Apartment dwellers can enjoy nearly 1.5 metres of indoor veggie patch using the Rotofarm by Bace, a countertop hydroponic garden where plants are rotated to grow more quickly. More about Rotofarm by Bace proposes "rotary hydroponics" as sustainable source of fresh veg
Austrian design firm EOOS and a Swiss water research institute have teamed up to create a toilet for Laufen that tackles the "urgent" environmental issue of pollution caused by wastewater. More about EOOS designs Laufen toilet with trap to divert urine for fertiliser
Carlo Ratti and his team at MIT's Senseable City Lab have come up with a "bridge" made of continuously circling autonomous boats for a tricky patch of Amsterdam's waterway. More about RoundAround dynamic "bridge" is made of autonomous boats
Scientists have created Atomik, a brand of artisan vodka made from rye grown on land in Ukraine abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, to help the people living there. More about Atomik is vodka brewed from grain grown in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
The city of Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices. More about Helsinki launches Think Sustainably digital service for residents and tourists
Researchers at Purdue University have designed a wearable device that can detect an opioid overdose and trigger the release of an antidote. More about Wearable Opioid Antidote Device automatically reverses overdoses
Dezeen promotion: bathroom brand Roca has developed an innovative, flexible surface material called Surfex, which it has launched with its Modo collection. More about Roca launches bathroom collection made from innovative design material Surfex
In our latest competition, we're offering three readers the chance to win a vintage-style helmet with vegan leather straps designed by Thousand and Poketo. More about Competition: win a bicycle helmet by Thousand and Poketo
Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, according to the founder of Parley for the Oceans. More about "I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
The UK design industry "isn't representative of the society it serves" say the founders of Design Can, a new tool aimed at increasing diversity that launched yesterday. More about Design Can aims to disrupt UK's "privileged" design industry
Design agency SomeOne has updated the visual identity of the UK's House of Commons to make it perform better across different platforms including apps and social media. More about SomeOne rebrands the House of Commons for the digital age
Two aeronautical engineers have designed this series of luggage featuring rigid Canadian wood and leather shells. More about Charles Simon creates boxy wooden luggage influenced by aeronautical design
Goldsmiths, one of the UK's best known art and design schools, has declared a climate emergency and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2025. More about Goldsmiths bans beef and bottled water in move to end carbon emissions
London College of Fashion graduate Chloe Baines has designed a collection of clothing and jewellery from the upcycled tents and metal pegs left after music festivals. More about Chloe Baines makes fashion collection from tents left behind at festivals
The inaugural Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October 2019 will address the future of cities, materials and education, as well as the circular economy and how to build a successful creative business. More about Dezeen Day will tackle five critical issues facing architecture and design
Swiss running brand On has unveiled the Cloudrock Waterproof hiking shoe that is 35 per cent lighter than a regular boot. More about Swiss brand On moves from running to hiking with lightweight boot
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Carlo Ratti have collaborated on a celestial mapping robot that brings together their hit design brands Little Sun and Scribit. More about Olafur Eliasson and Carlo Ratti collaborate on robot that charts the sun
Designers from the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London, have produced a series of simple wildlife habitats that incorporate hidden cameras for capturing images of the animal visitors. More about Nature Scenes are sculptural "still lifes" for recording urban wildlife
Architect Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi has designed a system of modular shelves made from wooden blades that can lie flat against the wall or pivot to provide a usable surface. More about Gate furniture system comprises flip-down shelves that are easy to reconfigure
Royal College of Art graduate Alessandra Fumagalli Romario explains how her project Imaginary Language gives actors and children tools to help them think more creatively in this video interview shot by Dezeen. More about Imaginary Language is a set of geometric objects that "foster creativity"