Swiss designer Reto Togni has developed a cling-film-like temporary window to make damaged houses in conflict zones habitable. More about Instant Windows offers quick fix for houses in war zones
Mexico City design studio Davidpompa has rounded porous volcanic stone into spheres for its latest lighting collection. More about Davidpompa's Origo light contrasts rough volcanic rock balls and glass bulbs
Designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel have created Capsula Mundi, an egg-shaped pod for the deceased that offers an alternative to traditional burial methods. More about Egg-shaped burial pod aims to "change our approach to death"
A throne-like desk chair and a sofa for fantasising on are among pieces launching as the second part of Ini Archibong's collection for furniture brand Sé. More about Sé previews monolithic Below the Heavens furniture series by Ini Archibong
This week on Dezeen, "blood boiled" over architecture studios' use of unpaid interns, and Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar opened in Doha. More about This week, unpaid internships were criticised and Jean Nouvel unveiled the National Museum of Qatar
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created an abstract sculpture that features in a short animation created for UK broadcaster ITV. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman creates 3D-printed totems for ITV ident
A raft of safety technologies that could help reduce accidents on the roads, including speed-limiting systems, will become mandatory in all new European cars. More about EU will require all new cars to be fitted with speed-limiting technology by 2022
Sony has launched a different take on the smartwatch, with all the technology embedded in a band that users can attach to their favourite analogue face. More about Sony launches Wena smartwatch strap to update classic timepieces
Japanese designer Rikako Nagashima looked to ink stains on printer paper when creating this abstract curtain collection for Kinnasand that addresses the problem of waste. More about Rikako Nagashima designs SCRAP_CMYK curtain collection for Kinnasand
The CrossFit furniture collection by Dutch-German design duo Janne Schimmel and Moreno Schweikle turns digitally manipulated objects and surfaces into real furniture. More about Schimmel & Schweikle debut furry CrossFit furniture at Collectible
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has opened the doors of its new office and gallery in New York City to showcase its latest furniture, including tables that look like pools of water and chairs with chunky wooden legs. More about Yabu Pushelberg debuts Puddle tables collection in forest-like installation
North America's tallest glass elevator, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, will climb the exterior of the modernist Aon Center skyscraper in Chicago in 60 seconds offering tourists panoramic views. More about Great glass elevator to whisk visitors 83-storeys up Chicago's Aon Center
Italian designer Nicola Golfari has created a series of household objects that make everyday tasks easier for people with disabilities, including a folding shower seat and a tilting mirror. More about Nicola Golfari designs Lifetools objects for people with or without disabilities
With our early entry discount ending 29 March at 23:59 UK time, here are answers to some of the questions Dezeen Awards 2019 entrants have been asking us this week! Read on to have your last-minute queries answered. More about One day left to save 25 per cent on Dezeen Awards 2019 entries
Precious metals and fabrics such as cashmere and silk feature in a 150-piece lifestyle collection by Hong Kong architect André Fu, that will launch at Milan design week. More about André Fu to release expansive homeware collection
Los Angeles duo the Haas Brothers have imagined this set of homeware as little "otherwordly" monsters roaming the arid California desert. More about Haas Brothers imagine Wild Things homeware as desert creatures
Contemporary craft by makers such as Studio Toogood, Max Lamb and Anthony Burrill have been woven into the grand interiors of Harewood House as part of its first craft and design biennial. More about Useful/Beautiful exhibition at Yorkshire stately home asks if craft is still relevant today
Dezeen promotion: Forbo Flooring has launched Mamoleum Marbled, a new collection of marbled lino floor coverings designed to help create homely interiors. More about Forbo Flooring launches range of marbled flooring informed by nature
As the countdown for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics continues, we have rounded up five standout designs for the much-anticipated summer Games, from Kengo Kuma's Olympic stadium to a duo of service robots by Toyota. More about Five designs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Research collective Synflux has developed a system of digitised couture that reduces the amount of fabric needed to make clothes by creating garments that exactly fit the wearer's body. More about Algorithmic Couture aims to reduce fashion industry waste with digital customisation