Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More about IKEA designs "safe spaces" for children and at-risk refugees fleeing Ukraine
Cologne-based designer Carsten in der Elst has explored how to create furniture from industrial byproducts with his Soft Works collection, which was exhibited at Tableau gallery during the 3 Days of Design festival. More about Carsten in der Elst constructs furniture from aluminium and rubber tubes for Soft Works exhibition
Artists, architects and designers, including SO-IL, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and Roman and Williams, have created numerous birdhouses as part of the For the Birds installation at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More about Architects and designers create 33 conceptual birdhouses for Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Zerogloss has created an easy-to-assemble steel kitchen system with an industrial appearance softened with wood surfaces and matt colours. More about Zerogloss Kitchen by Zerogloss
Dezeen Showroom: Pisa-based designer Roberto Lazzeroni has created a curvy outdoor armchair for Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau, which is designed to "embrace" its user. More about The Secret Garden armchair by Roberto Lazzeroni for Poltrona Frau
Dezeen Showroom: a sofa system distinguished by its square seating modules is among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about RUT seating system by Blå Station among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Over the course of Milan design week, architecture and design studio Dimore Studio transformed its gallery into "a dreamlike space" filled with lighting, furniture and textiles shrouded in plumes of smoke. More about Dimore Studio gives historical Milan palazzo "celestial" makeover
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has collaborated with shoe brand Timberland to create a "floating forest" on the Darsena dock as part of this year's Milan design week. More about Stefano Boeri creates Floating Forest at Milan design week
This week on Dezeen, MIT researchers revealed a proposal to fight climate change by creating a floating shield the size of Brazil using "space bubbles" that could reflect the sun's rays. More about This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
Promotion: Italian brand Poltrona Frau has added additional pieces of outdoor furniture to its Boundless Living Collection, which it launched in 2021. More about Poltrona Frau releases outdoor furniture collections for "functional borderless living"
Dezeen Showroom: Nick Ross aimed to combine plush upholstery with a minimalist silhouette in the Tearoom seating collection, which the Scottish-Swedish designer has created for furniture brand Menu. More about Tearoom seating collection by Nick Ross for Menu
Dezeen Showroom: House of Finn Juhl has relaunched the mid-century Whisky Chair – a "borderline politically incorrect" seating design from Danish architect and designer Finn Juhl. More about Whisky Chair by Finn Juhl via House of Finn Juhl
This year's Milan design week pushed the annual event back to the top of the design calendar and put the Milanese city back on the map, according to designers exhibiting at Salone del Mobile and the fuorisalone events around the city. More about Milan design week energy "exceeded the pre-pandemic level"
Dezeen Showroom: HIMACS has added a dozen new colourways to the Aurora edit of its Marmo collection, which features marble-effect surfacing informed by the luminosity of the northern lights. More about HIMACS adds twelve new Aurora colours to Marmo surfacing collection
Numerous Japanese brands chose to hold exhibitions during Milan design week for the first time this year as furniture fair Salone del Mobile returned to full capacity following the coronavirus pandemic. More about Japanese brands make Milan debuts as focus on the European market grows
European architects and designers are struggling to source wood for their projects as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought imports from the region to a standstill, threatening stocks and driving up prices across the continent. More about "Timber prices going up daily" in Europe due to Ukraine war
Danish textile brand Kvadrat has transformed the bold graphics of Belgian artist Alain Biltereyst into a collection of curtains and rugs, which created a colourful scenography during Milan design week. More about Kvadrat presents graphic Quotes textiles by Alain Biltereyst in Milan
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau has unveiled the Solaria high armchair, a chair with a distinctly high back created by designers Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. More about Solaria high armchair by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for Poltrona Frau
Production designer Jennifer Morden created a mid-century house to reflect the personality of the flamboyant and misogynistic antagonist in comedy-thriller film Fresh. More about Jennifer Morden creates "aspirational" mid-century house with sinister dungeon for Fresh
The late designer Virgil Abloh had to work hard to convince Italian design brand Alessi he could make the switch from fashion to industrial design, according to company director Alberto Alessi. More about Virgil Abloh "wanted to do real industrial design" says Alberto Alessi