Dutch designer Ermi van Oers has created a lamp that uses a living plant to generate its own electricity – and plans to scale up the technology to power entire smart cities. More about Living Light is an off-grid lamp powered by photosynthesis
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will draw connections between religious art and contemporary couture for its next major fashion exhibition, to be designed by architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Costume Institute's Spring 2018 exhibition to explore fashion and Catholicism
Dezeen promotion: Czech brand Bomma reveals the glass-making techniques behind its lighting products, in these two short films produced by director Petr Krejci. More about Bomma showcases glass-blowing techniques used to create its sculptural lighting pendants
IKEA's external innovation lab Space10 has created an online platform for researching and developing concepts for future shared living spaces. More about IKEA lab Space10 launches website to "revamp" co-living for 2030
International galleries flocked to New York's Park Avenue Armory over the weekend to present collectible designs at this year's The Salon Art + Design. As the fair draws to a close, we've picked our favourites from the five-day event, including a humpback concrete bench and a pink onyx sconce. More about Seven of the best collectible designs at The Salon Art + Design New York 2017
Dezeen has teamed up Good Thing to give away seven gift packs, which pair the Brooklyn design brand's home accessories with additional products like t-shirts, books and candles. More about Competition: win a limited-edition accessories bundle by Good Thing
This captioned movie shows the making of Flora-Gato, a shelter made by Los Angeles-based architects Formation Association, Terremoto and Arktura as part of an annual fundraiser to raise money for the city's stray cats. More about Flora-Gato is a cat shelter made from moss and recycled plastic
Reclaimed wood chips and recycled plastic were both used to create this IKEA chair, designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love. More about Form Us With Love uses recycled wood and plastic to create sustainable IKEA chair
New York designer Dror Benshetrit has created a geometric sculpture at Brancott Estate's Marlborough vineyards in New Zealand, which matches a wine rack he has developed for the brand. More about Studio Dror installs huge wine-rack-shaped sculpture in New Zealand vineyard
Beer brand Brewdog has released a new drink, featuring both a recipe and packaging designed to raise awareness about the impact of climate change. More about Brewdog launches beer designed to "remind leaders to prioritise climate-change issues"
Italian stationery brand Moleskine has added to its collection of smart products able to digitise handwritten notes with the release of a planner that syncs with phones, computers and tablets. More about Moleskine's Smart Planner lets users organise notes on page and screen
The spherical, weighted base of this floor lamp by Australian designer Nick Rennie stops it from falling over if pushed or knocked. More about Nick Rennie designs cordless floor lamp that sways side-to-side
Architects Anna and Eugeni Bach are making the Barcelona Pavilion more minimal than ever before – by covering all of its walls with white panels. More about Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion loses its marble walls
Lamborghini has collaborated with a group of researchers from MIT to create a conceptual electric sports car, which has a carbon fibre shell that is able to repair any cracks or damages by itself. More about Lamborghini teams up with MIT researchers to create "self-healing" sports car
Adidas has created football kits inspired by memorable designs of the past for teams competing in the FIFA World Cup 2018, including Germany, Spain and Argentina. More about Adidas unveils eight World Cup 2018 kits that pay homage to classic football shirts
A group of Canadian engineering students have been named the winners of this year's James Dyson Award, for their device that detects skin cancer without the need for a biopsy. More about Device that detects skin cancer wins James Dyson Award 2017
Architecture studio Penda has created a modular, flexible and reusable building system for MINI Living, featuring a range of living spaces that can be plugged together to form customised micro homes. More about Penda proposes "radical future-living concept" with recyclable modular dwellings
This flat-pack floor lamp by Vancouver studio Knauf and Brown is weighed down using a bag of water, which comes empty to make the product easier and lighter to ship. More about Knauf and Brown weights standing lamp with fillable water bag
Dezeen promotion: designer studio Formafantasma worked with colours previously used by prolific architect Ettore Sottsass to create this range of tiles, which can be used to give ombre effects to surfaces. More about Formafantasma delves into Ettore Sottsass' archive to find colours for CEDIT tile collection
Norm Architects has made its first foray into the cycling industry, collaborating with Danish Network Association and MediaGroup Worldwide to release a range of electric and manual bicycles. More about Norm Architects launches its own cycling company with range of minimal bicycles