Car company Toyota has unveiled an autonomous, fully electric concept vehicle that could function as a communal taxi, delivery truck or mobile shop, depending on the time of day. More about Toyota reveals vision for driverless vehicles that switch function on demand
Fashion designer Rick Owens has updated three sandal designs by footwear brand Birkenstock, using a combination of felt, calf hair and grainy leather. More about Rick Owens creates calf-hair sandals for Birkenstock
Chinese startup Byton has debuted its first concept car – an all-electric, self-driving SUV that it describes as the "next generation smart device". More about Byton unveils self-driving SUV boasting facial recognition and gesture controls
L'Oréal has teamed up with designer Yves Béhar to create a wearable UV sensor that tracks sun exposure, as a way of lowering the risk of skin cancer. More about L'Oréal launches wearable UV sensor to protect against skin cancer
With hundreds of design fairs, conferences and trade shows taking place around the world every year, it can be hard to choose which to attend. To help you out, we've compiled a definitive guide to over 50 of the best events of 2018 for your calendar. More about Dezeen's guide to the best architecture, design and technology events for 2018
The modular nature of this lighting system by Studio Truly Truly is based on the way that different letters are assembled to create words. More about Studio Truly Truly designs mix-and-match lighting system for Rakumba
Japanese art collective TeamLab has used lighting to create a sea of spiralling whirlpools inside a Melbourne art museum. More about TeamLab creates interactive whirlpools inside National Gallery of Victoria
Students from the Parsons School of Design have worked with hospital clothing company Care+Wear to create a patient gown that provides coverage, while also allowing doctors necessary access to the body. More about Parsons students partner with Care + Wear to redesign the hospital gown
London designer Stephen Johnson has developed a colourful adhesive dough that is strong enough to bond parts of furniture together. More about Stephen Johnson's Play-Doh-like substance offers a fun alternative to glue
Sebastian Herkner has created a series of spherical glass pendant lamps for German brand Pulpo that contrast clear curved ridges with smooth frosted glass. More about Sebastian Herkner's Stellar lamps fuse two contrasting hemispheres
Kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph has launched a tool for cutting, de-stoning and slicing avocados – intended to make "avocado hand" injuries a thing of the past. More about Joseph Joseph releases tool to help prevent "avocado hand" injuries
Paris-based design firm AC/AL Studio has created a table and chair set for Petite Friture with forms influenced by the practice of martial arts. More about AC/AL Studio creates martial arts-inspired table and chair set for Petite Friture
Yves Behar's design studio Fuseproject has created a cube-shaped indoor security camera that detaches from its base, which will launch at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. More about Yves Behar debuts Hive View home security camera at CES
Our next Dezeen x MINI Living video explores a modular urban farming system called Growmore, which allows people living in cities to build mini gardens from a series of simple plywood planters. More about Urban gardening system Growmore helps city dwellers build mini local farms
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has faced criticism from experts after saying that public transport is inaccessible for many and used by serial killers. More about Elon Musk faces backlash for calling public transport "a pain in the ass"
Spanish designer Max Enrich has contrasted simple, geometric panels with bulky, tubular legs to create a trio of nesting steel coffee tables. More about Max Enrich pairs bulky legs with slender surfaces to create nesting coffee tables
Official emblems have been unveiled for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, designed by artist Lin Cunzhen to reference Chinese calligraphy. More about Calligraphy-inspired logos created for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Designers are working harder than ever to create projects with a social and environmental conscience, according to the curator of an exhibition about "changemakers" at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Here's a look at seven figures leading the charge. More about Seven designers from the Change the System exhibition who are tackling global issues
Yoh Komiyama set out to create a cat toy befitting of a modernist home when designing this multi-storey climbing toy, which features a cylinder of wooden dowels and a scratching post anchored to a marble base. More about Yoh Komiyama's climbing toy for cats doubles as a minimalist home decoration
What were the key themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2017? We asked six graduates on Design Academy Eindhoven's design writing masters course to give their takes in essay form. Their answers include gigantism, post-humanism and absurdism, the latter exemplified by cushions based on Kim Kardashian's "butt-selfies". More about "Turning away from the serious provides a welcome breath of air"