Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has revealed details of its inaugural Ventura Future exhibition, which will showcase work by emerging designers to tackle important world issues. More about Ventura Future exhibition in Milan will present visions for the future from 82 designers
Luxury watch brand Hublot has released its first smartwatch, which will be worn by referees at the FIFA World Cup in Russia this June. More about Hublot's first smartwatch to be used by referees at World Cup 2018
Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. More about IKEA assembly made easier through augmented-reality app
In this movie produced by Dezeen for Made.com, Simone Alberto Gerbino explains how his design for a hat-inspired lamp was shortlisted for TalentLab, the brand's platform for emerging designers. More about Simone Gerbino's Chapeau lamp shortlisted for Made.com's TalentLab
Designer Es Devlin created an all-blue stage set for the Girls & Boys play at London's Royal Court Theatre, which charts the dissolution of a woman's marriage through different video projections. More about Es Devlin creates blue-hued set for Girls & Boys play starring Carey Mulligan
Dezeen promotion: Brooklyn creative space A/D/O is inviting architects and designers to submit proposals that tackle issues facing urban drinking water. More about A/D/O calls on designers to imagine the future of drinking water
Nike has colour-matched Brazil's new World Cup football strip with the kits worn by the team that won the tournament back in 1970. More about Brazil's World Cup 2018 kit brings back colours worn by 1970 champions
The blue passports that will be given to UK citizens after Brexit will be made by a French-Dutch firm, it has been revealed. More about UK's post-Brexit passports set to be made abroad
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has unveiled its vision for a fleet of urban delivery drones, which will feature in Dezeen's forthcoming documentary film Elevation. More about PriestmanGoode unveils concept for city-wide drone delivery system
Startup company Pentatonic has collaborated with Snarkitecture to create a collection of modular furniture made from recycled waste, including cans, computer parts and coffee cups. More about Pentatonic and Snarkitecture create Fractured furniture from recycled waste
New York design studio Coil + Drift's spring 2018 collection includes translucent hooped lights, simple wooden furniture and ridged walnut mirrors. More about Coil + Drift's furniture and lighting is designed from a dancer's perspective
Creative agency Superimpose Studio has launched a series of anti-Brexit billboards across the UK, which feature playful imagery comparing the successful campaign to a disappointing burger. More about Anti-Brexit billboard campaign launched across the UK
Canowater has revealed the latest addition to its range of environmentally friendly water cans – a special-edition container created by fashion designer Christopher Raeburn for London Zoo. More about London Zoo swaps plastic water bottles for cans designed by Christopher Raeburn
Portugal's success in the Euro 2016 football tournament is marked with "celebratory splashes of gold" on the kit designed by Nike for this year's World Cup squad. More about Portugal's World Cup 2018 strip celebrates the team's victory in Europe
A mossy "living wall" with the pollution-absorbing power equivalent to hundreds of trees has been installed in London's Piccadilly Circus in a bid to combat the city's unsafe air quality levels. More about Moss-covered CityTree bench designed to combat urban pollution
Mexico's Bandido Studio collaborated with designer Cesar Núñez to create this table lamp, featuring a lozenge-shaped reflector that is folded down the middle. More about Folded panel reflects light from BO Lamp by Bandido Studio
US scientists have developed a hair dye that contains miracle material graphene, which allows hair to be coloured without causing breakage or frizz. More about Graphene-based dye colours hair without causing damage
Swedish studio Malmö Upcycling Service has repurposed waste material from six different industries to create a range of decorative home objects, launched at this year's DesignMarch festival in Iceland. More about Malmö Upcycling Service creates homeware from recycled waste material
As car brands continue to roll out unusual concept vehicles, tyre manufacturers are developing new wheels to keep up. We've rounded up six of the most innovative examples, including a 3D-printed spherical tyre made especially for self-driving cars, and a moss-filled wheel that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. More about Six unusual tyre concepts designed for future transport
A woman in Arizona has become the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car after being struck by an Uber vehicle operating in autonomous mode. More about Uber taxi kills woman in first fatal accident between a pedestrian and a self-driving car