An abandoned school building converted into art galleries and a furniture collection informed by a childhood baseball bat were among the objects and exhibitions on display during Upstate Art Weekend in the Hudson Valley. More about Five design-focused exhibitions from Upstate Art Weekend
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana has released a floor and wall tile named Le Ville Valmanara, which is informed by Venetian terrazzo. More about Le Ville Valmanara tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Dezeen Showroom: designer Patricia Urquiola has created a curved seat for Spanish furniture brand Andreu World that can be used solo or combined with others to form a modular sofa. More about Bolete Lounge Bio seating by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created the electric Olympic cauldron for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to resemble a hot-air balloon and be "a beacon in the night and a sun within reach". More about Mathieu Lehanneur "flying cauldron" lit for Paris 2024 Olympics
Dezeen Showroom: American furniture brand Aguirre has launched the Samba dining chair, designed by creative director David Aguirre to have an elegant yet bold silhouette. More about Samba dining chair by David Aguirre for Aguirre
Dezeen Showroom: biomorphic pendant lights informed by the weightless forms of clouds are among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Khmara lamp by Makhno Studio among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Artist Raphaël Zarka has collaborated with local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard to create a horseshoe-shaped skatepark defined by bold colours in Paris. More about Raphaël Zarka adds colourful skatepark in front of Centre Pompidou
Mexican design studio Manufactura and New York studio BioMatters have created 3D-printed objects using a composite consisting mainly of shells from industrial lobstering byproducts in Maine. More about Manufactura and BioMatters create 3D-printing composite from discarded lobster shells
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian furniture company Allseating has launched an ergonomic conference chair named Dart, which features horizontal stitching for additional back support. More about Dart conference chair by Allseating
Northumbria University graduate Amelia Cook has taken home the PriestmanGoode award at this year's New Designers showcase for developing a food container that allows hikers to preserve and eat home-cooked meals in the wild. More about Savour food prep kit makes dehydrated meals a "gourmet experience"
Architecture studio Sukchulmok has created the cone-shaped Chul-02 Cone Stool to showcase the "sharp and mechanical form of steel". More about Sukchulmok creates adjustable stool made entirely from steel
Architect Suchi Reddy has created an installation in a recently restored train station in Detroit that responds to the words spoken into microphones with colourful LED lights. More about Suchi Reddy installs voice-to-colour AI sculpture in Michigan Central
Acts of mending and maintenance are the subject of the Fix: Care and Repair exhibition in Helsinki, Finland. Here, its curators share five works that shed light on a rarely celebrated topic. More about Five objects that tell stories of "care and repair" from Helsinki exhibition curators
There is just one month left to enter our Start Something Powerful Competition, which calls for ideas that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Enter now before the contest closes on 21 August. More about One month left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition
Architecture studio Between the Walls invited artists from across Ukraine to create a collection of chairs, which was raffled off to raise funds for a foundation supporting displaced people in the war-torn country. More about Ukrainian artists design one-off chairs for housing charity raffle
To celebrate summer, we've selected five current and upcoming events taking place outdoors from Dezeen Events Guide, including Chart Art Fair, Architecture Biennale Rotterdam and Horst Expo. More about Five outdoor architecture and design events on Dezeen Events Guide
We've rounded up 10 independent studios creating furniture and design objects in Vancouver, Canada, as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More about Ten independent furniture design studios operating in Vancouver
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Makhno Studio founder Serhii Makhno, the Khmara lamp is a contemporary pendant light that mimics the appearance of clouds. More about Khmara lamp by Makhno Studio
Pentagram co-founder Kenneth Grange, whose playful and prolific product designs helped to define the face of modern Britain, has died aged 95. More about "Unparalleled" British industrial designer Kenneth Grange dies aged 95
Ceramics supplier Solus Ceramics has created a range of terrazzo tiles made from waste materials, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the brand. More about Solus Ceramics launches terrazzo tiles made from recycled demolition waste