Promotion: the need for well-considered focus spaces will come to the fore in workplace design in 2024, driven by the uptake of artificial intelligence, according to office pod brand Framery. More about Framery predicts focus spaces to be key office design trend in 2024
Promotion: the idea that the optimal seated posture is a straight back with elbows and knees bent at 90 degrees is one of the "biggest myths in ergonomic design," according to global brand Secretlab. More about Ergonomic chair design should "support natural movements" says Secretlab
Promotion: colour communication brand NCS Colour has updated its NCS System with 100 low chromatic colours to offer users pale pastel colours and hues that aim to evoke the Nordic light. More about NCS Colour launches new Standard colours for first time since 2004
Promotion: design festival Seoul Design returned to the city's Dongdaemun Design Plaza this month with a 10-day programme of exhibitions and events, offering a survey of South Korea's design landscape. More about Car-waste products and Shigeru Ban disaster housing among Seoul Design 2023 highlights
Promotion: buying office pods instead of building meeting rooms could save companies in the US around $30 billion by 2030, according to research by soundproof booth manufacturer Framery and real-estate investor CBRE. More about Building meeting rooms costs 55 per cent more than buying office pods according to research
Promotion: surfaces company Cosentino has collaborated with interior designer Claudia Afshar to launch Dekton Ukiyo, a collection of fluted tiles informed by contemporary Japanese design. More about Claudia Afshar designs tile collection to bring "depth and dimension to any space"
Promotion: bathroom and kitchen brand Kohler's Anthem collection of shower valves and controls allows users to create personalised shower settings that can be controlled via a smartphone. More about Kohler's Anthem shower controls give users a "truly immersive showering experience"
Promotion: Hong Kong-based architecture school My ArchiSchool has launched its latest curriculum that aims to transform "major components of architectural design processes" into modules children can understand. More about My ArchiSchool launches educational programme for young people
Promotion: vibrant colours characterise One Soho, a community space designed by architecture and design studio Via, which property developer Sino Land has added to a residential block in Hong Kong. More about Via designs Manhattan-style clubhouse in the heart of Hong Kong
Promotion: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has released five tile collections suitable for a range of interior and exterior spaces. More about Casalgrande Padana releases five varied tile collections
Promotion: designer Ross Lovegrove joined architects Tariq Khayyat and Arianna Bavuso at a panel event hosted by Dubai-based developer HUNA to discuss the relationship between architecture and human needs. More about "We have to build things which have incredible logic and beauty on all levels" says Ross Lovegrove
Promotion: window manufacturer Velux has published a case study highlighting the principles and impact of its experimental, low-carbon housing concept built in Copenhagen. More about Living Places Copenhagen demonstrates how homes can be built with lower CO2 footprint
Promotion: French design brand Petite Friture will showcase its furniture, lighting and accessories collections at US interiors trade fair BDNY this month. More about Petite Friture to showcase "unconventional" designs at BDNY
Promotion: French engineering school École des Ponts ParisTech offers a master's degree that gives students and practitioners a comprehensive knowledge of parametric architecture, robotics and digital manufacturing. More about Ecole des Ponts' Digital Building Design course prepares professionals for "high-level positions"
Promotion: Prague International Design Festival Designblok 2023 welcomed over 40,000 visitors across its five-day programme of exhibitions, fashion shows, talks and workshops. More about Designblok celebrates 25th anniversary with exhibitions, talks and workshops
Promotion: a treehouse-like holiday home and a sauna on wheels are among the four wooden architecture projects named winners at the Thermory Design Awards for 2023. More about Thermory Design Awards names best wooden architecture projects for 2023
Promotion: Austrian facade specialist Rieder worked with architecture studio Faerber to preserve the original structure of a townhouse through the installation of a three-dimensional concrete facade. More about German townhouse preserved with precast Rieder concrete facade
Promotion: international brand Woven Image has launched a new colour range that can be applied to its collection of acoustic products, designed to add injections of colour while providing sound absorption to workplace settings. More about Woven Image launches new colour palette of acoustic products for office interiors
Promotion: global design awards organisation iF Design based in Germany is calling international brands and designers to submit their best projects to the iF Design Award 2024. More about Call for entries to the iF Design Award 2024
Promotion: Mexican artist Fernando Laposse aims to honour French champagne house Perrier-Jouët's heritage in an installation at Design Miami made up of 3D-printed animals and flowers. More about Fernando Laposse and Perrier-Jouët collaborate on floral installation for Design Miami