A nursing professor and explorer have designed a portable life-support system that they claim allows divers to eat, sleep and decompress underwater. More about Ocean Space Habitat is the world's first portable underwater tent
Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. More about Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces
A down-tempo, electronica song by a Montreal singer informed the design of an all-white installation created by students in a studio led by Canadian architect Jean Verville. More about Quebec City architecture students create B15 installation based on electropop music
Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has announced the return of its Future and Centrale exhibitions to Milan design week, where it will display the latest works from emerging and established studios and brands including Lavazza, Gufram, Lensvelt and Modular. More about Ventura Future and Ventura Centrale return to this year's Milan design week
Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies. More about Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"
Researchers at University of Maryland have invented a smart material capable of warming up a person when they're cold and cooling them down when they're hot. More about Scientists create temperature-regulating fabric
Lebanese-American designer Nabil Issa has launched his debut line of furniture, which includes a throne-like golden chair made from brass. More about Nabil Issa debuts "minimalistic yet bold" furniture collection
Dezeen has teamed up with Society6 to offer readers the chance to win either a coffee or side table printed with a design of their choosing, in our latest competition. More about Competition: win a coffee table from Society6
Citroën has revealed its vision for the future of mobility in cities, the Ami One Concept electric vehicle, designed to be an alternative to both shared bikes and cars. More about Citroën designs ultra-compact concept car for unlicenced drivers
Production designer Fiona Crombie used secret passages and an enormous fake facade to transform a 17th-century English country house into the set for award-winning movie The Favourite. More about Fiona Crombie reimagines historic Hatfield House in Oscar-winning film The Favourite
Created by subsidiaries of the Samsung corporation and distributed across South Korea, this unassuming flower vase doubles up as a throwable fire extinguisher. More about Firevase is a vase that doubles as a fire extinguisher
Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK. More about Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
To celebrate The 91st Academy Awards, we've chosen five of our favourite set designs from this year's nominees, from the afrofuturist cityscapes of Black Panther's Wakanda to the meticulous detail of Roma. More about Five Oscar-nominated films with standout production design
There has never been a more critical time for design exhibitions focused on climate change, says Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann, ahead of the museum's Nature triennial that will show "how designers can save the planet". More about Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial to tackle climate change "emergency"
Following the death of influential Italian architect, designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini this week, here's a look at 10 projects completed across his 60-year career, from the seminal Proust chair to a chequered bus stop. More about Ten designs worth knowing by the late Alessandro Mendini
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed natural-looking packaging for the first skincare range from luxury hotel brand Aman. More about Kengo Kuma designs packaging for hotel brand Aman's skincare range
Dezeen is partnering with Rossana Orlandi to challenge designers to develop new ways of recycling and reusing plastic with the Ro Plastic Prize. More about Rossana Orlandi launches Ro Plastic Prize for reusing, recycling and reinventing plastic
Alessandro Mendini, the Italian designer, theorist and editor who passed away this week, speaks to Dezeen about how design magazines have lost their critical edge in this interview recorded in 2015. More about Alessandro Mendini discusses end of ideology in design in exclusive audio interview from 2015
Humans will inevitably become extinct due to environmental breakdown, but we have the power to design ourselves a "beautiful ending", says Paola Antonelli, who will next week open a major exhibition in Milan called Broken Nature. More about "We don't have the power to stop our extinction" says Paola Antonelli
Moncler has unveiled a collection of padded full-length evening dresses by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli at Milan Fashion Week. More about Pierpaolo Piccioli designs puffer evening dresses for Moncler