Designer Aphra Hallam has created the Zera Cooling Crescent, a wearable device designed to relieve the hot flushes women can experience during menopause. More about Aphra Hallam creates wearable cooling device to relieve menopause symptoms
Dezeen Showroom: from sleek office chairs to characterful wooden stools, we've spotlighted six furniture pieces by designers and craftspeople in the US. More about Six items of furniture that add to America's history of furniture making
Designer Yihan Dong has developed Viwipe, a prototype HPV home-testing kit that uses menstrual blood collected in the privacy of the user's own home. More about Yihan Dong designs at-home HPV test to be "as easy to use as toilet paper"
Tesla has begun selling a flat-pack cat house made of corrugated cardboard, with an angular silhouette that was modelled on the car brand's controversial electric pickup truck, in China. More about Tesla releases cardboard cat house informed by Cybertruck in China
Dezeen Showroom: a faceted modular seating system informed by Rubik's Cubes is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Erno seating by GAN among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom
Canadian dog brand Earth Rated has received a holistic overhaul from design agency Layer, encompassing new canine-friendly branding and a range of toys designed for more "stimulating, long-lasting and enjoyable play". More about Layer rebrands dog supply company using colours visible to canines
Design firm Leadoff Studio and Spora Health have created the Momma's Kit – a health monitoring system that aims to reduce Black maternal mortality rates with the help of attention-grabbing graphics and packaging. More about Momma's Kit aims to cut maternal mortality rates among Black women
Dezeen Showroom: we've rounded up six furniture and lighting pieces by artisans and design studios based in Australia that have been listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Dezeen Showroom spotlights furniture and lighting products by Australian designers
Designer Jeffrey Miller has created tiles for the London Underground using the transit system's own waste, as part of his final-year work at Central Saint Martins. More about London Underground waste repurposed into tiles for tube stations
Promotion: the European Union Intellectual Property Office has announced the shortlist for its industrial design prize and named Swedish designer Maria Benktzon as the recipient of this year's lifetime achievement award. More about Modular climbing wall and workspace on wheels among finalists of DesignEuropa Awards 2023
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has revealed a symmetrical steel torch with a rippled texture informed by the River Seine for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. More about Symmetrical Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch unveiled
Dezeen Showroom: ahead of the release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie, we've rounded up 10 products listed on Dezeen Showroom that are available in pink and purple colourways. More about Ten playful pink and purple products that could furnish Barbie's Dreamhouse
Dezeen Showroom: American brand Carnegie Fabrics has released its Hygeia collection of performance textiles, designed to meet the high resilience and hygiene requirements of healthcare environments. More about Hygeia textile collection by Carnegie Fabrics
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of quirky door handles made from aluminium are among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Kink door handles by Derlot among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Central Saint Martins graduate Kiki Grammatopoulos has created a chunky, bristly running shoe outsole that helps to spread plants and seeds in cities, as part of a project she's titled Rewild the Run. More about Rewilding trainer lets people disperse plants as they run
Dezeen Showroom: informed by the temples on Palatine Hill in Ancient Rome, Spanish brand Gayafores has created the Palatino marble-look porcelain tiles. More about Palatino tiles by Gayafores
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana has featured a selection of tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including a range decorated with dramatic rock-like striations. More about Casalgrande Padana lists versatile ranges of tiles on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Martin Mogilski for Australian brand Derlot, the Kink door and cabinet handles make a feature of the look of deformed metal. More about Kink door handles by Martin Mogilski for Derlot
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana has released its latest high-performance tile collection for public and commercial spaces, titled Terrazzotech. More about Terrazzotech tile collection by Casalgrande Padana
Ukrainian design studio YOD Group has taken ammunition shells used by anti-aircraft tanks to defend Kyiv from drones and turned them into Downed Drone, a series of limited-edition lamps. More about YOD Group turns Ukraine air-raid shells into lamps to symbolise that "light always wins"