Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Rafa García has tried to emulate the soft and airy texture of mousse with this modular sofa for furniture company Sancal. More about Rafa García designs sofa like a "fluffy and soft" dessert for Sancal
A collection of limited-edition sunglasses are the first product to be launched as part of a new fundraising platform that seeks to recycle plastic from the ocean into consumer products. More about Parley for the Oceans turns waste plastic into sunglasses to fund ocean clean-up
Tech giant Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed for people with limited mobility. More about Microsoft launches adaptive Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities
Plastic waste from one of the world's best restaurants is being transformed into hexagonal stools by Spanish designer Andreu Carulla. More about Waste polystyrene transformed into lightweight stools for El Celler de Can Roca
Japanese brand Nendo has created a smoking device as an alternative to both traditional and electronic cigarettes. More about Nendo launches "third cigarette" as alternative for smokers
Musicians, actors and chefs are among the celebrity creatives paired with 13 designers to create collection of furniture currently on show in New York, which will be sold to raise money for charity. More about Seth Rogen and Rihanna's stylist contribute to Sight Unseen's Field Studies exhibition
Rich Brilliant Willing co-founder Theo Richardson discusses the potential of using OLED technology in lighting design in this movie Dezeen filmed in New York for the brand. More about Rich Brilliant Willing combines flexible OLED panels with 3D knitting for NYCxDesign
Dezeen promotion: ceramics brand Mutina has teamed up with Dutch designer Hella Jongerius to produce a range of tonal tiles. More about Mutina collaborates with Hella Jongerius to create colour-rich collection of tiles
The four-legged Boston Dynamics robot that became an internet star when it featured in a series of viral videos is set to go on sale next year. More about Boston Dynamics to start selling SpotMini robot as soon as 2019
A gang of ghouls embarks on a motorcycle journey to a castle in this 1980s-style music video, created for Toronto band Cancer Bats by designer Stevie Gee. More about Biker ghouls feature in retro-style music video for new Cancer Bats track Gatekeeper
Japanese furniture brand Kamarq has launched in New York with a collection of products that users can rent monthly, but pulled a design shortly afterwards amid plagiarism accusations. More about Kamarq launches colourful rentable furniture but pulls item after copying claims
Airbnb has launched a new versatile brand typeface in collaboration with international type foundry Dalton Maag, designed to provide good readability across digital and print media. More about Airbnb debuts new scaleable typeface designed by Dalton Maag
Women's rights activists like Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks lend their names to designs in this series of hacked IKEA cabinets, created by New York City furniture start-up Norse. More about Norse's hacked IKEA cabinets are named after women's rights activists
British studio United Visual Artists has installed a set of gold-mirrored columns in a courtyard in Brooklyn, which spin around to reflect light patterns, visitors, and the surrounding brick walls. More about United Visual Artists fills A/D/O courtyard with rotating mirrors for Spirit of the City installation
Dezeen promotion: Furniture company Henge has created a dining table with a handmade "micro-mosaic" wooden top standing on bronze sand-casted legs. More about Henge creates walnut-topped table using wooden fusion technique
Tetrahedral concrete forms used to prevent coastal erosion provided the design cues for this soap, which would look at home in any brutalist bathroom. More about Brutalist soap imitates concrete coastal barriers so it won't slip out of your hands
Design firm Crosby Studios has created a playful series of purple furniture and home accessories, which is launching as part of the NYCxDesign festival this month. More about Crosby Studios' all-purple furniture collection includes recurring hand shapes
New York designers Bec Brittain and John Hogan have worked together to update her Aries lighting series with sculptural glass pieces, on show during this month's NYCxDesign festival. More about Bec Brittain and John Hogan collaborate on limited-edition lighting
Brooklyn design brand Good Thing has launched a collection of furniture and lighting designed for those who live and work in the same place, including a stackable table for snacking and a dimmable light to create different moods. More about Good Thing launches furniture for working from home
Instagram is rolling out a service allowing designers to sell their products direct to their followers, according to the platform's head of design Ian Spalter. More about Designers will soon be able to sell their products via Instagram, says its head of design