Iceland University of the Arts graduate Soley Thrainsdottir has turned leftover materials like pine needles and horse fat into a series of cleaning tools and products. More about Soley Thrainsdottir creates sustainable cleaning tools using natural waste materials
ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon used a sheet of moulded aluminium to create the pleated seat and backrest of this chair. More about Pleated aluminium forms chair designed by ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon
Dezeen is giving away sets of Brutalismo posters, which feature black and white photographs of Italian brutalist residential complexes covered with colourful, bold graphics, for our latest competition. More about Competition: win a set of posters featuring brutalist Italian housing
Online startup Floyd has designed a suite of flat-pack furniture to be easily taken apart and moved around, intended for young city dwellers and to offer a long-lasting alternative to IKEA products. More about Flat-pack furniture startup Floyd produces easy-to-assemble items for millennials
Natural materials sourced from Iceland's volcanic landscape were used to make this piece of furniture by Reykjavík studio Innriinnri. More about Innriinnri uses volcanic rock from Iceland to create sculptural table
Banana-fibre baskets and handwoven textiles feature in IKEA's seventh Innehållsrik collection, made in collaboration with small-scale producers in India. More about IKEA supports marginalised women in India with handmade homeware collection
Dezeen promotion: woven textiles provides a tactile backrest for this chair that Milan-based designer Monica Armani has designed for Italian brand Varaschin. More about Monica Armani creates outdoor chair with woven backrest for Varaschin
Dezeen has teamed up with Instagram to help launch its new @design account – and we’re looking for five founding contributors to be featured on the account during Milan design week. More about Dezeen and Instagram seek founding contributors for new @design account
BMW has unveiled a one-off, all-electric version of the classic MINI car, to promote its switch to zero-emissions production vehicles next year. More about BMW electrifies the classic MINI
New York branding and graphics firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv has pared back the "complicated" flaming ball logo of the US Open Tennis Championships to just three yellow stripes and lower-case text. More about US Open's flaming tennis ball logo receives minimal update
Milan's annual furniture fair, the Salone del Mobile, has published a manifesto calling for the city and the design industry to promote innovation and sustainability at this year's event. More about Salone del Mobile launches manifesto calling on Milan to "up its game"
The "hellish and beautiful" architecture of Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs takes its cues from the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, says production designer Paul Harrod. More about Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film sets influenced by metabolist architecture
Furniture brands need to be ready to sell designs immediately after revealing them if they want stay afloat in today's market, according to Sebastian Wrong, design director of Established & Sons. More about Slow furniture production "not affordable anymore" says Sebastian Wrong
Established & Sons' first furniture collection since the return of brand co-founder Sebastian Wrong features a sofa that can be flat-packed and a bouncing light. More about Established & Sons unveils first furniture collection since return of Sebastian Wrong
Architecture practice Tonkin Liu has designed an installation that uses the sun's rays to draw attention to historical events in Hull, England. More about Solar installation by Tonkin Liu shines a light on Hull's past
Foster + Partners has launched a chair with a tall enveloping form, to offer privacy to people working in busy spaces. More about Foster + Partners designs chair that facilitates focus work in public spaces
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of four unconventionally shaped hourglasses, carved from blocks of transparent acrylic. More about Nendo attempts to "design time" with set of unconventional hourglasses
B&B Italia has named Armin Broger, a fashion brand manager who has worked for Levi's and Tommy Hilfiger, as its new CEO. More about B&B Italia appoints Armin Broger as new CEO
MIT scientists have unveiled a nimble robotic fish containing a camera, which can swim alongside real fish to capture close-up footage. More about MIT reveals soft robotic fish for documenting marine life
Bent metal, embossed glass and carved wood all feature in this lighting collection from New York design studio Allied Maker. More about Allied Maker exploits circular and triangular geometries for new lighting collection