Launching today, Dezeen's North American Design 2024 series will define the state of independent design in North America, providing a cross-section of a different city each week. US editor Ben Dreith explains more. More about This is North American Design 2024
Insects are an unlikely "collaborator" in British designer William Eliot's Digested Objects stool, which was shaped by plastic-eating mealworms as they gnawed their way through blocks of polystyrene. More about Plastic-eating mealworms "collaborate" in stool design by William Eliot
From a furniture show in a former high-end sex shop to an homage to Dutch brickwork in New York by designer Floris Wubben, we've rounded up key shows and installations taking place during NYCxDesign 2024. More about Eleven things to do and see during NYCxDesign 2024
Design duo Formafantasma paired harsh steel rods with delicate glass flowers in its La Casa Dentro furniture collection, comparing modernism's sobriety with the "femininity" of more decorative motifs. More about Formafantasma furniture interrogates "gendered nature" of modernism
Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger took a spiritual approach when producing the furniture for his latest exhibition, 12 Chairs For Meditation. More about Andrés Reisinger creates 12 chairs based on vision he had while meditating
Promotion: Kiwi design studio Formway has reimagined the traditional dining room set-up for its own furniture brand Noho, creating a collection of tables and chairs that are conducive to other activities besides dining. More about Noho develops furniture based on insights on how people actually live
Dezeen Showroom: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has created the Milos outdoor furniture collection for Vondom, channelling the landscape of the Mediterranean. More about Milos outdoor collection by Jean-Marie Massaud for Vondom
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. More about Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Unusual doorbells, coat racks and peepholes featured in the Hæ/Hi exhibition exploring the residential entryway during Iceland's annual DesignMarch festival. More about Fourteen designers reimagine the entryway for DesignMarch exhibition
American designer Simone Bodmer-Turner, who usually works in ceramics, has showcased collectible design objects produced using bronze, wood, lacquer, and silk at Emma Scully Gallery in New York. More about Simone Bodmer-Turner showcases "talismans of memory" at New York exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: designer Gordon Guillaumier combined solid wood and smoked glass in the Pols table, created for Italian brand Alf DaFrè. More about Pols table by Gordon Guillaumier for Alf DaFrè
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved bodies made from sheets of steel is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Peel lighting series by Frandsen among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a bathroom suite made out of wood chips and a kitchen informed by the Shaker movement are among 10 recent kitchen and bathroom products listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten products for cutting-edge kitchens and streamlined bathrooms
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Jonas Forsman for Finnish brand Nikari, the ultra-slim Faneeri chair is meant to look as elegant when folded flat as it does in use. More about Faneeri folding chair by Jonas Forsman for Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station has added a diverging segment to its modular BOB sofa range, created by designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius. More about BOB Split sofa by Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius for Blå Station
Furniture brand Takt has begun using a new kind of lifecycle assessment for its products that was devised by the European Commission and considers a product's full impact on nature and human health. More about Takt chair is first furniture piece to receive EU's "more transparent" sustainability score
Swiss studio Kosmos Architects has designed Dice, a multifaceted piece of oak furniture that can be used as a stool, a coffee table, a lamp or a footrest. More about Dice furniture changes function depending on how you "throw" it
Dezeen Showroom: four different-shaped tiles in twelve different colours make up Japandi, a range of ceramic tiles by Spanish brand Cobsa. More about Japandi tile collection by Cobsa
Work by Lina Bo Bardi and José Zanine Caldas was on view at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City as part of an exhibition on modernist Brazilian furniture. More about Carpenters Workshop Gallery exhibits modernist furniture design from Brazil
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom has launched a collection of outdoor furniture pieces called Luna, designed by architect Ramón Esteve with chunky, curving forms. More about Luna outdoor furniture by Ramón Esteve for Vondom