturbation suit. More about Dezeen's top 10 graduate design projects of 2019
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Furniture by designers including Joyce Wang and Mario Tsai is on show at this Shanghai exhibition organised by contemporary art and design platform The Artling. More about China Design [Working Title] highlights work by "young and aspirational generation" of designers
New York studio Group Project has designed new rubbish bins for New York City streets that include a "sleek aesthetic, bold recycling messaging, and significant ergonomic improvements." More about New York City's rubbish bins are redesigned
Polish designer Kamila Rudnicka has created an artificial insemination tool that doubles up as a sex toy, in the hopes of restoring pleasure to an often clinical process. More about Kamila Rudnicka designs at-home insemination kit for use as part of sex
Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen has partnered with glassware brand Nude to give away three whiskey bottles from its Malt collection. More about Competition: win a Malt Whisky Tall bottle by Mikko Laakkonen for Nude
New York interior designer Sasha Bikoff has designed furniture that takes cues from looks in Versace's old fashion campaigns for an exhibition in Miami. More about Sasha Bikoff references 1990s Versace campaigns for Design Miami exhibit
American arts administrator Bettina Korek has been appointed CEO of London's Serpentine Galleries following Yana Peel's resignation earlier this year. More about Serpentine Galleries appoints Frieze Los Angeles's Bettina Korek as CEO
Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva has turned a clay-like material made from waste milk into bulbous vases, candelabras and door handles called Chalk & Cheese. More about Tessa Silva creates compostable homeware from surplus milk and chalk
A banana taped to a wall by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was removed from its display at Art Basel Miami Beach after "several uncontrollable crowd movements", including someone eating it. More about Maurizio Cattelan's 0,000 banana removed from display
This year saw a wave of projects aimed at improving life for people with disabilities, and making spaces more inclusive. For our review of 2019, Dezeen has selected 10 of the best, including a mind-controlled exoskeleton and a series of 3D-printed IKEA hacks. More about Dezeen's top 10 accessible designs of 2019
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak's Deep Sleep Cocoon jacket is designed to allow people to sleep anywhere, including in space. More about Vollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space
Swedish studio Form Us With Love has designed a modular bench seating system for +Halle, which aims to create privacy in public without using walls or dividers. More about Form Us With Love creates modular benches to give people privacy in public spaces
This year, furniture designs ventured out of the home onto the streets and into prisons. Design reporter Jennifer Hahn picks out her top 10 projects for our review of 2019, from public seating in Beirut to silicone chairs. More about Dezeen's top 10 furniture designs of 2019
South African designer Porky Hefer has extended his collection of hanging chairs at this year's Design Miami with a series of leathery seats that each represent a different molecular compound. More about Porky Hefer's Molecules are hanging seats modelled on chemical compounds