Dezeen promotion: Dutch designer Egbert-Jan Lam has created a range of translucent wooden light shades for Spanish brand LZF, which are sewn together like items of clothing. More about LZF designs pendant light shades that are stitched like textiles
One hundred and forty four small white drawers make up this cylindrical cabinet by Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc. More about Nika Zupanc designs a tower of drawers for storing keepsakes
Toronto designer Paolo Ferrari has crafted a series of furniture pieces, including a velvet sofa with large rolled cushions and a perforated pale wood cabinet, all made in Canada. More about Paolo Ferrari uses rolled velvet cushions and bleached wood for Editions furniture collection
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fujita Keisuke has made an installation that uses real-time tweets from people expressing suicidal thoughts to activate a motor-powered needle that scratches away at a monolithic block of carbon. More about Fujita Keisuke uses suicide tweets to explore the effects of digital communication
Belgian designer Alain Gilles looked to the world of cycling when designing this lounge chair, which incorporates a tubular metal frame and customisable elements. More about Alain Gilles creates lounge chair that references vintage bicycles
Fashion brand Charlotte Olympia has launched a pair of high-heeled shoes and a clutch bag, which were designed in collaboration with the late architect Zaha Hadid. More about Charlotte Olympia launches fashion accessories designed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid
Elon Musk's company Tesla has revealed its eagerly anticipated heavy goods vehicle and an unexpected sports car, both of which run on electric power. More about Tesla expands electric-vehicle portfolio with first truck and an updated roadster
Dezeen has teamed up with the Design Museum in London to give away five pairs of tickets to the Beazley Designs of the Year show. More about Competition: win a pair of tickets to Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition
Italian motorcycle manufacturer Piaggio has electrified its classic Vespa scooter, and it is set for global distribution in Spring 2018. More about Piaggio's all-electric Vespa set to hit the roads in 2018
Dutch designer Britt Berden has created a pair of models that show what happens when scientists try to counter global warming. More about Britt Berden uses laboratory equipment to visualise the impact of climate engineering
This captioned movie shows British inventor Richard Browning setting a Guinness World Record for flying a body-controlled jet-engine-powered suit over a lake in Reading, England, reaching a speed of 32.02 miles per hour. More about Iron Man-esque flying suit sets world speed record
Dezeen teamed up with design brand Dornbracht to host a conversation with Neri&Hu and Rafael de Cárdenas in Berlin on the theme of eclectic design. More about Watch Dezeen and Dornbracht talk with Neri&Hu and Rafael de Cárdenas about eclectic design
Mattel has launched a Barbie based on Olympic athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad – the brand's first ever doll to come with its own hijab. More about First hijab-wearing Barbie released in tribute to Olympic athlete
Daan Roosegaarde has called on designers to shift focus away from designing luxury items and instead to tackle the problems facing the world such as pollution. More about Good design is about clean air and water, not a Louis Vuitton bag, says Daan Roosegaarde
Discarded glass is transformed into terrazzo to create this range of furniture and objects, which Dutch studio Super Local designed in collaboration with Zanzibari craftspeople. More about Super Local uses waste glass to produce sustainable terrazzo homeware collection
Designers from Mexico and Colombia have collaborated on a set of objects, created to facilitate coffee-drinking customs from the two countries. More about Coffee-drinking customs influence Samaná furniture and homeware range
An exhibition has opened at London's Design Museum celebrating 70 years of Ferrari design, from the brand's first vehicle, to the Formula One race car that Michael Schumacher drove to victory in 2000. More about Design Museum showcases 14 rare sports cars in Ferrari retrospective
Dezeen promotion: Astro Lighting has revealed its new collection of architectural LEDs, which are simple and subtle, so that they never overpower a setting. More about Astro's architectural lighting collection lets a building take centre stage
Dutch designer Ermi van Oers has created a lamp that uses a living plant to generate its own electricity – and plans to scale up the technology to power entire smart cities. More about Living Light is an off-grid lamp powered by photosynthesis
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will draw connections between religious art and contemporary couture for its next major fashion exhibition, to be designed by architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Costume Institute's Spring 2018 exhibition to explore fashion and Catholicism