Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More about Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released a collection of furnishing fabric, which combines graphic art and textiles. More about Geometric patterns fabric collection by Dedar
Promotion: more than 200 brands are exhibiting their latest products for kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms at Kbb Birmingham, one of Europe's largest design exhibitions. More about Kbb Birmingham 2022 presents latest products from kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brands
Dezeen Showroom: designed to feel soft while offering long-lasting strength, Dedar's Textures collection intend to showcase the beauty and luxuriousness of natural fibres. More about Textures fabric collection by Dedar
Danish brand Sinful has created a range of three sex toys using ocean plastic collected in Southeast Asia. More about Ohhcean sex toys are made from recycled ocean plastic
Dezeen Showroom: designer Mario Romano has created the M|R Walls line of decorative walls for CDUK, featuring motifs sharply cut into smooth Corian solid surface material. More about M|R Walls by Mario Romano for CDUK
Dezeen Showroom: flooring brand Karndean Designflooring has released its Kaleidoscope collection of vinyl flooring combining wood, stone and block colour styles. More about Kaleidoscope collection by Karndean Designflooring
Waste bovine bones from the meat industry have been ground into a powder and turned into a collection of light switches and electrical outlets by ÉCAL graduate Souhaïb Ghanmi. More about Souhaïb Ghanmi uses animal bones instead of plastic for minimalist sockets and light switches
Dezeen Showroom: Fiandre Architectural Surfaces has presented a selection of tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including tiles that resemble French limestone traditionally used in Burgundy and a collection informed by coveted varieties of marble. More about Tiles informed by French limestone from Fiandre Architectural Surfaces feature on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: designed by German ceramics brand Villeroy & Boch, the TwistFlush toilet creates a vortex-like stream of water that cleans the toilet bowl without splashing or excessive noise. More about TwistFlush toilet by Villeroy & Boch
Dezeen promotion: Finnish paint brand Teknos has released a range of paints designed to improve resident's wellbeing by purifying indoor air. More about Teknos interior paints provide "better indoor air quality"
Dezeen Showroom: Bolon has launched a woven flooring collection called Truly, which features hyper textures and "colour effects and patterns never seen". More about Truly flooring collection by Bolon
Strips of colourful photovoltaic cells are arranged into a geometric pattern to form this artwork, conceived by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel to bring solar panels from our roofs into our homes. More about Marjan van Aubel turns solar cells into art with glow-in-the-dark tapestry
Design studio Envisions has worked with engineering company Imat-Uve to make a recycled textile from used clothing usually considered unfit for recycling. More about Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Opinion Ciatti has presented a selection of contemporary furniture on Dezeen Showroom, including a freestanding bookcase designed as an ode to book lovers and a stool informed by horse-riding saddles. More about Minimalist furniture and sculptural chairs from Opinion Ciatti feature on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: textile brand Lelièvre Paris has released its Résonance collection, which reimagines classic patterns such as ikat, stripes and animal print. More about Résonance textile collection by Lelièvre Paris
Danish designer Bonnie Hvillum's Natural Material Studio has collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Frama on a collection of biodegradable materials made from algae, clay and foam. More about Natural Material Studio and Frama showcase algae and terracotta fabrics
Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song has used fruit peels and algae to create a biodegradable plant-based material that offers an alternative to leather. More about Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae
Dezeen Showroom: flooring brand IVC Commercial has launched Imperfection, a carpet tile made of recycled materials that is designed to celebrate the beauty of imperfection. More about Imperfection carpet tile by IVC Commercial
Scientists from Kyoto University have developed a face mask made with ostrich antibodies that glows under ultraviolet light when coronavirus is present. More about Kyoto University creates mask from ostrich cells that glows when coronavirus is detected