Promotion: used across facades and architectural interventions Lapitec is a sintered stone architectural material that is developed to have a superior performance to stone and porcelain. More about Lapitec is a high-performance architectural material made from natural minerals
Promotion: now in its ninth year, Dubai Design Week's Downtown Design trade show has been instrumental in helping the emirate to establish its own contemporary design language, according to local creatives. More about The idea that clients in the Middle East seek ornamented interiors is outdated, say local designers
Promotion: online art marketplace Pixels has launched a feature that allows NFT owners to print their artworks as t-shirts, puzzles, canvas prints and other print-on-demand products. More about Pixels launches technology that allows users to print NFTs on hundreds of products
Promotion: ROOM, a provider of modular workplace solutions, has announced the European launch of its Botanical Booth, which has a banana leaf-printed interior created by pattern designers Tuppence Collective. More about ROOM and Tuppence Collective bring nature into the workplace
Promotion: the bathrooms of boutique hotel The Londoner in Leicester Square include Axor's Brushed Black Chrome finish taps and shower heads to mirror the building's industrial metalwork. More about Axor's Brushed Black Chrome products feature in The Londoner hotel
Promotion: tech company Olive Union has introduced its latest set of wireless hearing aids and headphones that use AI to automatically optimise the sound settings to suit the user's environment. More about Olive Union introduces intelligent wireless hearing aids that look like earbuds
Promotion: over 40 international designers showcased their work at Expo 2020 Dubai through MENASA, Emirati Design Platform, which explored collaborative contemporary design and craft projects in the United Arab Emirates. More about MENASA Emirati Design Platform celebrates UAE design and global collaboration
Promotion: furniture brand Division Twelve has partnered with Canadian design studio Figure3 to redesign its showroom in New York City. More about Division Twelve launches showroom in New York Design Center
Promotion: Italian designer Marco Williams Fagioli has designed the Yoku Spa, which contains a sauna, shower and Turkish bath, for design brand Effe. More about Effe's Yoku Spa encompasses wellness-related products in one unit
Promotion: Levi's has put together a series of workshops intended to teach the public how to weave baskets from denim scraps and make wax crayons using repurposed indigo ink extracted from the brand's old jeans. More about Levi's hosts free denim upcycling workshops in London
Promotion: Philippe Starck will be among a panel of experts discussing the concept of conscious luxury at the second edition of Axor Futures, a digital platform for talks and events organised by the German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Axor. More about Experts to discuss conscious consumption at Axor's digital panel event
Promotion: fur and ink made from denim offcuts are just some of the experimental materials that have been created as part of a collaboration between Levi's and the British Council. More about Designers invent new materials from old jeans for exhibition at Levi's London concept store
Promotion: this year's edition of Architect@Work will focus on the theme of air and architecture with a series of talks and an exhibition dedicated to exploring how we can improve air quality in the built environment. More about Architect@Work talks programme to tackle the issue of air quality in cities and beyond
Promotion: AR Marlon Blackwell Architects used wall glazing systems by architectural manufacturer Kawneer to create a learning environment that aims to benefit the wellbeing of students at a school in Arkansas. More about AR Marlon Blackwell Architects creates "brightly lit and unconventional" school with Kawneer's sun control solutions
Promotion: Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool has organised an upcoming design competition for its students to promote public awareness of sustainable architecture in Hong Kong. More about My ArchiSchool to host competition to increase sustainability awareness in Hong Kong
Promotion: hotel brand The Standard is set to open a Bangkok outpost in King Power Mahanakhon, featuring bright interiors by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon and The Standard's in-house design team. More about The Standard to open design-led Asia flagship hotel in Bangkok
Promotion: adaptability is now an essential requirement for offices according to the latest research from furniture brand Vitra, which was revealed during a digital session this week. More about Flexible workspaces "increasingly relevant in post-pandemic times" says Vitra
Promotion: OPPO's latest Find X5 Pro smartphone features a ceramic case to create a warmer and more tactile device, according to OPPO industrial designer Yue Dong. More about OPPO uses ceramics in its latest smartphone to "allow warmth into a typically cold tech product"
Promotion: from space dividers to ceiling features, Kriskadecor creates bespoke hanging installations from colourful aluminium chains. Here, we've rounded up ten of the Spanish brand's most prominent projects. More about Ten installations by Kriskadecor that use chain curtains to dramatic effect
Promotion: five creative studios have produced immersive designs for the Valencia 360 exhibition during World Design Capital Valencia 2022 that show both dystopian and utopian projections of the city's future. More about Designers and architects create visions of future Valencia for World Design Capital 2022