A sponge made from a fusion of cotton fibre and squid bone could help to clear some of the world's microplastic pollution after a team of Chinese researchers found it can soak up as much as 99.8 per cent of the particles from water samples. More about Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
This year's Design Miami was characterised by experimental work, but that wasn't always the case at the fair, art-design duo the Haas Brothers tell Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "We almost got kicked out of Design Miami" say the Haas Brothers
For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024. More about The top 10 architecture and design books of 2024
IKEA has announced it will re-release some of its most celebrated vintage designs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, including a steel-framed shelf that is one of the Swedish furniture brand's most popular products on the resale market. More about IKEA revives popular 1970s shelf by Niels Gammelgaard in Nytillverkad vintage collection
Dezeen Events Guide is creating its annual guide to Stockholm Design Week, which takes place from 3 to 9 February in 2025. The guide spotlights all the key events taking place during the festival. More about Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2025
Design studio Atelier NL is finding new uses for some of the four million cubic metres of clay being unearthed by the widening of the Maas river in the Netherlands. More about Maas river widening provides clay for Atelier NL's ceramics and bricks
Furniture brand Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and American football player Stefon Diggs have displayed the athlete's personal furniture collection and a hybrid speaker/sofa prototype by the brand at a Miami residence during the city's art week. More about Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and Stefon Diggs deck out Miami's M Building
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture brand Tiptoe aimed to bring simplicity and character to its Étude chair, a lightweight and stackable design with versions for the lounge and dining room. More about Étude chair collection by Tiptoe
Spray-on trainers, a water-filtering bottle cap and inflatable self-defence devices for protestors feature in our roundup of the most impactful product designs from 2024. More about The top 10 product designs of 2024
This week on Dezeen, we looked back at the highlights of 2024 as the year comes to an end, including the top 10 gadgets of the year. More about This week we picked the architecture and design highlights of 2024
The autumn edition of our Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a chair in the shape of a crescent moon by Wigiwama. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features moon-shaped chair
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Antolini has listed a range of its stone products on Dezeen Showroom, from tableware to surfaces made from natural quarried stone. More about Dezeen Showroom lists stone-related products by Antolini
Dezeen Showroom: Parisian furniture brand Tiptoe has collaborated with the Archives Yves Klein to reimagine eight of its products in the distinctive ultramarine blue popularised by French artist Yves Klein. More about Klein Blue collection by Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: a warm glow shines out from between layers of soft fringing in the Maya pendant and floor lamps designed by German lighting brand Fraumaier. More about Maya lamps by Fraumaier
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs have expanded on their Nebula family of seating with Nebulona – a rounded and enveloping armchair. More about Nebulona armchair by E-ggs for Miniforms
Pantone inadvertently got it spot on by choosing the mid-brown Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Mocha Mousse may be a classic exemplar of enshittification"
Investment firm Yntegra Group has unveiled a floating padel court in Miami Harbor that was partially constructed using recycled steel from shipyards. More about Yntegra Group creates "first-of-its-kind" floating padel court in Miami Harbor
Promotion: Italian manufacturer Meridiani has released a series of "full and soft" furniture pieces designed by its designer and art director Andrea Parisio. More about Andrea Parisio imbues Meridiani furniture series with curves and personality
Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex worked with artist Sophie Smallhorn to make Ribbon, a textile that aims to bring colour and energy into interiors. More about Ribbon textile by Sophie Smallhorn for Designtex
The realities of climate change have driven another big year in material innovation in 2024. Here are 10 of the best solutions that have put a promising spin on cement, plastic, fur, linoleum, or even introduced something new. More about The top 10 material innovations of 2024