Ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, design offices Concepto and Studio 5.5 have installed 350 street lights made from salvaged scaffolding poles and lampposts in the athletes' village. More about Paris 2024 Olympic Village features street lamps made from salvaged building materials
Fashion house Loewe unveiled lamps created by 24 international artists during Milan design week in an exhibition that featured materials ranging from birch twigs and horse hair to leather and Japanese washi paper. More about Loewe presents 24 lamps characterised by "unexpected interactions" with light
Dezeen Showroom: first created for the TV show Denmark's Next Classic, designer Thomas Albertsen's Grasp portable lamp for Danish brand Frandsen has an innovative rechargeable bulb. More about Grasp portable lamp by Thomas Albertsen for Frandsen
Nendo founder Oki Sato broke two frying pans when creating the heated-up material for his colourful Hana-arashi furniture collection for Paola Lenti, which was shown as part of Milan design week. More about Oki Sato "used twenty years' worth of colours" in Hana-arashi collection
Zaha Hadid Design, Heatherwick Studio and Foster + Partners were among the studios taking part in this year's Milan design week, with starchitecture product designs including a plastic-waste chair and mesh furniture. More about Six architect-designed furniture pieces at Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of console tables and benches informed by kimonos are included among products on Dezeen Showroom that were presented during Milan design week. More about Ten products and furnishings launched during Milan design week 2024
Dutch architecture studio Cloud and designer Sabine Marcelis have created scenography for a lounge promoting the design and culture of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, during Milan design week. More about Cloud and Sabine Marcelis create lounge that "gives you a feeling of what AlUla is like"
Vancouver-based lighting company A-N-D has showcased two collections at Alcova during Milan design week, adapting its chandeliers to be placed on the floor to respect the historic setting. More about A-N-D places standing chandeliers in 17th-century Milanese villa
British artist-designer Leo Maher has created sculptural lights that tell stories about homosexuality, set to feature in the Alcova exhibition during Milan design week. More about Leo Maher references "queer legends" with Something Sticky lighting sculptures
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Paola Navone collaborated with Venetian brand Lodes to create Oblò, a pendant light with a chromatic palette designed to recall "the sensations of the sea". More about Oblò pendant light by Paola Navone for Lodes
Copenhagen design duo Daydreaming Objects has developed a series of lights that combine reclaimed vintage lamp bases with "renewable and transformative" shades made from natural wax. More about Soft Solids lighting has infinitely recyclable wax shades
Dezeen Showroom: the Australian coastline informed the curved, textural metal forms of the Bell lighting collection, created by design studio Aftr for lighting brand Rakumba.
More about Bell lighting by Aftr for Rakumba
Dezeen Showroom: a pendant light with a shade made from plant-based leather is included in this roundup of the latest lighting designs published on Dezeen Showroom. More about Nine radiant lights and lamps listed on Dezeen Showroom
With a major retrospective of his work on show in Madrid, Catalan designer Miguel Milá talks Dezeen through the most personally significant pieces from his eight-decade career. More about Spanish design pioneer Miguel Milá picks nine of his key projects
Norwegian studio Snøhetta has teamed up with lighting brand Ateljé Lyktan to create Superdupertube, an office lamp made from extruded hemp and sugarcane bioplastic. More about Snøhetta designs compostable hemp light Superdupertube
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More about Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Curiousa has released its inventive Wave II collection – a sequel to its earlier series of pendant lights combining glass elements in different shapes and colours. More about Wave II pendant lighting collection by Curiousa
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design duo Front has created an organically-shaped chandelier for lighting brand Zero Lighting, which can be used alone or combined to form a striking lighting arrangement. More about Curve Cluster chandelier by Front for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: as we look back on Stockholm Furniture Fair, we've spotlighted eight products on Dezeen Showroom by Scandinavian designers and brands. More about Eight Nordic-designed furnishings and lights on Dezeen Showroom
American artist James Turrell has created an illuminated skylight and seating chamber at a New York City private school, which allows viewers to have "a unique and personal experience of the sky". More about James Turrell installs illuminated skylight at New York City school