Lamps decorated with bacteria cultures, a swarm of drones programmed to mimic a flock of birds and the world's first modular hearing aid are among 261 design projects that made the 2019 longlist for Dezeen Awards. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 design longlist announced
Central Saint Martins graduate Yeyang Liao has created Coffin chair, an item of furniture that the owner can be cremated in after they die. More about Yeyang Liao creates chair that transforms into a coffin
Thousands of wooden spikes cover scaffolding to form this pavilion that Mexico City studio Pedro & Juana has built to host the MoMA PS1's summer music series. More about Pedro & Juana builds spiky "junglescape" in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Pratt Institute graduate Garrett Benisch has proposed using biosolids, the organic matter derived from treated sewage, to produce a compostable ballpoint pen and its ink. More about Garrett Benisch designs Sum Waste pen derived from human sewage
Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has completed a fairground carousel covered with 15 million Swarovski crystals for the company's outdoor park in the Austrian countryside. More about Jaime Hayon creates monochrome carousel for Swarovski's Tyrolian theme park
An exhibition at London's Science Museum explores the future of autonomous mobility, and the designs that are paving the way. Curator Margaret Campbell selects five pieces from the show and reveals the stories behind them. More about Science Museum curator picks five designs for a driverless future
A gymnastics balance beam, rubber blocks and brass weights are among this collection of high-end gym equipment, designed by Rhode Island studio Work in Use. More about Work in Use designs exercise equipment from fine materials
New York City firm Rockwell Group has inserted a grassy hill scattered with deckchairs and hammocks into the Great Hall of Washington DC's National Building Museum. More about Rockwell Group builds sloped Lawn in Washington DC's National Building Museum
British artist and designer Gerry Judah has created a sculpture to celebrate the Aston Martin DBR1 car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. More about Gerry Judah creates "pure and simple" sculpture to showcase Aston Martin Le Mans winner at Goodwood
Central Saint Martins graduate Keyi Chen has reinterpreted everyday desk accessories as stress-relieving devices called Inte-rest-ing that encourage people who work long hours to play at their desks. More about Keyi Chen's desk accessories encourage us to play while we work
Designers and students have paid tribute to Pierre Keller, the graphic artist and former director of Swiss design school Ecal, who died of liver cancer on 7 July. More about Pierre Keller, former director of Ecal and an "extraordinary force of nature", dies aged 74
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has teamed up with Scottish surfaces manufacturer Mirrl to develop a furniture collection informed by Japanese lacquerwork and a folkloric one-eyed boy. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman's HK furniture collection is inspired by a friendly cyclops
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has opened his first major solo museum show — an interactive experience meant to awaken its audience to human impact on the environment. More about Daan Roosegaarde's Presence exhibition encourages visitors to make their mark
Stools with "wild simplicity" and colourful storage boxes feature in the debut series of a new Montreal furniture brand. More about Vaste celebrates Canadian heritage with new furniture collection
Visitors to the office of Scotland's first minister can peruse a curated collection of design and craft objects aimed at raising the profile of the Scottish design industry. More about Scotland's first minister prioritises design with rotating exhibition
Block9 co-founders Gideon Berger and Steven Gallagher explain how they built the monolithic IICON stage at Glastonbury in this exclusive video shot by Dezeen at the famous music festival. More about Block9 reveals "monster" IICON stage at Glastonbury 2019
Footwear brands are competing to produce ever more sustainable sneakers. Here are eight brands leading the pack with trainers made from algae and pineapple husks to bioplastics and recycled waste. More about Eight companies and designers making trainers as sustainable as possible
The creative directors behind Stormzy's headline Glastonbury set honoured the British rapper's south London roots with visual nods to Croydon's Brutalist architecture. More about Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set
Nike has pulled a special-edition Fourth of July trainer that features an old version of the American flag on its heel, as it may "detract from the nation's patriotic holiday". More about Nike pulls trainers that feature early US flag
This captioned movie explores some of the best installations at this year's Glastonbury music festival, including temporary structures by design studio Block9 and artist Joe Rush. More about Architecture and design highlights from Glastonbury 2019