Dutch designer Richard Hutten clashed with the CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation at the Dezeen Day conference last week, with the two speakers disagreeing over the role of plastic in the circular economy. More about Plastic recycling is "bullshit" says Richard Hutten at Dezeen Day
London-based designers Tino Seubert and Theodora Alfredsdottir combined wavy, moulded plywood with off-the-shelf aluminium tubes to create this modular lighting collection. More about Corrugation Lights is a collection of wavy plywood lighting inspired by midcentury furniture
Food design studio Bompas & Parr has created an incredibly lightweight edible meringue using a process originally developed to manufacture the lightest solid material ever made. More about Bompas & Parr produces "world's lightest dessert" weighing just one gram
This collection of lamps by New York designer Merve Kahraman takes cues from the forms and patterns of the planet Saturn. More about Merve Kahraman's Cassini lights are influenced by 1990s mission to Saturn
An exhibition exploring how makers are recycling and repurposing materials has opened at Make, a gallery dedicated to craft run by Hauser & Wirth in the Somerset town of Bruton. More about Re-Use, Re-Think, Re-Imagine showcases craft pieces by seven artisans
Fashion brand COS has created a 13-piece collection of clothing and accessories commemorating the Bauhaus movement and its affiliated artists and architects. More about COS unveils fashion collection based on Bauhaus design principles
Running lanes of a refurbished track at Los Angeles City College are each painted a colour of the rainbow pride flag to advocate for the equality and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ athletes. More about Nike paints Los Angeles running track in pride flag colours
An optimistic vision of the future in an era of climate breakdown is one that doesn't involve humans, said British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg at Dezeen Day. More about "We're selfish – we're trying to solve problems for ourselves" says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. More about Designers need to focus on the afterlife of their products says Oki Sato
American fashion designer Rick Owens has created a modular sofa landscape for Carpenters Workshop Gallery, comprising large plywood units upholstered using French wool army blankets. More about Rick Owens designs monolithic sofa system inspired by Brutalist architecture
Paintings and sculptures collected by the late Mexican architect Luis Barragán are showcased on a stepped wooden platform at his Mexico City house. More about Luis Barragán's personal art collection displayed in Mexico City studio
Rem Koolhaas will explore the radical change in the countryside in an exhibition coming to New York's Guggenheim museum next year. More about Guggenheim New York announces Rem Koolhaas exhibit Countryside, The Future
Good design is about interrogating systems not just creating beautiful chairs, biofabrication designer Natsai Audrey Chieza argued at Dezeen Day. More about "Designers are starting to understand they don't design in a vacuum" says Natsai Audrey Chieza
Designer Irakli Sabekia has developed a device that can turn the border fence between Russia and his native Georgia into a radio transmitter. More about Irakli Sabekia turns razor wire fence into radio transmitter
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More about Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Edition Office, Linehouse and Takt Project have been named the best emerging studios of the year at the Dezeen Awards party in London. More about Emerging architecture, interiors and design studios of the year named at Dezeen Awards
Vo Trong Nghia Architects, SevilPeach and Studio Drift have been named best architecture, interiors and design studios of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019. More about Dezeen Awards architecture, interiors and design studios of the year revealed
Studio Tom Emerson and Taller 5, Mediated Matter Group at MIT and Branch Studio Architects have won awards for the best projects of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019. More about Dezeen Awards architecture, interiors and design winning projects revealed
Humans need to design a better future for the planet, and anger can be a good engine for that change, MoMA curator Paola Antonelli told the Dezeen Day audience. More about "The future isn't terrifying. It just needs to be better" says Paola Antonelli
Students from Cambridge University have built an ultra-efficient electric car that drives using only as much power as it takes to boil a kettle. More about Cambridge University team build UK's most efficient electric car