An illuminated alabaster totem pole and a marble disk that appears to balance on a neon string feature in New York design collective Colony's politically charged furniture and lighting installation. More about Colony reacts to US political landscape with Lightness exhibition in New York
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a customisable kitchen island for Italian brand Boffi, which is fitted in apartments of the firm's 520 West 28th project nearing completion in New York's Chelsea. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' kitchen for New York condo building launched by Boffi
IKEA is set to increase its production of furniture in the UK as a way to keep costs down following the country's decision to leave the European Union. More about IKEA could move more manufacturing to UK to avoid post-Brexit price hikes
The UK's Labour Party has praised the nation's architecture and design sector, and promised to put the creative sector at the centre of Brexit negotiations if it wins next month's general election. More about Labour Party pledges to put creative industries at heart of UK's Brexit negotiations with dedicated manifesto
The winning entry plus eight runners up in Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition will be on display at the London showroom of Italian furniture brand Arper this week, as part of Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Arper showroom hosts exhibition of Brexit passport designs during Clerkenwell Design Week
For this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, London designer Giles Miller worked with watch brand Shinola to create a pavilion made from 8,000 lightning-bolt-shaped pieces of plywood. More about Giles Miller installs louvred plywood pavilion in London's Clerkenwell
Copenhagen-based Anker Bak has created a foldable rocking chair that incorporates traditional materials with a minimalist approach. More about Young Danish designer reimagines the rocking chair at Carl Hansen & Son's New York showroom
From 13 unusual takes on the shaving brush to interactive live and work spaces, we've picked out the best in show at this year's WantedDesign trade fairs in New York. More about Dezeen's top 10 products and installations at WantedDesign 2017
London designer Philippe Malouin has used an assortment of materials and fabrics to create unusual, colourful screens, which he is presenting inside a neoclassical building in New York. More about Philippe Malouin showcases experimental room dividers for NYCxDesign 2017
Dezeen promotion: during this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, bathroom brand Toto will present its latest products alongside an exhibition that explores design in the contemporary Japanese household. More about Toto explores everyday Japan for Clerkenwell Design Week exhibition
With Clerkenwell Design Week kicking off tomorrow, design reporter Alice Morby has picked out some of the most interesting things to see, including an installation made from mirrors and a rainbow-hued tower. More about Five of the best installations to see at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week
Polish studio Opus B has created a conceptual drink packaging designed to give consumers a chance to slow down. More about Anti-energy drink Slow comes enclosed in meditative hourglass packaging
Lamps that adjust like construction cranes and pendants that look like they are wearing hats feature in New York lighting brand Roll & Hill's latest range. More about Roll & Hill presents 2017 lighting collection in New York
Tokyo studio We+ added dimpled texture to its Drought chair by embedding shrinking balls of resin into wax. More about Pockmarked Drought chair by We+ takes shape as it dries
This collection of stripped-back custom seating designed by Jean Nouvel for the Louvre Abu Dhabi is based on the building's domed roof. More about Jean Nouvel designs "comfortable yet bare" furniture for his Louvre Abu Dhabi
Nestlé has lost a four-year battle to get the design of its KitKat chocolate bar recognised as a trade mark in the UK. More about KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
Finnish designer Tony Eräpuro took inspiration from geometry, architecture and Peter Saville to create the graphics for Olafur Eliasson's Pentagonal Landscapes exhibition. More about Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo has created a pair of contrasting furniture collections: one that features smooth curves and another with jagged edges. More about Fernando Mastrangelo debuts "butter-soft" and icy-sharp cement furniture
New York design studio Apparatus references an early 20th-century Viennese art movement with its latest offerings: tables with resin bases and ribbed porcelain lamps, which were unveiled at the Collective Design fair. More about Apparatus looks to Wiener Werkstätte for 2017 furniture and lighting collection
Dezeen promotion: at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, German furniture brand Zeitraum will launch its latest collection of office furniture, designed by Kaschkasch to be "flexible and homely". More about Zeitraum to launch Rail collection at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week