Following the news that Balenciaga has released its own take on the IKEA Frakta bag, the Swedish furniture giant has devised a guide to help customers differentiate the 40p tote from its £1,705 counterpart. More about IKEA responds to Balenciaga's take on blue tote with spot-the-difference guide
Networking industrial machinery could transform manufacturing says German designer Clemens Weisshaar, in this talk Dezeen filmed for lighting company EWO. More about Connected industrial robots are dangerous but full of potential says Clemens Weisshaar
The historic Monte Carlo villa that Karl Lagerfeld occupied for over a decade opens to the public for the first time tomorrow, to showcase works commissioned by the world's leading design galleries. More about Karl Lagerfeld's former Monaco villa hosts new collectible design fair Nomad
Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's election as US president. More about Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
Swiss company UrbanAlps has devised a method for 3D-printing keys to make them almost unforgeable, because their teeth are hidden from view. More about UrbanAlps' 3D-printed Stealth Key is almost impossible to forge
British architect David Chipperfield has stepped down from his position as artistic director at Italian furniture brand Driade, and has been replaced by a "creative committee". More about David Chipperfield leaves Driade after just two years as artistic director
It was hard to miss millennial pink during this year's Milan design week, now that the colour has infiltrated the furniture design industry. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected 10 of the best pink designs on show. More about 10 furniture designs from Milan 2017 that showcase millennial pink
So-called millennial pink is hugely popular in fashion right now, but has also become the most sought-after colour in furniture design, this year's Milan design week revealed. More about Colour of the moment "millennial pink" dominates at Milan design week
Making its debut at Milan design week, American brand Matter Made has brought together designers including Faye Toogood, Philippe Malouin and Pedro Venzon to produce a sculptural furniture and lighting collection. More about Faye Toogood and Philippe Malouin design minimal furniture for Matter Made's XVII exhibition
This trumpet-shaped table lamp by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is based on pendant lighting originally designed for a French museum. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs table version of Unterlinden museum lighting
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More about Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
MAD founder Ma Yansong has created a chair for Italian brand Sawaya & Moroni that's designed to be arranged like clusters of fungi. More about Ma Yansong's Mogu Chair is based on the rounded shapes of mushroom caps
Inspired by the release of David Adjaye's wireless concrete speaker, we've compiled a new Pinterest board, curating the most unique and eye-catching speaker design. Examples include People People's sustainable see-through speaker and Bang & Olufsen's honeycomb-like BeoSound Shape speakers, launched at Milan design week. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Dezeen's new Pinterest board for speaker design is an audiophile's paradise
Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a collection of lights for FontanaArte made from pairs of illuminated and mirrored discs. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune's disc-shaped Optunia lights are "devoid of unnecessary detailing"
London studio Klaus Haapaniemi & Co has designed a hand-engraved sofa, woven tapestry and circular carpet exclusively for Björk's remote summer house in Iceland. More about Björk's Icelandic summer house inspires a patterned furniture and textile collection
As the state of the environment becomes an ever-pressing issue, designers are developing eco-friendly alternatives to all sorts of products. To celebrate Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 examples, including a kitchen made from recycled bottles and a pollution-absorbing bikini. More about 10 sustainable designs that offer alternatives to everyday products
The "world's first" electric jet plane capable of taking off and landing vertically has successfully completed test flights in Germany. More about Electric flying taxi by Lilium successfully completes its first voyage
As Design Academy Eindhoven searches for yet another creative director, a group of alumni is urging the school to make a choice that enhances the influential school's creativity, rather than its business model. Former student Jules van den Langenberg explains why. More about "The Design Academy is dead, long live the Design Academy"
Are marble and brass still the hot materials? Has millennial pink been usurped by emerald green? Does anyone actually care? Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs offers a guide to the bigger Milan trends that seem to have slipped under the radar. More about 10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about
Defunct Romanian watch brand Optimef has been revived by two young entrepreneurs, who are reintroducing the iconic Communist-era marque with the launch of a retro timepiece. More about Optimef aims to revive Romania's watch industry with Memphis-inspired timepiece