Materials company Ananas Anam has developed Piñatex, an animal-friendly alternative to leather made from pineapple waste. More about Leather alternative Piñatex is made from pineapple leaves
Water flows in seemingly impossible ways across this liquid-resistant fountain by London designer Arthur Carabott (+ movie). More about Arthur Carabott's Superhydrophobic Fountain causes water to move in unusual ways
Designers and brands need to wean themselves off the plastic "drug", according to Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch, who is releasing his organisation's shoes made from recycled ocean plastic with Adidas today (+ interview). More about "Plastic is a design failure" says Parley for the Oceans founder
Sports brand Adidas and environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans have released the first batch of running shoes with uppers made using recycled plastic recovered from the sea (+ movie). More about Adidas launches trainers made from ocean plastic with Parley for the Oceans
The company behind the world's first widely available modular smartphone has released a set of concepts imagining completely new gadgets created with Google's Project Ara (+ slideshow). More about Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google's Project Ara modular phone
Danish design brand Hay has redesigned IKEA's iconic blue and yellow bag as part of a newly announced collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant. More about Hay redesigns IKEA's iconic blue Frakta bag
Florida-based Saltwater Brewery has used by-products from the beer-making process to create six-pack rings that can safely be eaten by marine wildlife (+ slideshow). More about Saltwater Brewery's edible six-pack rings protect marine wildlife
Dezeen promotion: Tune in here for the live stream from IKEA's annual Democratic Design Day event in Älmhult, Sweden, for the latest news from the furniture giant. More about Watch IKEA's Democratic Design Day live from Sweden
San Francisco company Molekule has partnered with London studio PostlerFerguson to design an air purifier that breaks down pollen and dust at a molecular level (+ slideshow). More about Molekule air purifier destroys pollutants rather than collecting them
Footwear brand Converse has followed the redesign of its iconic Chuck Taylors with an update to the 1920 All Star, which replaces the shoe's signature canvas uppers with Nike's knitted Hyperfuse fabric (+ slideshow). More about Converse continues updates to classic designs with All Star Modern trainer
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK studio Dorothy to give five readers the chance to win a poster that illustrates a whimsical hidden world inside a 1984 Apple Macintosh computer (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a Mac Cutaway poster by Dorothy
London Design Festival 2016: the organisers of the London Design Festival have scrapped plans for a designer crazy golf course in Trafalgar Square following the failure of its crowdfunding campaign. More about Trafalgar Square crazy golf project cancelled following failed Kickstarter campaign
The ArDe architecture and design fair, which was due to open at Somerset House in London this week, has been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship. More about ArDe design fair at Somerset House cancelled due to lack of sponsors
Norwegian designer Falke Svatun has crafted a range of stoneware vessels with cut-out bases, enabling them to balance on the edge of shelves or windowsills (+ movie). More about Falke Svatun's Tumble vase sits on the edge of a shelf
A towering waterfall appears to fall from midair into the Grand Canal at the Palace of Versailles as part of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's latest exhibition (+ slideshow). More about Olafur Eliasson installs giant waterfall at Palace of Versailles
London Design Festival 2016: organisers of the London Design Festival are discussing the fate of its flagship crazy golf project for Trafalgar Square after a Kickstarter fundraising campaign looked set to fail to meet its target. More about Trafalgar Square crazy golf project for London Design Festival in doubt
Designers Daniel Rybakken and Francisco Gomez Paz have both unveiled their latest chandelier designs for Italian lighting brand Luceplan. More about Daniel Rybakken and Francisco Gomez Paz create dramatic chandeliers for Luceplan
Graduate shows 2016: Rhode Island School of Design graduate Jacqueline Lung has bent, welded and sanded strips of stainless steel to form frames for a pair of sunglasses. More about Jacqueline Lung's steel Archytas sunglasses feature screw-fixed lenses
Pouring concrete into fabric moulds allows designers to create dramatic, sculptural shapes that could soon be used for architectural structures. We've selected six of the most interesting examples, including a new casting technique using robots. More about Six examples of fabric-cast concrete that are breaking the mould
New York 2016: in the wake of last month's New York design week, Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth highlights five designers and studios that are set to become an important part of the city's design scene (+ slideshow). More about Five New York designers and studios to watch