Demonstrations of a new glass block type and silicone pottery featured at the Detroit Warehouse: Art and Design Fair show during Detroit Month of Design in a post-industrial building. More about Experimental glass brick features at "long-awaited" Detroit design exhibition
Passenger handles from a defunct Japanese train line stack up to form this minimalist ring-shaped lamp by design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse. More about WA lamp by Akasaki & Vanhuyse is crafted from decommissioned Tokyo train parts
American lighting companies are using 3D-printing and digital manufacturing to try and fix the "extremely broken" lighting manufacturing industry, Ellen Eberhardt reports. More about US lighting brands "not going back to 20th-century manufacturing"
Dezeen Showroom: traditional table lamps are made cordless and rechargeable by Zafferano America in the Poldina Classic light, characterised by a pleated shade and statuesque aluminium body. More about Poldina Classic lamp by Zafferano America
Emerging Finnish designer Anton Mikkonen has created a selection of sculptural lighting and furniture pieces to highlight "the beauty in making", which he presented as part of the Habitare fair at Helsinki Design Week. More about Folded timber lamp by Anton Mikkonen resembles "a butterfly pinned to the wall"
Chairs made with spools of denim and furniture with stylish mixes of wood and metal were on show at the second iteration of Belgian design fair Collectible in New York. Here, US editor Ben Dreith selects 10 standout objects, exhibitions, and collections. More about Dezeen's 10 favourite projects at Collectible design fair in New York
Dezeen Showroom: designer Thomas Heatherwick worked with lighting brand Tala on a lamp designed to help users tune into the natural rhythms of sleeping and waking. More about Wake Sleep light by Thomas Heatherwick for Tala
Dezeen Showroom: design studio Formateket has designed a pendant light that doubles as a planter for lighting brand Zero Lighting. More about Evy pendant light by Formateket for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Samuel Wilkinson has designed a conical pendant light made from cork for lighting brand Zero Lighting. More about Corka pendant light by Samuel Wilkinson for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Impact Acoustic has put a sound-dampening spin on a classic style of lighting with Spark, an acoustic pendant lamp. More about Spark acoustic lighting by Impact Acoustic
Dezeen Showroom: chrome, aluminium, nickel and steel are the primary materials in the following furnishings and products recently published on our Showroom section. More about Eight design brands forging ahead with metal furnishings
Mexican designer Milú Brunell has designed Soli, a prototype for a soil-powered lamp that can be planted into the ground. More about Milú Brunell creates Soli garden light to be powered by soil
Promotion: a fish-shaped lamp and a handwoven bag informed by abstract sculptures are among the furniture and lighting products on display at the Philippines' trade show Manila FAME 2025. More about Ten imaginative home furnishings by Filipino designers
With the release of Sketches of Lighting, a book that reveals how designers develop concepts for lamps, co-author Daniel Schofield discusses eight of the most interesting examples. More about Daniel Schofield picks eight enlightening lamp drawings from Sketches of Lighting
A 3 Days of Design exhibition showcased the work of glass pioneer Carlo Nason, who rebelled against Murano traditions by favouring pure form and transparency, rather than colour and decoration. More about Illuminari exhibition spotlights Venetian glass "maestro" Carlo Nason
Promotion: portable lighting brand Ambientec has launched a new slogan, Emotion is Mobile, which it says represents its efforts in "balancing the emotional power of design and light with the freedom of mobility". More about Ambientec explores the emotional connection to light in new brand vision
Dezeen Showroom: a pendant lamp characterised by a shade made from taut, translucent black textile has been designed by studio Geckeler Michels for Spanish brand Arkoslight. More about Warp pendant lamp by Geckeler Michels for Arkoslight
This year's 3 Days of Design festival felt bigger than ever, so the Dezeen team has narrowed down a selection of our 10 favourite launches from the event, including a foamless armchair and a table with a hidden chess set. More about Our favourite products from 3 Days of Design 2025
Designer Xuanhao Li has merged digital fabrication and traditional craftsmanship to turn discarded polyethylene packaging into marine-informed lighting. More about Polycycle Illumination turns plastic film waste into jellyfish-like lamps
Lamps hung by nothing but their conducting wires and the "first-ever" sculpture that stores your yoga mat are among the collectible designs being shown by Taiwanese gallery Fanzi at 3 Days of Design. More about Five Taiwanese designers "turn everyday objects into works of art"