With a busy design fair calendar, launching a collection during NYCxDesign shows a specific commitment to the city's creative scene. Here, we've chosen 11 stand-out launches to look out for in New York this week. More about Eleven design collections launching at NYCxDesign 2026
Dezeen Showroom: this collection of surfaces by US brand PoliLam aims to capture the characteristics of various species of wood from forests around the world. More about Nature's Capsule surface collection by PoliLam
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created the prototype Sonic Jacket, which is fitted with 180 inward-facing speakers. More about Vollebak creates speaker-covered jacket to "change people's brain state"
Luxury brands and the widespread presence of opulence made this year's Milan design week an uncomfortable occasion, says Li Edelkoort. More about "Times have changed and the power of money has contaminated culture"
For the first time in nearly 10 years, IKEA has unveiled a new edition of its experimental PS collection, known for letting "designers go a bit more wild". Here, Dezeen spotlights eight standout pieces from the range, most of which cost under £100. More about Dezeen picks the eight most covetable products from IKEA's latest PS collection
As part of IKEA's PS collection, which releases today, Swedish designer Mikael Axelsson has designed a stool with a base of birchwood "teeth" and an analogue lock that allows users to adjust the height. More about Woodworking clamps inform playful height-adjustable IKEA stool
Dezeen Showroom: British kitchen brand Inglis Hall has launched its Larder cupboard, a handsome wood cabinet handpicked from obscurity by designer Jay Osgerby for his own country kitchen. More about Larder cupboard by Inglis Hall
Dezeen has been shortlisted for prestigious BSME, AOP, PPA and Conference and Events Awards. More about Dezeen shortlisted for nine industry awards
Dutch designer Lex Pott has created the PS2026 Portable Lamp as part of the IKEA's latest PS Collection, which is being unveiled later today. More about Lex Pott creates "universal and unpretentious" portable lamps for IKEA
Creative agency Ogilvy has created a special edition packaging for KitKat that doubles as a kind of tiny smartphone jail once the biscuit is removed, allowing users to "have a break" from their hyperconnected lives. More about KitKat reimagines packaging as signal-blocking smartphone pouch
New York furniture show International Contemporary Furniture Fair will move from its May dates to a spot in November, after more than 35 years, starting in 2027. More about New York's ICFF to move to November from 2027
Dezeen Showroom: designer Philippe Malouin's Smart Shelf for Italian brand Very Simple Kitchen combines air extraction, lighting and storage, and is operated with tactile knobs rather than touchscreens. More about Smart Shelf by Philippe Malouin for Very Simple Kitchen
Dezeen Showroom: Italian company Ceramiche Refin worked with artist Oliver Laric on large-scale porcelain stoneware wall coverings that change appearance depending on viewing angle. More about Metamorphoses wall covering by Oliver Laric and Ceramiche Refin
From a fish-skin lamp to housing wrapped in road barriers, here are Dezeen's picks of the top exhibits at this year's DesignMarch in Iceland. More about Ten DesignMarch highlights that encapsulate Iceland's eclectic creative scene
The increasing prominence of craft in design amid dwindling commercial opportunities has echoes of the scene in 1980s London, British industrial designer Jasper Morrison tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "I have a lot of sympathy" for young designers says Jasper Morrison
Canadian design outfit Ikonstudio has launched its inaugural collections of historic furniture, which were designed by SOM and Louis Kahn. More about Ikonstudio releases historic furniture by Louis Kahn and SOM
Dezeen Showroom: designer Roberto Palomba worked with bathroom brand Ideal Standard on this pedestal basin designed to have a statuesque presence in the bathroom. More about Tipo-Z basin by Roberto Palomba for Ideal Standard
Dezeen Showroom: natural linoleum is given a modern and delicately patterned update in French brand Tarkett's Lino Style flooring collection, which takes inspiration from stone. More about Lino Style linoleum collection by Tarkett
Dezeen Showroom: a pendant light comprising hand-worked leather straps, glass and brass is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Heirloom pendant light by Buoyant among latest products on Dezeen Showroom
Mexican photographer Alejandro Ramírez Orozco has directed and curated a project that captures a variety of design objects within architecturally diverse spaces across Mexico. More about Alejandro Ramírez Orozco explores "ephemeral dialogue" between architecture and objects