Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Ross Gardam has created the Volant chandelier, a lighting installation of sculpturally angled metal bars and tubular glass elements, which launches at Milan design week 2023. More about Volant chandelier by Ross Gardam
Brooklyn-based studio Worrell Yeung has updated a historic property in New York with a series of gabled buildings clad in various timber finishes and details. More about Worrell Yeung renovates New York farm with collection of "cousin" wood-clad buildings
Giant robots informed by South Asian temples and a "cyber-physical" sculpture are among the installations at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. More about Four monumental installations and artworks at Coachella 2023
Dezeen School Shows: lamps designed to reflect plant Earth melting and an adaptively reused fortress are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Toronto Metropolitan University. More about Ten design projects by students at Toronto Metropolitan University
Promotion: for its first solo show, Dutch material brand SolidNature is hosting an immersive exhibition at Milan design week, created by OMA architects Ellen Van Loon and Giulio Margheri. More about SolidNature and OMA architects present "immersive dreamscape" adorned with stones for Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: German sanitaryware brand Grohe has listed products on Dezeen Showroom from its Atrio Private Collection, characterised by extensive customisation options. More about Sleek sanitaryware by Grohe features on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture studio ByOthers has completed its own studio in the garden of a home in Peckham, south London, clad in finned panels of weathered steel. More about ByOthers creates Corten-clad garden studio as own office
Niger-based Atelier Masōmī has unveiled a library in Monrovia dedicated to Liberia's former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, which will contain exhibitions designed by South African architect Sumayya Vally. More about Atelier Masōmī designs raw-earth-brick presidential library in Liberia
Design firm Prowl Studio has proven that bioplastic can be load-bearing with the launch of its mono-material Peel Chair, which is made from corn-derived PLA and hemp fibres, at Milan design week. More about Prowl Studio develops "first injection-moulded chair that can be composted"
Pins on our electric cars board are some of the most popular on Dezeen's Pinterest. Here we round up eight of the most innovative electric cars. More about Eight electric car innovations from Dezeen's Pinterest
Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox controller made partly from recycled plastic, including surplus old controller parts that have been reground. More about Microsoft reveals Xbox Remix controller recycled from leftover parts
Dezeen Showroom: a bulbous coffee table made from one hand-blown piece of Murano glass is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Soda coffee table by Miniforms among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: this Milan design week, glass lighting brand Lasvit will debut a number of designs, including celestial-inspired lamps by David Rockwell and a cloud-shaped glass and light installation by Maxim Velčovský. More about Lasvit looks to the skies with Milan exhibition It All Comes From Above
Designers Salomé Bazin and Giulia Tomasello have tried to break down taboos with Tides, a sex toy created especially for women in midlife and older. More about Tides creates massager for women going through menopause
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio designed a store for kitchenware brand Our Place that features colourful tile displays and expressive drapery that hangs from the ceiling. More about Ringo Studio completes colourful cookware store for Our Place in Los Angeles
Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. More about Takeshi Hirobe Architects designs Japanese house to "dance around" complex site
In the lead-up to Milan design week, we have rounded up eight residential and hotel interiors in the Italian city that are united by their use of muted colours and diverse materials. More about Eight Milanese interiors with eye-catching material palettes
Architect and restaurateur Elly Ward has opened the low-impact restaurant Edit in London, drawing inspiration from its vegan, minimal-waste menu to create an interior filled with reused and recycled materials. More about Elly Ward designs own restaurant Edit using salvaged terracotta tiles and reclaimed materials
Architecture studio Sheft Farrace has renovated a loft apartment in Los Angeles' iconic Eastern Columbia building, subtly incorporating colours from the art deco exterior into the minimalist interiors. More about Sheft Farrace renovates loft in Los Angeles' art deco Eastern Columbia building
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has transformed a Victorian home in Melbourne's suburbs with a faceted extension clad in black metal. More about Matt Gibson adds sculptural extension to Victorian Melbourne home