A lamp made of volcanic rock and a cork chair are among the products exhibited at Lake Como Design Festival that make use of unconventional materials. More about Seven uses of unconventional materials at Lake Como Design Festival
Metro newspapers and Thames debris were used to form this collection of London-centric products, created by local designers as part of the Atelier100 incubator, which is on show at London Design Festival. More about IKEA and H&M's design incubator unveils products by 22 emerging London studios
The Dezeen team are reporting from the 21st edition of London Design Festival in the British capital (16-24 September). Read on for all the coverage from Tuesday 19 September. More about Tuesday from London Design Festival 2023
This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects, including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. More about Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"
Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Astro Lighting has listed a selection of its lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom, including lamps informed by modernist architecture. More about Astro Lighting spotlights five lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom
Montreal-based designer Thom Fougere has created a small collection of ring-shaped benches cut from a single plate of steel and installed in the woods outside of Winnipeg. More about Thom Fougere creates collection of ring-shaped benches for forest floor
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More about Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: the Nara Pendant lighting collection includes a range of neutral-coloured ceiling lights, launched by British brand Astro Lighting. More about Nara Pendant by Astro Lighting
Artist Abid Javed will present Soma, an exhibition of amorphous sculptures and furniture informed by molecular biology, at independent gallery Select-Works during the London Design Festival. More about Abid Javed presents "fluid" cell-like sculptures at London Design Festival
For Simone Rocha's Spring Summer 2024 catwalk presentation, Irish artist Rory Mullen created the skeleton of a white wedding chapel adorned with tin angels. More about Rory Mullen designs skeleton wedding chapel for Simone Rocha's Spring Summer 2024 show
The Dezeen team are reporting from the 21st edition of London Design Festival in the British capital (16-24 September). Read on for all the coverage from Monday 18 September. More about Monday from London Design Festival 2023
Promotion: Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched its first circular design strategy that states that in order for circular economy ambitions to be met "organisations need to leverage design systemically". More about Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches its first circular design strategy
Swiss watch brand Rado has launched True Square Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier, three limited-edition timepieces that use architect Le Corbusier's "naturally harmonious" colour palette. More about Rado unveils two-tone watches informed by Le Corbusier's colour palette
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has collaborated with artist Katie Paterson to create Mirage, a massive sculpture made from glass cylinders for technology company Apple's campus in California. More about Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson align hundreds of glass cylinders for Apple campus sculpture
Dezeen Showroom: stools made from recyclable plastic that double as side tables are among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about S1 stool by Derlot among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Actiu has launched Qyos, its first acoustic meeting pod, designed to create "islands of privacy". More about Qyos acoustic cabins by Actiu
Designer Andu Masebo took great care to avoid making anything "naff or kitsch" when transforming a scrapped car into eight furniture pieces, currently on display at the V&A for London Design Festival. More about Andu Masebo crafts furniture from remains of a single car at LDF
Dezeen Showroom: developed by Italian furniture brand Porro, Linea is a collection of colourful storage units based on rediscovered designs by the late postmodernist Alessandro Mendini. More about Linea by Alessandro Mendini for Porro
British studio Zaha Hadid Design has unveiled its Nth Display System, a prototype modular furniture system that was informed by the natural shapes made by erosion, at London Design Festival. More about Zaha Hadid Design launches undulating modular display system at LDF
Multidisciplinary designer Kustaa Saksi has unveiled In the Borderlands, an exhibition of jacquard textiles at the Helsinki Design Museum, which includes a piece featuring scenery generated by AI software. More about Kustaa Saksi creates vivid oversized tapestries to explore "reality and illusion"