Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named the first-ever international ambassador for Dutch Design Week, alongside homegrown figures Winy Maas of architecture firm MVRDV, and design studio Atelier NL. More about Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs appointed as international ambassador for Dutch Design Week
This connected plant pot designed by Royal College of Art graduate Jen-Hsien Chiu feeds or starves a plant depending on its user's behaviour. More about Phabit device rewards your daily exercise by keeping a plant alive
Artist Tom Sachs has updated his Nike Mars Yard trainers, which are based on shoes worn by astronauts in space. More about Tom Sachs releases second edition of Mars Yard sneaker for Nike
Helmet brand Closca has launched a children's version of its folding bicycle helmet that's accompanied by city-themed stickers for customisation. More about Closca's first folding helmet for children comes with its own sticker collection
A candle with a wick made from yarn the same length as US president Donald Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall was unveiled at Jerusalem Design Week earlier this month. More about Installation spins giant candles from yarn the length of Trump's border wall
Adidas has partnered with Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat to release an edition of its iconic Stan Smith sneakers covered in dotted fabric. More about Adidas unveils special-edition Stan Smith trainers with Kvadrat fabric
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius rails against industrially produced paints and dyes in the Breathing Colour exhibition at London's Design Museum, which draws on her last 15 years of research. More about Hella Jongerius asks designers and consumers to embrace "unstable" colour in new exhibition
Dezeen has teamed up with Tokyobike and Ally Capellino to give one reader a limited-edition bike and a rucksack. More about Competition: win a limited-edition Tokyobike and Ally Capellino backpack
Royal College of Art graduate Marie Tricaud has designed a set of wearable modules that let live music be performed as "vibration loops and temperature melodies" on your skin. More about Wearable pods let musicians compose and perform tracks as vibrations on your skin
Influenced by the blurring of home and work environments, RCA graduate Andrea Mestre has designed an office chair made from rattan. More about Andrea Mestre questions how office chairs should look and feel with rattan frame
Dezeen promotion: the darkest known form of slate and prized Belgian rock Pierre Blue are among the inspirations for the latest tiles in Marazzi's Mystone range. More about Marazzi launches new porcelain tiles based on natural stone
More than two thirds of UK design graduates are leaving London due to the cost of living and uncertainly over the impact of Brexit on the creative industries, according to a survey conducted at this week's New Designers showcase. More about High living costs and Brexit are driving design graduates away from London
It's 10 years today since the revolutionary Apple iPhone first went on sale. But a decade on, is the product losing its appeal? We've collated the best iPhone-related comments from Dezeen readers for a comments update special. With a mix of snark and insight, they document the product's changing reputation. More about Special comments update charts changing attitudes to the iPhone on its 10th anniversary
Dezeen promotion: Wilsonart has added six new designs to its solid-surface collection, based on the theme of "timeless luxury". More about Wilsonart expands Timeless Luxury collection of solid-surface materials
Retail startup Wheelys has designed a prototype self-driving supermarket that navigates to different locations throughout the day and uses artificially intelligent holograms to help customers. More about Wheelys' Moby-Mart is a self-driving store with a holographic shop assistant
Dezeen promotion: the seventh edition of Paris Design Week takes place this September, with events focused on art, design, fashion, interiors, craft and food. More about Paris Design Week announces programme for 2017 edition
These silicone plates designed by Royal College of Art graduate Lina Saleh wobble and jiggle to influence how diners experience their dinner. More about Jelly-like Living Plates tremble and bounce in response to food
New York-based Jenny Sabin Studio has made a canopy of robotically knitted textile at MoMA PS1 in Queens that sprays mist in the day and glows at night. More about Jenny Sabin stretches robotically woven canopy across MoMA PS1 courtyard
A research team from ETH Zurich used 3D-printed moulds to make the skeletal framework for this all-concrete boat, which won first prize for design innovation at the Concrete Canoe Regatta. More about ETH Zurich team creates all-concrete SkelETHon canoe built on slender "bones"
Dezeen promotion: LG Hausys has developed a version of its HIMACS solid surface material that can be customised with any suitable 3D pattern to meet the individual needs of interior projects. More about HIMACS Structura solid surface material can take on virtually any pattern