Rotterdam-based Earnest Studio has designed a pair of products for Danish design brand Muuto – a lamp featuring individual lighting units fixed to a metal pole by magnets and a vase with a kinked profile. More about Muuto launches modular lamp and sculptural vase by Earnest Studio
Dezeen promotion: Vicostone has launched ultra-thin quartz surfaces that are available in several colours to suit a variety of purposes in interior design. More about Vicostone introduces versatile Ultrathin Quartz surface collection
Apple has filed a patent for a desktop computer that would integrate both its keyboard and screen into a single pane of bent glass. More about Apple patents iMac housed in single sheet of curved glass
Birmingham-based surfaces manufacturer Foresso uses timber offcuts and plaster waste to produce this terrazzo-like sheet material, which shows off the grain of the wood. More about Foresso creates timber terrazzo using recycled materials
Industrial design duo SF-SO forgo homogenous touchscreens in favour of a sensory, analogue interface for products that offer users a respite from their online lives. More about SF-SO strips back digital products to help us disconnect
Homeware and accessories brand Trame made its debut at Maison&Objet with a collection, A Voyages to Meknes, based on the fictional story of Louis XIV's daughter marrying the Sultan of Morocco. More about Trame debuts at Maison&Objet with collections inspired by "historical anecdotes"
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Flexform has launched its first outdoor furniture collection designed with the help of architect Antonio Citterio. More about Flexform releases its first collection of outdoor furniture
ÉCAL graduate Byongseon Bae has given the drill a non-threatening makeover – replacing its complex exterior and characteristic gun shape with a sleek, monochrome design and simplified functionality. More about Minimalist electric screwdriver is designed to be "unintimidating"
British cutlery company Viners has released a collection of kitchen knives with rounded tips in a bid to reduce knife-related incidents. More about Viners makes knives with rounded tips in response to knife crime
Tomb Raider and Worms are among nine classic video games celebrated in the latest stamp collection by the British postal service Royal Mail. More about Royal Mail stamp collection pays homage to seminal British video games
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen has created a collection of premium light switches and plug sockets for Focus SB that provide an alternative to "very conservative" electrical wiring accessories. More about Kelly Hoppen’s "jewellery-like" electrical accessories target the luxury interiors market
Mexican designer José Bermúdez has created an incense tray to reference the form of active volcano Mount Fuji in Japan. More about José Bermúdez designs Fuji incense holder influenced by a volcanic eruption
A Mies van der Roe Dip, an Odile Decquiri cocktail and Florence Knoll Rolls are among the recipes in a tongue-in-cheek cookbook by New York artist Esther Choi. More about Le Corbuffet cookbook includes recipes for Rem Brûlée and Denise Scott Brownies
South Korean designer Teo Yang has created a set of sculptural birdbaths inspired by the philosophies of traditional Korean garden design. More about Teo Yang Studio creates architectural birdbaths from terrazzo and terracotta
Canadian company Knectek Labs has automated an often messy and unhygienic part of household waste collection with the Townew bin, which seals and changes its own bags. More about Townew bin seals and changes garbage bags at the push of a button
In our latest competition, we're offering two readers the chance to win a wireless speaker from Transparent Sound's latest collection. More about Competition: win a wireless Small Transparent Speaker by Transparent Sound
Finnish homeware brand Iittala has collaborated with designer Philippe Malouin on a range of "sculptural and functional" ceramic and glass bowls called Kuru that help to organise the home. More about Philippe Malouin's Kuru collection for Iittala is for people who lose their keys
Product design studio Tiipoi has worked with Indian master craftsman Mathew Sasa to create a collection of ceramic vessels using a technique found in a remote village in northeastern India. More about Tiipoi creates ceramic kitchenware using technique from remote Indian village
University of Applied Arts Vienna graduate Ege Kökel has envisioned what life would be like if bio-technologies were used to bring back dodos, as a comment on the impact of de-extinction research. More about Ege Kökel's de-extinction project imagines a world with dodos as pets
In this movie, we look back at this year's Samsung Mobile Design Competition, a collaboration between Samsung and Dezeen, which challenged designers to come up with innovative new mobile accessory and wallpaper designs for Galaxy devices. More about The Samsung Mobile Design Competition aimed to "shape the next wave of Galaxy experiences"