California studio Brave Matter has used simple forms and earthy materials to create lighting fixtures and tableware that are meant to evoke ancient artefacts. More about Brave Matter pairs Himalayan salt with ceramic and brass for lighting collection
Royal College of Art graduate Baohan Jiang has investigated the contents of the wardrobe to encourage users to reconsider how they structure, and experience, time. More about Baohan Jiang's deconstructed wardrobe aims to change our perception of time
Graphic design studio Dorothy has created a poster that illustrates the history of dance music culture using visual cues that reference the circuit diagram of a bass synthesiser. More about Dorothy's poster maps out the history of UK club culture
With companies rebranding at a rapid rate to stay ahead of the competition, designers are constantly devising new fonts and typefaces, we're looking back at 10 standout examples featured on Dezeen. More about 10 noteworthy fonts and typefaces featured on Dezeen
Body adornments that create alien-like appendages such as skin growths and webbed fingers feature in new fashion brand A.Human's collection, which is currently on show in a nightmarish exhibit for New York Fashion Week. More about A.Human debuts body-morphing accessories at New York Fashion Week
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has crystallised the flying car from Back to the Future, and bagged and bound Mickey Mouse for his latest exhibition, which imagines the world in the next millenium. More about Daniel Arsham's "dystopian" 3018 exhibition perverts items from US pop culture
Flags by designers including Morag Myerscough, James Joyce, Alan Kitching and Supermundane will fly during this year's London Design Festival, to showcase the creativity of the Bankside Design District. More about 45 designers create flags to "celebrate the independent spirit of Bankside" at London Design Festival
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has teamed up with Adidas on a leather-free, vegan edition of its classic Stan Smith shoe. More about Stella McCartney and Adidas launch vegan Stan Smiths
Carlsberg is replacing the plastic ring wrapping used to secure multipack beers with eco-friendly glue, reducing its plastic waste by up to 76 per cent. More about Carlsberg replaces plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue
A resting bear, a curled up cat and a pair of sleeping birds are all part of Vitra's new Resting Animals series, designed by Swedish studio Front. More about Front creates Resting Animals for Vitra
Nike's research laboratory has developed a vest to cool an athlete's body in less than five minutes, which tennis player Rafael Nadal has used in practice sessions during this year's US Open. More about Nike vest keeps Rafael Nadal cool during US Open
Chinese company Mobike will be withdrawing its fleet of dockless bicycles from Manchester, following ongoing abuse and loses. More about Dockless bike-sharing company pulls out of Manchester due to "theft and vandalism"
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has debuted its first furniture and homeware collection, featuring items influenced by mid-century Italian and modernist design. More about Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop brand launches first home collection with CB2
Pentagram partner Harry Pearce has created a unified brand identity for John Lewis and Waitrose adding the words "& Partners" to each brand's name to draw attention to the employee-owned business model. More about Pentagram rebrands John Lewis and Waitrose to emphasise partnership
Digital studio Hello Velocity has created a typeface using the trademarks of popular brands including Netflix, Amazon and Facebook. More about Brand New Roman is a typeface made from brand logos
Tala co-founder Joshua Ward sets out his company's mission to be commercially successful while having a positive impact on the environment in this movie Dezeen produced for the London lighting brand. More about Tala sets out to prove that "good design can help mitigate climate change"
Three colourful stools are joined by a steel grid to form this modular bench by Belgian design office Nortstudio. More about Urban Shapes is a geometric bench that celebrates the materials of construction sites
A sculptural digital advertising board, designed by the late Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher, has been unveiled in west London. More about Zaha Hadid's twisted steel advertising board "expresses dynamism" of traffic
Marcus Engman, head of design at IKEA for the past six years, will leave the company at the end of the month to set up his own consultancy. More about Marcus Engman to leave IKEA and start own consultancy
The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of 25 copies of Juillet, a book featuring recent drawings by French designer Ronan Bouroullec. More about Competition: win a book filled with drawings by Ronan Bouroullec