Designers need to change the model of leadership to create a more diverse and critical industry, says designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who has directed the documentary I Am (Not) A Monster. More about "Design has to be about modifying power structures" says Nelly Ben Hayoun
Canadian design studio Lambert & Fils has launched a lamp collection in collaboration with Swiss designer Adrien Rovero, and opened a gallery in Montreal where the designs debuted. More about Lambert & Fils debuts playful light installation at its Montreal gallery
British designer Lee Broom has opened an exhibition of his work called Park Life, in a car park beneath the Space Furniture showroom in Sydney. More about Lee Broom presents over 100 lights with exhibition in a Sydney underground car park
The ongoing uncertainty over Brexit is causing havoc with UK furniture brands' preparations for Milan design week, which starts 10 days after the country is due to leave the European Union. More about Brexit uncertainty causes problems for British furniture brands ahead of Milan design week
American brand CB2 has launched its first range of vintage furniture in collaboration with curator Charlie Ferrer, offering rare mid-century European designs. More about CB2 launches vintage furniture collection curated by Charlie Ferrer
Nike designer Tobie Hatfield and British Paralympian sprinter Sophie Hahn explain how the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35 FlyEase is easier to put on that normal shoes, in this movie produced by Dezeen for the sportswear brand. More about Nike unveils easy-access trainer with FlyEase technology
Ford has a solution to ease one of the most common sources of fear and anxiety in dogs — the loud noise from fireworks. More about Ford's noise-cancelling kennel shields dogs from fireworks
An electric shade of blue called AI Aqua will come to the fore in fashion, tech and interiors in 2021 according to trend forecasting service WGSN. More about Advances in technology inspire WGSN's colour of 2021 AI Aqua
Mexican contemporary artist Bosco Sodi has handmade thousands of bricks and built them into this symmetrical set of 64 cubes on a beachfront site near to Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi in Oaxaca, Mexico. More about Bosco Sodi builds brick Atlantes installation to accompany Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi
The British Royal Mint has commemorated professor Stephen Hawking in a new 50p coin, which references the late physicist's pioneering work on black holes. More about Stephen Hawking celebrated with new 50 pence coin
Furniture pieces by the Campana Brothers featuring cast bronze and aluminium animal forms are soon to be unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. More about Cast bronze furniture by Campana Brothers channels the story of Noah's Ark
The post-apocalyptic architecture in sci-fi blockbuster Alita: Battle Angel is a diverse fusion of Panama's vibrant ruins and Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, say its creators. More about Alita: Battle Angel sets offer a "respite" from dark sci-fi dystopia, say production designers
Lighting designer Michael Anastassiades has brought together a collection of his work from the past 12 years for the Things That Go Together exhibition at The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre in his native Cyprus. More about Michael Anastassiades presents his sculptural lighting in retrospective at NiMAC
Chiselled, sawed and blackened wood, and hand-carved green marble and volcanic stone feature in Mexico City design studio EWE's latest furniture and homeware collection. More about EWE's Sincretismo collection includes stone seat based on Mexican birthing chair
Deyan Sudjic, Harriet Harriss and Nina Hertig talked to Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the connections and contrasts between the Bauhaus and Danish design in this talk filmed by Dezeen at the Design Museum in London. More about Watch our talk on Bauhaus and Danish design
Designers and architects from China are being honoured at international design events this year, as the nation comes of age as a creative powerhouse. More about China's "new generation of creatives" feted at international design fairs
Nike has revealed the new home and away football kits for 14 national teams ahead of this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France. More about Nike unveils Women's World Cup 2019 kits
Vibrators used to look like penises, but now brands are having more success with minimal sex toys shaped like eggs and flying saucers. More about Sextech startups abandon the "intimidating" penis-shaped vibrator
Hangzhou-based designer Jun Jie Zhang aims to show the softer qualities of bamboo with his series of woven light shades, which were displayed during this year's Design Shanghai. More about Jun Jie Zhang creates irregular lamp shades from woven bamboo
Amsterdam-based product designer Ernst Koning has invented a portable hexagon-shaped Faraday cage to help us switch off from our smartphones. More about Block uses 19th-century tech to combat smartphone addiction