Northumbia university graduate Jamie Pybus has devised a household system for cultivating edible mushrooms using leftover coffee grounds as a growing medium. More about Jamie Pybus designs Fungi Factory kit for growing mushrooms in coffee grounds
Samsung has unveiled the latest version of its Galaxy smartphone series featuring an updated slim, cinematic form and stylus pen better suited to creating and editing content. More about Samsung launches Galaxy Note10 to offer better experience for video editors and designers
Music electronics brand House of Marley has created a pair of bamboo and recycled plastic earbuds as an "eco-conscious alternative" to plastic headphones. More about House of Marley's wireless earbuds are made from recycled materials and bamboo
Northumbria University graduate Danielle Coffey has designed a device that transforms oils and fats leftover from cooking into soap, to prevent them from polluting household water systems. More about Danielle Coffey's Sápu device turns household fats into soap
Northumbria graduate Harry Jones has produced a collection of clothing and lifestyle accessories using the life jackets left on European beaches during the refugee crisis. More about Ghostly Ocean Debris is an accessories collection made from discarded refugee life vests
Shoppers can only get recycled products from Miniwiz's Exchange pop-up store in Sardinia if they bring in plastic to be repurposed, as the shop doesn't accept money. More about Miniwiz creates pop-up store where rubbish is exchanged for recycled products
Designer Elissa Brunato has created the Bio Iridescent Sequin, a shimmering bead made from natural cellulose that is more sustainable than regular plastic sequins. More about Bio Iridescent Sequin made from trees responds to growing demand for greener fashion
American designer Brandon Clifford has drawn inspiration from megalithic architecture to create concrete sculptures that join together like a jigsaw puzzle. More about Brandon Clifford creates heavy concrete sculptures that sway and roll
Creating communally for social good has to be the future of design, says Robert Phillips, author of Futurekind: Design by and for the People. He picks out five projects from the book that demonstrate the idea in action. More about Futurekind projects are designed for people rather than profit
Berlin-based luggage brand Horizn Studios collaborated with the world's youngest astronaut, Alyssa Carson, to develop a smart, carbon fibre suitcase suitable for space tourism. More about Horizn Studios and Alyssa Carson create luggage for space travel
Reflective, ribbon-like rings form a border around the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals by Junichi Kawanishi, which are made from old electronic devices donated by the public. More about Olympic committee unveils 2020 medals made from recycled smartphones
Nike's Joyride Run Flyknit trainer features a cushioned underfoot platform made up of thousands of tiny rubber beads that mould to the runner's foot shape and stride over time. More about Nike's latest Joyride sneaker creates the feeling of "running on bubbles"
Pampers has partnered with health software platform Verily, a sister company of Google, to create nappies that tell parents when their baby's nappy needs changing as well as monitoring their sleep patterns. More about Lumi smart nappies track a baby's sleep and how often they pee
Designers Hsin-Jou Huang, Szu-Ying Lai and Chia-Ning Hsu help people with disabilities to fulfil their sexual needs with a three-part masturbation tool that includes a bodysuit, a mask and a remote control. More about Ripple masturbation suit offers sex aid to people with disabilities
Dezeen promotion: there are just two weeks left to enter Samsung and Dezeen's competition to create new accessory and wallpaper designs for Galaxy mobile devices. More about Last chance to enter Samsung and Dezeen's mobile design competition
Palma by Unbound Babes is a waterproof sex toy disguised as piece of jewellery that can twist, tilt and be tapped to produce different vibrations. More about Unbound Babes disguises vibrating sex toy as ring
Kyiv design brand Faina looked to traditional local materials for items of furniture made from clay, wood, willow and flax that tell the story of Ukraine's design roots. More about Ukrainian design brand Faina makes furniture from clay and flax
Gina Périer and Alexander Egebjerg have designed an industrial-standard female toilet for festivals and outdoor events that allows people to pee sitting down quickly and safely. More about Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Rimal Bhatt has developed a fire evacuation mask that allows additional time to evacuate a burning building, designed in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More about Rimal Bhatt's breathing apparatus helps people evacuate smoke-filled tower blocks
Consumer goods company Unilever has launched Cif ecorefill, a concentrated cleaning product that can be diluted at home within a refillable spray bottle, to reduce plastic use. More about Cif spray bottles can be refilled with ecorefill cleaning concentrate