Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has designed the Laview commuter train with huge passenger windows and a curved glass nose, which is now in operation between Tokyo and Saitama. More about Kazuyo Sejima creates commuter train with giant windows to take advantage of panoramic views
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. More about Pornhub launches Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to clean up the world's oceans
Australian studio Universal Favourite has designed the packaging for contact lens subscription service Dimple, which makes use of boldly patterned circles that correspond with prescriptions. More about Colourful circles denote contact-lens prescriptions in Dimple design by Universal Favourite
Portuguese architect, curator and co-founder of The Decorators Mariana Pestana has been revealed as the curator of the Istanbul Design Biennial in 2020. More about Mariana Pestana to curate 2020 Istanbul Design Biennial
Design agency Tangerine worked with British start-up Bluebell to develop a smart monitor, which uses a device attached to the baby's clothing to send alerts to parents through a wearable wristband and app. More about Bluebell reinvents the baby monitor with wearable devices for babies and parents
Mexican designer Norberto Miranda has designed inflatable structures that look like massive beans to host an exhibition that celebrates the traditions and intersection of Mexican gastronomy, music and culture. More about Norberto Miranda creates inflatable bean galleries for travelling exhibit in Mexico
Using its own London office as a case study, architecture firm Gensler has created a modular furniture range for Fantoni in response to a trend for more flexible and collaborative workplaces. More about Gensler designs Atelier furniture system to enable "reconfigurability in the workplace"
The "temporary city" of Burning Man has risen once again from the desert foundations of Black Rock City for its 2019 edition. Explore the community-driven music event with our updated Pinterest boards, featuring timber installations and ornate pavilions. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Ready your engines and voyage to Burning Man through our new Pinterest board
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a giant loom with threads that tumble 16 metres between the floors of the multi-storey Lafayette Anticipations foundation in the Marais, Paris. More about Hella Jongerius fills atrium of Parisian foundation with a giant loom
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to investigate Joichi Ito, the director of the school's Media Lab, after it was revealed he accepted donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More about MIT Media Lab faces investigation following revelations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Apple has advised customers of its recently launched Apple Card to keep the titanium card in a soft bag where it won't touch other credit cards, keys or loose change, and to gently clean it with a microfibre cloth. More about Apple credit card must be stored "in a bag made from soft materials"
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has designed pink plinths and screens to showcase the work of Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass in this retrospective exhibition at Miami's Institute of Contemporary Art. More about Frida Escobedo designs Ettore Sottsass exhibition at ICA Miami
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with Tom Faulkner to give a reader the chance to win three cocktail tables from the designer's Lily collection. More about Competition: win three hand-crafted cocktail tables by Tom Faulkner
Dezeen promotion: Norm Architects' founding partner Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen explores the heritage and influence of Danish design in a short film presented by tap manufacturer Vola. More about Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen reflects on the influence of Danish design in a short film by Vola
Design studio NotAnotherOne has designed a portable air quality monitor that clips onto your bag to test local pollution levels. More about NotAnotherOne creates wearable air quality tracker called Atmotube
Helsinki firm JKMM Architects is building a sauna in the depths of the Nevada desert so that visitors of this year's Burning Man can cleanse and relax. More about JKMM Architects to heat up Burning Man revellers with Finnish sauna
Major high-rise developments are razing the architectural past of Los Angeles at a rapid rate, says the production designer behind the 1960s sets of Quentin Tarantino's movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. More about Buildings in LA are torn down and rebuilt as fast as movie sets, says Tarantino's production designer
Designer Zhekai Zhang has developed a method of staining porcelain with used coffee grounds to mimic the texture of marble, and applied the technique to a collection of lamps called Coffire. More about Zhekai Zhang uses waste coffee grounds to create marble effect on Coffire lamps
Dezeen promotion: Spanish furniture brand Andreu World is inviting designers from across the globe to submit chair and table proposals to its International Design Contest, held in collaboration with Kvadrat. More about Andreu World's latest competition asks designers to reimagine the chair and table
The roof of City Gallery Wellington is now home to a "kinda creepy" five-metre-tall sculpture of a hand with a face called Quasi, by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout. More about "Giant hybrid face-hand" installed on roof of art gallery in Wellington