Dezeen had its best-ever year in terms of visitors in 2016, with unique visitors up nearly 11 per cent to over 20 million and visits up 8.5 per cent to almost 50 million. More about Record traffic to Dezeen in 2016 with almost 50 million visits
Dezeen has teamed up with electronics brand Bang & Olufsen to give away one of its new cone-shaped Beosound 1 wireless speaker systems. More about Competition: win a BeoSound 1 wireless speaker system by Bang & Olufsen
This LED lamp, which Spanish designer Victor Castanera will launch at the upcoming Maison&Objet fair, features glowing glass orbs that balance between steel shelves. More about Victor Castanera designs balancing lamp made up of monochrome spheres
Lego has announced a kit for building and programming robots, designed to encourage a younger generation to learn how to code, at this year's CES tech conference. More about Lego unveils Boost kit to help children learn coding
An American startup is taking on electric car supremo Tesla with this intelligent electric vehicle unveiled at CES 2017, but was left red-faced when one of its main features failed to work during a demo. More about Faraday Future unveils electric car to rival Tesla's – but its "driverless valet" malfunctions during CES demo
Beauty brand L'Oréal has worked alongside digital healthcare company Withings to develop a brush that tracks and scores the quality of hair. More about "World's first" smart hairbrush scores quality of hair during use
Cycling brand SpeedX has revealed its latest smart bicycle, which comes equipped with an inbuilt computer and a vibration control system that helps riders deal with bumps in the road. More about SpeedX's Unicorn bicycle has a frame that softens vibrations and an inbuilt computer
Basic sheets of plastic, paper or fabric can now be transformed into complex inflatables using a method devised by researchers at MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group. More about Aeromorph inflatables fold themselves from flat sheets into complex origami
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More about Lenovo launches colourful alternative to Amazon Echo smart speaker
Oh Geon is the latest designer to experiment with unusual materials, using leftover sawdust from a woodworking studio to create this blocky stool. More about Oh Geon creates sculptural chair from resin and sawdust
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed double-decker buses will no longer be produced for London, because they cost too much. More about London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick's Routemaster bus
Highly personalised frames, glasses that block out screens and lenses that put a filter on the world are among the eyewear concepts proposed by contemporary Israeli designers for the Design Museum Holon. More about 15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear
A major Frank Lloyd Wright retrospective and a display of avant-garde womenswear by Comme des Garçons are among the 10 best upcoming architecture and design exhibitions for 2017, picked by reporter Eleanor Gibson. More about Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design exhibitions coming up in 2017
Australian design studio Toko modelled signage for the East Sydney Early Learning Centre on the shapes and colours of children's building blocks. More about Stacked building blocks form signage for children's daycare in Sydney
This transparent speaker has built-in sensors that detect when parts need to be replaced, repaired or updated, and notifies users via their smartphones. More about Sustainable see-through speaker by People People alerts user when parts need replacing
Artist Anish Kapoor has got his hands on the "world's pinkest pink", which he is legally forbidden from using. More about Anish Kapoor flaunts use of "world's pinkest pink" despite personal ban from its creator
Amazon has filed a patent for huge flying warehouses that could house its fleet of delivery drones. More about Amazon files patent for flying warehouses filled with drones
Theatrically sized jewellery is the hallmark of Birmingham designer Zoe Robertson, whose exhibition flockOmania opens at The Cass in January. More about Zoe Robertson's oversized flockOmania creations meld jewellery with performance
With 2016 coming to an end, Will Wiles doses out his New Year's resolutions for architecture and design in 2017, which include resisting the hygge trend and finally taking responsibility for the climate. More about New Year's resolutions for architecture and design in 2017
As a Christmas gift to their clients, Universal Favourite created a series of mix-and-match colourful chocolates from tessellating 3D-printed moulds. More about Universal Favourite produces colourful chocolates from 3D-printed moulds