An exhibition has opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo revealing the craft history behind the Japanese ramen bowl. More about The Art of the Ramen Bowl charts the design history of the noodle dish
South Korean designer Junho Kang has created Cling, a stool made from stainless steel sheets and designed to resemble a climber's grip. More about Rock climbing informs stool with integrated carabiner by Junho Kang
California automaker Telo Trucks has unveiled a prototype of its compact MT1 electric pickup truck, which has a reconfigurable bed and cabin that can seat up to eight people. More about Tiny MT1 electric truck is "future of utility transportation" says Yves Béhar
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish design brand Nanimarquina has published an array of its rugs on Dezeen Showroom, from those informed by strings of beads to others that mimic human faces in profile. More about Nanimarquina rolls out five of its rugs on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: created by acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics, these acoustic panels bring texture as well as sound absorption into interior spaces. More about Cube acoustic panels by Autex Acoustics
The next art deco icon in our Art Deco Centenary series is the streamlined Chrysler Airflow – a revolutionary car that pioneered aerodynamic automobile design. More about Art deco Chrysler Airflow was "America's most talked-about car"
Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has created an armchair clad with not one but 10 yellow plug sockets by designer Omer Arbel, unveiled today at Paris's Matter and Shape design fair. More about India Mahdavi's Smiley armchair turns plug sockets into decoration
Charismatic objects that squeak, rumble and clang were produced by industrial design students at Ohio State University who took a weeklong dive into the cinematic art of Foley. More about Ohio State design students bring beauty to sound effects with Foley instruments
London-based designer Tatjana von Stein often draws on art deco in her work. For our Art Deco Centenary series, she talks about why the early 20th-century style is still so influential and how she uses it in interiors today. More about Art deco "has a sense of drama and glamour, exuberance and decadence" says Tatjana von Stein
Chinese smartphone company Infinix has unveiled a concept for a tri-fold phone that packs down to the size of a credit card and can be used as a clip-on camera. More about Infinix's mini triple-folding phone compacts to size of a credit card
Dezeen Showroom: architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was informed by traditional Arab hospitality to create this low, rounded and modern sofa system for Spanish brand Kettal. More about Insula modular sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal
In the first of our Art Deco Centenary profiles, we look at the Russian-French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff – better known as Erté – who became credited as "the father of art deco". More about Erté was the art deco pioneer who had "neither equal nor rival"
Car company Volvo has unveiled the ES90, an electric car that aims to combine the elegance of a saloon car with practicality of an SUV. More about Volvo ES90 "crosses the barrier" between a saloon and an SUV
Italian automobile brand Maserati has set a new land speed record with its driverless MC20 Coupe, which reached 197.7 miles per hour without a driver at the helm during a racing event at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. More about Driverless Maserati racing car sets world record for autonomous speed
At Bangkok Design Week, Thai studio Jhanyar unveiled a collection of products that can attach to existing furniture to make dining at the city's street food stalls more enjoyable. More about Jhanyar adds extra appendages to Bangkok's street food furniture
Dezeen Showroom: consisting of repeating battens, this acoustic system by Autex Acoustics provides a simple way to both dampen sound and create a dimensional aesthetic in interiors. More about Lanes acoustic system by Autex Acoustics
Dezeen Showroom: upcycled fire hoses make up the backrest and seat of this garden chair created by designer Sebastian Alberdi in collaboration with Marcela Lozano, founder of Swiss eco home brand Füür. More about Eiger garden chair by Sebastian Alberdi for Füür
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has revealed a prototype of what it's calling the "world's first ultraslim solar-powered PC", which looks like a regular laptop but runs on energy from the sun. More about Lenovo unveils solar-powered laptop that charges itself
There is one month left to enter our Shaping Water Competition, which seeks ideas for an installation at Clerkenwell Design Week to celebrate the essence of water. Enter before 2 April. More about One month left to enter Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard's Shaping Water Competition
The winter edition of our Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features an all-metal kitchen designed to gain character over time. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features all-metal kitchen