Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. More about Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Promotion: electronics brand Panasonic has launched a minimalist microwave that seeks to bring Japanese design principles into North American homes. More about Panasonic launches Japanese Microwave designed for modern American kitchens
Dezeen Showroom: pizza oven brand Gozney has collaborated with paint company Tonester to launch a limited-edition range of products in the paint brand's signature shades, including the Dome XL (Gen 2) in Black Orange. More about Dome XL (Gen 2) pizza oven in Black Orange by Tonester and Gozney
Promotion: luxury appliance brand Fisher & Paykel unveiled the Nature – Ritual exhibition at EuroCucina at Salone del Mobile this year, which showcased its kitchen designs against a backdrop of New Zealand forests. More about Fisher & Paykel designs EuroCucina installation to be "oasis of calm"
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
Appliance brand Fisher & Paykel evoked its New Zealand roots at this year's Salone del Mobile, juxtaposing large video screens that showcased wild forests with wooden displays and tactile pottery. More about Aotearoan forests frame Fisher & Paykel appliances at Nature – Ritual showcase in Milan
From a gorpcore navigation tool to a blender that works with household jars, these six open-source gadgets let makers build and customise to their heart's delight. More about Six open-source gadget designs that tinkerers can DIY
Dezeen has teamed up with kitchen appliance brand Gaggenau to create a video reel documenting its immersive Presence installation at this year's Milan design week. More about Gaggenau installation at Villa Necchi Campiglio offers "refuge for the design community"
Ergonomic kitchens fitted with Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in this eight-apartment building in Auckland, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. More about Auckland apartment block by Monk Mackenzie integrates Fisher & Paykel appliances
Promotion: feedback from Michelin-starred chefs informed the upgraded version of Gozney's Dome outdoor oven, offering 90 per cent more cooking space and the option to cook with wood, gas or charcoal so that home cooks can go "beyond pizza". More about Gozney's Dome Gen 2 oven enables "restaurant-grade live-fire cooking at home"
Fisher & Paykel appliances add steel accents to this brick-and-timber house in Melbourne, Australia, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. More about Brick-clad Melbourne home features custom kitchen by Fisher & Paykel
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a retrofuturistic kitchen robot that uses AI to generate recipes based on leftover ingredients. More about "Another camera in your home watching you" says commenter
Students from MIT have developed a retrofuturistic kitchen robot that uses AI to look at the ingredients available and makes suggestions for what to cook based on your mood, skill level and available time. More about Kitchen Cosmo is a "playful and intentional" AI appliance that generates recipes based on leftovers
Fireplace manufacturer Escea has created a flat-pack cooking stove that provides a more efficient and less harmful alternative to the open fires generally used by people in refugee camps and others without access to the grid. More about Escea develops flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people
In this video produced by Dezeen for Fisher & Paykel, the brand's premium kitchen appliances take centre stage at a holiday home in New Zealand. More about New Zealand retreat features kitchen appliances by Fisher & Paykel
A minimalist kitchen by Fisher & Paykel has been fitted into a barn-style home in Arrowtown, New Zealand, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. More about Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in minimalist kitchen of New Zealand home
California company Spout has launched a countertop kitchen gadget that transforms humidity from the air into drinking water, drawing on technology used by NASA. More about Spout home appliance transforms air into "pure drinking water"
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has unveiled its latest generation of professional dishwashers, which the brand says is designed to set new standards in performance, hygiene and user-friendliness. More about Professional DW60.C dishwasher by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: sustainability, performance and hygiene meet in the DW60 dishwasher by Swedish brand Asko, which says its appliance is the most reliable in its class. More about DW60 dishwasher by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has been inspired by the Scandinavian natural environment in launching Elements Pearl Grey, a new colour for its signature appliance collection. More about Elements Pearl Grey appliances by Asko