Copenhagen-based textile designer Margrethe Odgaard plays with perception of colour and space in this line of satin-woven curtains for Danish brand Kvadrat. More about Margrethe Odgaard designs curtains for Kvadrat that take cues from wainscoting
Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their Wave Particle Duplex installation at Brooklyn creative space A/D/O, in this movie produced by Dezeen for MINI. More about Nature meets tech in Studio Swine's Wave Particle Duplex installation
Mexican designer Pablo Limón has produced a set of furniture pieces with chromatic rainbow finishes, created by gently buffing surfaces covered in layers of silver nitrate. More about Pablo Limón coats furniture in silver nitrate for chromatic effect
The work of Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti is the focus of a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Curator Salvatore Licitra, who is also Ponti's nephew, picks out five of the most important designs in the show. More about Five influential pieces of furniture designed by Gio Ponti
An exhibition celebrating the career of Gio Ponti is on show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, featuring reconstructions of some the architect's best-known interiors. More about Gio Ponti exhibition at Musée des Arts Décoratifs examines his six-decade career
A plump red love heart sits snug in between the pillars of Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner in London, as part of a returning Valentine's Day installation by designer Anya Hindmarch. More about Anya Hindmarch sends "a love letter to London" with Chubby Hearts installation
Soundproof pods, saddle-shaped chairs, adjustable-height desks and wobble boards were in abundance at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week, as privacy and wellbeing become essential aspects of office furniture design. More about Wellbeing and noise concerns fuel "accelerating" trend for healthier office furniture
Dutch designer Simone Post has created a series of graphic rugs from old trainers – one of the hardest fashion products to recycle – for sportswear giant Adidas. More about Simone Post makes rugs from old Adidas trainers
The SpaceX port that Elon Musk is building in Boca Chica, Texas, for launching commercial rockets to Mars, is at risk of being cut in two by Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall. More about Trump's border wall could sever Elon Musk's SpaceX Texas launchpad
American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson opts for a lighter design as it aims to expand its audience with the release of two new all-electric bike concepts suited to the city. More about Harley-Davidson's latest electric bikes are designed for commuters
American pop star Katy Perry has removed two designs from her Katy Perry Collections shoe line after complaints that they resembled blackface. More about Katy Perry removes shoes from sale following blackface accusations
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More about Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw. More about Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
London-based practice Studio Micat has built an outdoor bakery in a forest in New England, which uses a bicycle to grind up flour for making loaves of sourdough. More about "Human-powered bakery" by Studio Micat requires workout to make bread
After adopting a vegan lifestyle, Erez Nevi Pana says other designers should follow in his footsteps to help solve the problems facing the world. More about "Vegan design should be developed by vegan designers"
American artist Rob Pruitt debuted a series of bold patterned quilts for moving furniture called Migration Moving Blankets, which reference the multifaceted topic of migration. More about Rob Pruitt's pixelated moving blankets comment on "the complexity of migration"
The rapid growth of the vegan food movement is starting to drive demand for vegan furniture, fashion and homeware. Designers working to make cruelty-free products mainstream say an industry-wide shift is being led by consumers. More about Vegan design products will become as popular as vegan food, say designers
Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser has transformed the ground floor of Bloomberg's European headquarters in London into a Roman Empire-inspired installation that references the site's heritage. More about Claudia Wieser's Shift installation for Bloomberg Space references Roman antiquity
Inflatable architecture is back in fashion says Sharon Francis, author of new book Bubbletecture. She picks out five key examples for Dezeen, including an office with an inflatable facade and a pavilion made out of bubbles. More about Five "bubbletecture" projects that show innovation in inflatables
German design studio BNAG encourages us to celebrate our flaws with a collection of lumpy nose vases and pink nipple clocks, exhibited as part of this year's Nomad collectible design fair. More about BNAG's Body Buddies ceramics champion body diversity