New York-based designer Nik Bentel has unveiled the RC Car Handbag, a leather accessory that functions as a fully operational remote-control car. More about Nik Bentel creates remote-control handbag informed by toy cars
A lunar lander designed by space exploration company Intuitive Machines began a mission to the moon, carrying objects such as a BIG-designed data centre and a protective material by sportswear company Columbia for testing. More about BIG-designed hard drive launches to the moon on SpaceX rocket
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a Scandi robot servant designed by robotics firm 1X. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features humanoid robot designed to assist with household chores
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created a thin and flexible fibre computer and woven it into clothes, suggesting a potential alternative to current wearable electronics. More about MIT researchers create "fibre computer" that can be woven into clothes
Promotion: Dezeen is partnering with New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) for the ninth edition of its Look Book design exhibition of curated products from North America. More about ICFF and Dezeen celebrate North American design at Look Book 2025
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics collaborated with designer Emma Hayes to create a collection of acoustic textiles that have a painterly aesthetic. More about Acoustic textiles by Emma Hayes for Autex Acoustics
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design studio Form Us With Love and lighting brand Blond have collaborated to produce a new modular system that provides a creative alternative to strip lighting. More about Catena modular lighting by Form Us With Love for Blond
To celebrate Ramadan, local studio Faum Architecture and artist Zarah Hussain have created the vibrant pink Ramadan Pavilion in Bradford, the 2025 UK City of Culture, featuring repeating arch forms that reference Islamic and gothic architecture. More about Ramadan pavilion fuses historical architecture of Bradford and Mecca
Front's Anna Lindgren and Sofia Lagerkvist have unveiled three 3D-printed vases that were designed by artificial intelligence based on their two-dimensional drawings. More about Front uses AI to translate sketches into "brilliantly bad" objects
Dezeen Showroom: Luz fabric by Danish brand Texstyle combines the softness of an indoor fabric with added resilience for outdoor use. More about Luz fabric by Texstyle
As the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam takes over the Netherlands' second city, Dezeen has rounded up 10 standout projects from the 10-day event. More about "Depressed furniture" and Madagascan totem stools among highlights from Design Biennale Rotterdam
Promotion: Ukrainian-German company Lemki Robotix has created a functioning prototype for a 3D-printed caravan using fibreglass mixed with over 7,000 recycled plastic bottles. More about Lemki Robotix creates "world's first 3D-printed mobile home"
Dezeen Showroom: the latest and largest addition to Latvian brand Wigiwama's line of modular children's furniture is the Flipster seat, which can be used as a chair, lounger or play mat. More about Flipster seat by Wigiwama
Dezeen Showroom: designed to maximise prep space in the kitchen, US manufacturer Ruvati have released sinks that can be converted with two levels of add-on accessories. More about Workstation sinks by Ruvati
Spanish designer Jorge Penadés has unveiled a Madrid Design Festival exhibition showing how the discarded roots of olive trees could be turned into design objects. More about Jorge Penadés shows new uses for olive tree roots in Uprooted exhibition
Designer Rio Kobayashi used salvaged wood to craft furniture and sculptures that are on display alongside works by American painter Fritz Rauh as part of an exhibition at California gallery Blunk Space. More about Rio Kobayashi creates furniture from redwood offcuts for Blunk Space exhibition
Dezeen has launched Dezeen Competitions, a dedicated platform for discovering and participating in top architecture and design competitions worldwide. More about Dezeen Competitions launches to provide a platform for architecture and design contests
Norwegian robotics firm 1X has developed a humanoid robot for home chores that is wrapped in beige knitwear to "complement living spaces rather than disrupt them". More about Scandi robot servant Neo Gamma is dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear
Designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello embraced the difficulties of working with copper in Nigeria, where the material is mined but rarely sold, to make his latest metal furniture collection for Los Angeles gallery Marta. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello explores exploitation of Africa's natural resources with copper furniture
Industrial designer Tej Chauhan has revamped the 1960s DiaStar by Swiss watchmaker Rado, adding brightly coloured accents and a chunky bezel informed by golden sci-fi space helmets. More about Tej Chauhan's latest Rado watch tells the wearer when it's "party time"