A "rampant cast of character-objects" that includes furniture, lighting and sculpture are displayed at artist and designer Misha Kahn's first solo show in Los Angeles. More about Misha Kahn presents "endearingly absurd" Just Around the Bend exhibition in LA
Dieter Rams admits playing a crucial part in the global problem of overproduction in a new documentary film. In an exclusive interview, director Gary Hustwit says the German designer regrets not promoting his ideas about sustainable design to the masses. More about Dieter Rams "regrets contributing to culture of overconsumption" says documentary director
IKEA has devised the "ultimate guide to bedroom satisfaction" with its own playful version of the Kåma Sutra, which proposes bedroom layouts including Lotus Flower and Doggy Style. More about IKEA Kåma Sutra manual offers more satisfaction in the bedroom
Doric columns, arches and vaulted ceilings are among the architectural details that Matthew Simmonds has carved from stone in these intricate sculptures. More about Matthew Simmonds explores historic architecture in stone sculptures
The second edition of the Madrid Design Festival saw designers create exhibitions across the Spanish capital. Our favourites include a showcase from mid-century furniture brand Darro and a series of sculptures inside a baroque mansion. More about Five of the best exhibitions from Madrid Design Festival 2019
French sports retailer Decathlon has abandoned plans to sell a hijab for female runners in France, following a surge of complaints. More about Decathlon's athletic hijab for Muslim women won't go on sale in France
New York gallery Friedman Benda is hosting the first solo exhibition of work by Lebanese designer Najla El Zein, which includes sculptural furniture influenced by pregnancy and seduction. More about Najla El Zein's "sensual" furniture goes on show in New York
Dezeen promotion: the Whass office chair, created by Item Designworks for Spanish brand Actiu, is designed for flexible use. More about Actiu launches "super stackable" office chair by Item Designworks
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has created a range of glass lights for Swedish heritage brand Svenskt Tenn, marrying together a print by Josef Frank with Venetian glassblowing techniques. More about Luca Nichetto celebrates Josef Frank and Venetian glass in colourful Fusa lamps
Artist Joe Sweeney has installed a phone box on the English coast that invites people to share their feelings about Brexit, in an interactive public artwork called +44. More about Brexit phonebox on Dungeness beach invites the public to "leave a message for Europe"
Four designers from London's Royal College of Art have recycled the toxic red mud residue from aluminium production to make a series of terracotta-hued cups, bowls and teapots. More about RCA designers transform toxic industrial waste into ceramic tableware
The wooden decorative objects in this collection by Madrid-based studio Mad Lab form a set of a scaled-down "buildings" with arched details. More about Mad Lab creates wooden vessels that resemble miniature buildings
Barcelona-based designer Guillermo Santomà installed a series of sculptural and "transgressive" structures in the lavish interior of a baroque-style mansion in Madrid. More about Guillermo Santomà inserts sculptures inside 19th-century mansion in Madrid
A wintery beach in Canada provides the setting for colourful installations based on the concept of migration, both human and natural, for Toronto's annual Winter Stations programme. More about Designers create migration-themed Winter Stations on Toronto beach
We don't all need to become vegan to create a sustainable and biodiverse future, in fact quite the opposite, argues designer Sebastian Cox, in response to Erez Nevi Pana's suggestion that vegan design can limit climate change. More about "You don't have to be a vegan to live sustainably"
Dezeen is co-hosting a programme of architecture and design panel discussions at Design Shanghai on 7 and 8 March 2019. More about Dezeen to co-host Assembly 2019 talks programme at Design Shanghai
New Zealand-born designer Sophie Rowley gives new life to discarded denim offcuts by recycling them into pieces of furniture with marble-like markings. More about Sophie Rowley designs marble-like furniture from repurposed denim
The first major exhibition of fashion by French designer Thierry Mugler, presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, examines his visions for "metamorphoses, superheroines and cyborgs". More about Thierry Mugler exhibition in Montreal includes garments for "dangerous seductresses"
A 3D digital rendering of performance artist Marina Abramović wandered around London's Serpentine Gallery in this mixed-reality art installation. More about Marina Abramović: The Life presents the artist as a 3D digital avatar
Guatemalan designer Elena Amato has created sheets of bacterial cellulose with paper-like qualities as a sustainable alternative to the plastic packaging used in personal care products. More about Elena Amato creates sustainable cosmetics packaging from bacteria