The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's "cyborg botany" researchers have turned plants into sensors and displays, suggesting we use them as a gentle alternative to electronic screens. More about MIT researchers engineer "cyborg" plants for motion-tracking and sending notifications
Ethical creative agency Nice and Serious has developed an online platform that directs Londoners to their closest zero-waste shops and offers tips on how to reduce your reliance on plastics. More about Useless is a digital directory for London's zero-waste shops
Jasper Morrison has enlisted 18 designers including Martino Gamper, Michael Marriott and Cecilie Manz to create benches for Fiskars Village in Finland, for its inaugural art and design biennale. More about Jasper Morrison curates collection of designer benches for Fiskars Village Biennale
Mexican design studio Bandido Studio has created a pendant lamp with a textured charcoal grey surface created by heating up black enamel. More about Bandido Studio coats Aura lamp with Mexican enamel
A huge converted grain silo in Shanghai was the setting for Prada's 2020 Spring Summer menswear show, designed by AMO as a hall of futuristic neon lights. More about AMO creates blue-lit runway in Shanghai's Silo Hall for Prada menswear show
The first sex toy created by retailer Wild Flower is a genderless object meant to suit a variety of bodies. More about Wild Flower launches gender-neutral sex toy Enby for "all of life's transitions"
Nike has looked back into it archives from the 1980s to create a collection of clothing and sneakers based on Netflix series Stranger Things. More about Nike channels 1980s nostalgia into Stranger Things sportswear collection
A giant sleeping whippet and a bright red sundial are among the playful street furniture enlivening the UK capital during the London Festival of Architecture.
More about City Benches by young designers brighten London's Cheapside
Italian furniture brand Kartell has released a "fully sustainable" version of its bestselling Componibili storage unit made from bioplastic. More about Kartell creates bioplastic version of its iconic Componibili storage unit
Samuel Ross drew inspiration from the combined qualities of four different materials when designing the Spring Summer 2020 collection for his brand A Cold Wall. More about A Cold Wall's Spring Summer 2020 collection focuses on clay, water, lead and glass
Canadian footwear brand Native Shoes has released a unisex sneaker made entirely from vegan-friendly materials including eucalyptus, pineapple husk and dried hevea milk. More about Native Shoes makes compostable plant-based sneakers from pineapple and eucalyptus
Virgil Abloh has adapted the designs of Jean Prouvé and the Eames' to create his vision of the home of the future, which is installed in the Zaha Hadid-designed fire station at the Vitra Campus. More about Virgil Abloh hacks the Vitra archive to create vision of a home in 2035
With this year's Pride Month in full swing, we've rounded up eight products that you can truly use and wear with pride, from rainbow-printed Nikes to a multicoloured Ercol loveseat. More about Eight of the best design products celebrating Pride Month 2019
Designer Philippe Malouin has used industrial materials including dyed nylon and polyurethane-coated steel to create an experimental collection of office furniture and accessories. More about Philippe Malouin challenges office furniture archetypes with Industrial Office collection
A large, steel sphere sourced from a shuttered paper mill has been repurposed by Seattle firm Mutuus Studio as an installation in a waterfront park in the Pacific Northwest. More about Mutuus Studio converts industrial artefact into Acid Ball installation in Washington park
Dezeen has teamed up with Sony to offer readers the chance to win one of three Wena smartwatches, which incorporate all their technology into a band you can attach your favourite analogue face to. More about Competition: win a Sony Wena smartwatch
Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. More about Architects and designers "absolutely vital" in shift to circular economy says Ellen MacArthur
Priced out of further education, British design graduate Stacie Woolsey approached designers to help her create her own masters course. Speaking to Dezeen, she says elitism is a problem the industry urgently needs to address. More about Stacie Woolsey creates her own masters course as "viable alternative" to design education
Sony has staged an artificial intelligence-themed exhibition, featuring a field of white spheres that move as if they have their own personalities. More about Sony explores robot-human relationships with Affinity in Autonomy exhibition
Dezeen promotion: Forbo Flooring has launched a new flooring range that is designed to improve the environmental and wellbeing performance of offices. More about Forbo Flooring's Flotex Colour flooring is designed to enhance wellbeing in the workplace