Danish firm Natural Material Studio has created four biomaterials out of sawdust salvaged from the sawmill of flooring manufacturer Dinesen to explore the potential of using wood waste to make building materials. More about Natural Material Studio turns wood offcuts into biomaterials to "utilise the whole tree"
As part of 3 Days of Design, Danish practice Natural Material Studio has created a futuristic fossil-free home interior where all the elements, from the curtains to the sofa, are made from the same bioplastic. More about Natural Material Studio crafts entire home interior from bioplastic
The A New Normal exhibition has presented designs that aim to transform Sydney into a self-sufficient city, including a pub making beer from recycled wastewater. More about A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney
Landscape architecture practice Maetherea Studio has used rusty iron rebars to create an "amphibious" installation that emerges from reedbeds of the River Yare in Norfolk. More about Maetherea Studio uses rusty metal to create Iron Reef in Norfolk
British designer Faye Toogood has used sculptural wood furniture to transform Danish design studio Frama's Copenhagen store during 3 Days of Design. More about Faye Toogood fills interior of Frama store with colourful Collage installation
Designer Helle Mardahl has turned her Copenhagen showroom into a messy home for a "shopaholic", displaying her glass designs on an unmade bed and in a lonely dining room during 3 Days of Design. More about Helle Mardahl designs The Grand Suite for woman "who lives in a dream world"
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Yves Béhar are among six architecture and design studios that have created cork installations for the City Cortex program in Lisbon. More about Eduardo Souto de Moura and Diller Scofidio + Renfro create cork installations for Lisbon
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has created a series of lighting designs, including a brick-shaped light designed to be built into masonry walls. More about Omar Gandhi Architects creates illuminated brick for outdoor and indoor use
Architect Dima Srouji has used glass bricks to construct a miniature waiting room inside the Fenaa Alawwal cultural centre in Riyadh to visualise the bureaucratic limbo faced by displaced Palestinians. More about The Water Clock installation captures the "torturous experience" of waiting at an embassy
New York artist Jordan Weber has created a public "regenerative sculpture" in the shape of two crowns worn by African queens to monitor the air pollution of a Detroit neighbourhood as part of a project to combat the "effects of discriminatory urban planning". More about Jordan Weber creates installation that monitors Detroit's air quality
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has created the Reflection in Numbers pavilion, which is designed to encourage reflection on racism in sport ahead of the Euro 2024 football tournament. More about Yinka Ilori designs mirrored pavilion for self-reflection at Haus der Kulturen der Welt 2024
Sculptures grown from arctic seawater are among the projects in this roundup of seven of the most intriguing exhibitions from Melbourne Design Week. More about Seven key installations and exhibitions from Melbourne Design Week 2024
Promotion: Bruges Triennial has opened for its fourth edition, exhibiting a series of contemporary art and architecture installations across the city until 1 September. More about Bruges Triennial 2024 explores "hidden possibilities" in the historic city
Architecture studio Piovenefabi has created The Ring stage using repurposed steel beams for the 10th edition of Horst Arts and Music festival in Brussels. More about Piovenefabi creates repurposed-steel-beam stage at Horst Arts and Music festival
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
A series of finely crafted artworks, ranging from colourful abstract sculptures to wooden installations and swings, were on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Playful installations explore care at Southern Sweden Design Days
Stay Playful (When No One Feels Like Playing) is a sugary pink helter skelter, which has been repaired by interiors studio 2LG and placed in London's Spa Fields park as an installation for Clerkenwell Design Week. More about 2LG repurposes vintage helter skelter to "harness nostalgia" at Clerkenwell Design Week
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
Architecture studio Artefact has created an installation at Clerkenwell Design Week using bricks made of stone, which the manufacturer claims emit 75 per cent fewer greenhouse gases than fired bricks in production. More about Artefact uses bricks made from "unloved" stone to craft temporary shelter in Clerkenwell
Promotion: bathroom brand Kohler teamed up with designer Samuel Ross and design studio Yabu Pushelberg to create two installations that display the brand's latest products at this year's Milan Design Week. More about Kohler creates installations informed by flowing water at Milan Design Week 2024