Digital household companions and tableware that caters for multi-sensory dining experiences are among the products exhibited in this Virtual Design Festival school show by Edinburgh College of Art product design students. More about Pet-like smart assistants and multi-sensory tableware feature in Edinburgh College of Art student show
Dezeen Showroom: Compact wall ovens, electric cookers and refrigerators feature in KOVA's new range of kitchen appliances suited to small living spaces. More about KOVA introduces Compact Appliance collection for small kitchens
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More about RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
Milliken has launched its latest flooring collections at VDF products fair, including Social Factor carpet tiles that encourage physical distancing in the workplace. More about Milliken's latest flooring collections include carpet tiles to aid social distancing
Dezeen Showroom: Social Factor is a graphic carpet collection designed by Milliken to support physical distancing in the workplace in light of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Social Factor carpet tile collection by Milliken
Dezeen Showroom: Manufacturer Milliken has updated its Crafted Series carpet collection by introducing a third tile design and twelve new colour choices. More about Milliken updates Crafted Series carpet tile collection
Dezeen Showroom: The Change Agent flooring collection by manufacturer Milliken offers a range of earthy colours "to bring the outside in". More about Change Agent flooring collection by Milliken
A machine that blows sanitising bubbles, single-dose seaweed capsules and a disinfecting doorbell are among winners of Bompas & Parr's Fountain Of Hygiene competition, which called for ways of rethinking hand-washing for the coronavirus era. More about Sanitising bubbles and seaweed capsules among winners of Bompas & Parr hygiene contest
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Geberit has launched three new material finishes for its Sigma50 and Sigma21 flush plates to suit a range of bathroom interiors. More about Geberit releases Sigma actuator plates with new finishes
Dezeen Showroom: SuperTube is a space-saving drainage system designed by Swiss brand Geberit to maximise floor area and ceiling heights in high-rise buildings. More about SuperTube space-saving drainage system by Geberit
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Geberit has designed an automatic odour extraction unit for bathrooms called DuoFresh, which is designed to be concealed behind a toilet's flush plate. More about DuoFresh odour extraction unit by Geberit
French designer Christophe Gernigon has proposed a concept for suspended plexiglass hoods intended to help allow diners to return to restaurants after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Christophe Gernigon proposes suspended Plex'eat hoods for post-virus dining in restaurants
A wastewater system called SuperTube designed specifically for high-rise buildings is one of three new products that Geberit is showcasing at the VDF products fair. More about Geberit's latest sanitaryware products include high-rise drainage technology
As cities grow and bee populations continue to dwindle, designers are increasingly looking for ways to bring nature to urban areas. In celebration of World Bee Day, we've rounded up seven urban shelters for the vital insects. More about Seven shelters for city-dwelling bees
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a series of open-source bee homes that anyone can design themselves for free before having it made using a CNC machine. More about Space10 shares platform for people to create "dream home" for bees
As part of VDF x Sight Unseen, our second roundup of projects from this year's Offsite Online: Selects exhibition features furniture, homeware and lighting that places the material front and centre. More about Denim chair and palm-frond light are among 12 more designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
As part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration, we've rounded up some of the best furniture, homeware and lighting designs from the Offsite Online: Selects group show. More about Hand-blown scales and celestial lamp are among 13 designs from Offsite Online: Selects showcase
Berlin-based designers Martin Binder and Claudio Rimmele have designed a concept for an "infection-free" playground where children could play together safely during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Rimbin is an "infection-free" playground concept designed to look like water lilies
Multidisciplinary design consultancy Matter has designed three conceptual cervical cancer examinations that women could carry out themselves at home to break the taboo of smear tests. More about Matter's Sukha concept enables women to carry out smear tests at home
Dezeen promotion: decaying flowers, abstract blocks of colour and imaginary characters feature in Nanimarquina's latest rug collections. More about Nanimarquina unveils four new collections of rugs