Designer Kunrui Peng has developed a blow-up toilet that weighs less than one kilogram and can be carried on hikes to prevent human waste from spoiling the wilderness. More about AirPot inflatable toilet enables "convenient and responsible" pooing on hikes
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an inflatable astronaut designed for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "a joyful kind of branding"
Madrid architecture studio Ecosistema Urbano has created a modular tower with inflatable awnings and stacks of native plants to mitigate the effects of climate change in urban areas. More about Ecosistema Urbano creates modular plant tower to "mitigate urban climate change"
An inflatable 18-metre-tall astronaut towered over the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last night, designed by production designer Matt Steinbrenner to celebrate the award show's 40th anniversary. More about Giant inflatable astronaut looms over stage at MTV VMAs 2024
American brand Jell-O has released four brightly coloured inflatable chairs designed to incorporate "Y2K nostalgia and modern design". More about Jell-O creates series of inflatable chairs informed by "iconic molds"
Local designer Annabelle Schneider has created a "womb-like" installation with an inflatable, "breathing" volume tucked between the pillars of an industrial space in Downtown Manhattan as part of NYCxDesign week. More about Annabelle Schneider curates installation with "womb-like" structure in New York
During this year's NYCxDesign festival, local designer Riley Hooker has created a modular and twisting inflatable seating system informed by "slime mold" meant to acts as a gathering place in times of "crisis". More about Riley Hooker creates inflatable seating informed by "slime mold" for collective gathering
Silver eggs and a giant floating pot are among the inflatables installed outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague as part of this year's BlowUp Art The Hague festival. More about Marcel Wanders and Studio Job create inflatable installations for BlowUp Art The Hague
Rhode Island design studio Pneuhaus has converted a series of outdoor inflatable benches into self-defence devices to "de-escalate" potentially dangerous situations for students taking part in protests at universities in the United States. More about Pneuhaus converts inflatable outdoor seating for use in protests
As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. More about IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"
Danish architecture studio BIG has created an experimental stage set for Danish pop trio WhoMadeWho's world tour. More about BIG designs stage set with inflatable orb for WhoMadeWho's world tour
British artist Steve Messam has created four inflatable sculptures with spiky and bulbous protrusions that intend to "reimagine the architecture" of their locations at Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Steve Messam creates site-specific inflatable sculptures for Clerkenwell Design Week
Chilean architects Smiljan Radić and Nicolás Schmidt have created an inflatable, metallic structure that acts as a stage for the country's architecture biennial in Santiago. More about Smiljan Radić creates inflatable stage for Chile's architecture biennial
Dutch design office Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck looked to ancient statues to inform the design of the world's largest inflatable sculpture, which was created for Italian fashion brand Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week. More about Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck erects world's largest inflatable sculpture for Diesel show
UK studios Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+ have collaborated with artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent to create an inflatable building that explores how people would live on Mars. More about Golden Martian House inflated on Bristol dockside
Inflatable "teahouses" and futuristic foods feature in Ask Me if I Believe in the Future, a conceptual exhibition at the MK&G design museum in Hamburg. More about MK&G Hamburg presents optimistic visions for an uncertain future
Industrial design students from Muthesius University in Kiel, Germany, have created ten inflatable products including a transparent suitcase and a blow-up seat for an installation called Air Supply at Milan design week. More about Industrial design students create inflatable products using air as their "main material"
Design collective The Decorators has created three pieces of inflatable furniture that encourage humans and bacteria to intermingle through the process of food fermentation. More about The Decorators create Portal Tables furniture to bring humans and bacteria together
Architecture studio SOM and the European Space Agency have created more visuals for Moon Village, a concept for a settlement on the moon made up of inflatable modules. More about SOM's inflatable habitats could allow people to "thrive over the long term" on the Moon
In this week's comments update, readers are debating an inflatable puffer jacket and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter says helium-filled jacket is "just a balloon"