Romanian designers say they are about to storm the world stage – and they're not going to let the lack of home-grown brands, manufacturers or heritage stop them. More about Romanian designers champion "clumsy, simple but honest" furniture
During this year's Milan design week, London studio Made in Ratio will present an environmentally sustainable table with recycled aluminium legs and a bamboo top. More about Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week
American architect Richard Meier has debuted a range of simple white lamps, in keeping with the signature pared-back style of his buildings. More about Richard Meier launches minimal lighting collection that resembles his architecture
Tabletops melt into bowls in Nendo's new furniture collection, which will make its debut at Milan design week. More about Nendo's Flow furniture collection combines tables with giant bowls
In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Stockholm design duo Emma Marga Blanche and Fredrick Färg explain how they combined material by flooring company Bolon with thermoplastic felt to create an armchair informed by Japanese armour. More about Färg & Blanche uses Bolon fabric to create samurai-inspired Long Neck armchair
Melbourne Design Week has put the focus on Australia's legal replica furniture market with an exhibition of fake Jasper Morrison chairs that have been burned, cut, glitter-bombed and otherwise altered. More about 26 Australian designers "hack" Jasper Morrison's Hal chair to call attention to knock-off culture
Tel Aviv student Iftach Gazit has designed food bags that can be added to the laundry cycle to cook dinner at the same time. More about Iftach Gazit's Sous La Vie bags cook meals in the washing machine
London designer Moritz Waldemeyer based this headgear for the lead singer of Jamiroquai on pangolin scales, creating sections that individually move and light up. More about Moritz Waldemeyer creates 3D-printed light-up helmet for Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay
A cloud hanging over this shed-like pavilion in Missouri rains onto the roof whenever someone sits inside. More about Matthew Mazzotta's Cloud House receives a rain shower when occupied
After being evicted from his studio to make way for a new property development, London designer Paul Cocksedge reacted by excavating material from the floor to produce a new series of furniture. More about Paul Cocksedge mines the floor of his studio for latest furniture collection
British designer Tom Dixon will launch several new lighting collections at Milan design week, including the highly polished Cut, which casts a kaleidoscopic reflection when switched on. More about Tom Dixon explores "futuristic optics" with lighting launches in Milan
Malaysian design office No-To-Scale Studio has issued a satirical proposal to President Trump, suggesting a radical means of representing the US-Mexico border: a 1,954 mile-long dining table. More about No-To-Scale imagines Trump's wall as a 1,954-mile-long dinner table
The next sculpture to be erected on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square will be a winged bull by artist Michael Rakowitz, which is based on an ancient Iraqi artefact destroyed by Islamic militant group ISIS. More about Replica of artefact destroyed by ISIS announced as London's next Fourth Plinth installation
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has unveiled his latest Nazi-style logo, which aims to unite those resisting against the Trump administration. More about Tucker Viemeister bases R for Resistance symbol on Nazi concentration camp badges
Design agency Pentagram has expanded on iconic album artwork by the duo Hipgnosis to create a visual identity for Pink Floyd Records. More about Pentagram draws on Pink Floyd history to create visual identity for new label
Light projected into a mirrored room creates seemingly infinite patterns in this installation by Turkish artist Refik Anadol, at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. More about Refik Anadol's Infinity installation at SXSW immerses visitors in patterns of light
Dezeen promotion: Dornbracht has unveiled a collection of spa-inspired bathroom fittings, including a massaging shower that targets three points of the spine and a tap designed for home facials. More about Dornbracht recreates the spa experience with health-orientated bathroom collection
Fashion designer JW Anderson has curated an exhibition at UK gallery The Hepworth Wakefield that explores the way artists depict the human form through their work. More about JW Anderson examines the human form for Disobedient Bodies exhibition at The Hepworth
This trio of T-shirts by sportswear brand Vollebak features camo prints designed to conceal the dirt and damage done by extreme sports. More about Vollebak's camouflaged sportswear hides blood, sweat and dirt from hardcore workouts
French furniture brand Smarin has designed a twig-shaped vape alternative that it hopes will encourage better breathing habits in its users.
More about Smarin's Le Sifflu "peace-pipe" uses essential oils instead of tobacco