Nestlé has lost a four-year battle to get the design of its KitKat chocolate bar recognised as a trade mark in the UK. More about KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
Finnish designer Tony Eräpuro took inspiration from geometry, architecture and Peter Saville to create the graphics for Olafur Eliasson's Pentagonal Landscapes exhibition. More about Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo has created a pair of contrasting furniture collections: one that features smooth curves and another with jagged edges. More about Fernando Mastrangelo debuts "butter-soft" and icy-sharp cement furniture
New York design studio Apparatus references an early 20th-century Viennese art movement with its latest offerings: tables with resin bases and ribbed porcelain lamps, which were unveiled at the Collective Design fair. More about Apparatus looks to Wiener Werkstätte for 2017 furniture and lighting collection
Dezeen promotion: at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, German furniture brand Zeitraum will launch its latest collection of office furniture, designed by Kaschkasch to be "flexible and homely". More about Zeitraum to launch Rail collection at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week
A skyscraper 3D prints modular homes and dispenses them like a vending machine in the latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative video series. More about Pod Vending Machine concept by Haseef Rafiei tackles housing demand by printing modular homes
Hem founder Petrus Palmér, Brittney Hart of WeWork and designer Philippe Malouin discussed the future of the workplace in this Dezeen talk we streamed live from New York. More about Watch Hem, WeWork and Philippe Malouin discuss the future of office design
New York-based Rich Brilliant Willing has produced a mid-century-style chandelier, and pendant lamps that can be pulled up and down, as part of a collection created with design boutique Meyer Davis. More about Rich Brilliant Willing launches modernist-style chandelier and pendants on hoists
As automation places millions of us at risk of losing our jobs, now is the time to rethink how humans and robots will coexist on this planet, says designer Madeline Gannon in this Opinion column. More about "How do you avoid a robot apocalypse?"
A "building block castle" by Camille Walala and an undulating tapestry by Ross Lovegrove are among the 400 events prepped to take place during this year's London Design Festival. More about London Design Festival announces installations for 2017
A major initiative aiming to rid a rubbish-riddled area of the Pacific Ocean from its discarded plastic will begin work within the next 12 months. More about The Ocean Cleanup will begin extracting plastic from the Pacific in 2018
New York design gallery The Future Perfect is hosting an exhibition in Manhattan, which features light fixtures shaped like cloister vaults and metal mobiles that mimic plants. More about Lights trace arches and doorways at The Future Perfect's pink-toned New York exhibition
Nike designers explain how they created a shoe that helped Kenyan runner Eluid Kipchoge come within seconds of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen. More about Athletes wear custom-engineered Nike trainers in attempt to break two-hour marathon barrier
A continuous line of plastic makes up this intricate robot-built chair, designed using a new 3D-printing software by a team from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. More about Robot-made Voxel chair designed using new software by Bartlett researchers
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer used 3D-knitting to create this seamless chair for Moroso, which is based on the construction of a tent. More about Benjamin Hubert's Tent chair for Moroso is made from a single piece of knitted nylon
New pieces in London-based designer Marcin Rusak's series of resin furniture, patterned with leaves and flowers trapped in the surfaces, are on show at Twenty First Gallery in New York's Chelsea. More about Marcin Rusak adds tropical vibe to his Flora Noir furniture collection
Trade show WantedDesign returns to New York this month with a wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, talks and events across venues in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. More about WantedDesign 2017 to showcase international design in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Millennial-pink frosted lights, Bauhaus-influenced woven rugs and a terracotta umbrella stand are among Brooklyn design brand Good Thing's latest home accessories. More about Good Thing debuts rugs, furniture and lights as part of expanded range
Dezeen has teamed up with Horizn Studios to offer our readers the chance to win one of six Model M Cabin Trollies – a suitcase with a built-in phone charger – in a colour of their choice. More about Competition: win a Smart Cabin Trolley designed by Horizn Studios
With the 57th edition of the Venice Art Biennale now open to the public, managing editor Olivia Mull selects some of the best design-led exhibitions, spatial installations and pavilion takeovers. More about 12 must-see installations and exhibitions at the Venice Art Biennale 2017