Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. More about SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"
An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. More about "Public technology sculpture" The Portal shut down after "inappropriate behaviour"
London's Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand's past. More about Aram and Max Radford Gallery showcase emerging designers in Now 4 Then exhibition
Electronics accessory brand Casetify has launched a series of public art installations in five cities around the world using recycled phone cases as the key material. More about Casetify launches global installations made out of recycled phone cases
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
Promotion: bathroom brand Grohe hosted an installation named Aquatecture at this year's Milan Design Week, situated in the courtyard of the neoclassical Palazzo Reale. More about Grohe unveils installation showcasing the "powerful connection of water in architecture"
Electronics brand LG OLED is exhibiting works by the late Korean artist Kim Whanki at Frieze art fair in New York, as captured in this exclusive video produced for the brand by Dezeen. More about LG OLED presents digital versions of artist Kim Whanki's work at Frieze New York
Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar's Up and an overnight stay in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris. More about Airbnb creates rentals from films including Up house suspended from crane
An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. More about Nieuwe Instituut's New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan
Dropcity, an upcoming urban centre for architecture and design, let visitors see the reconstruction of its historic tunnels alongside a series of installations during this year's Milan design week. More about Dropcity In Progress showcases live reconstruction of historic tunnels
LA-based design studio Do Lab has created a series of fabric "mushrooms" to cover the audience and performers for one of the stages at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. More about Do Lab creates sprawling fabric "mushrooms" for Coachella stage
Students at Swiss design school HEAD Genève have created an installation of speculative furniture design depicting a dystopian campsite at Alcova during Milan design week. More about HEAD Genève illustrates post-apocalyptic future with nomadic aluminium furniture
Fashion designer Thom Browne has presented his collaboration with Italian textile brand Frette as part of a sleep-themed performance during Milan design week 2024. More about Models nap on Thom Browne bedding during Milan design week performance
Dutch architecture studio Cloud and designer Sabine Marcelis have created scenography for a lounge promoting the design and culture of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, during Milan design week. More about Cloud and Sabine Marcelis create lounge that "gives you a feeling of what AlUla is like"
Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has exhibited a solar-powered installation in collaboration with car brand Lexus at this year's Milan design week. More about Marjan van Aubel unveils "even more reflective and immersive" solar-powered installation
As Milan design week continues, we have rounded up the key installations from the year's biggest design event, featuring some of the world's best-known brands and designers. More about Twelve key installations from Milan design week 2024
Film director David Lynch revealed his furniture design skills at tradeshow Salone del Mobile during Milan design week, where he created a large wooden chair in a room with an ocean-like pattern floor. More about David Lynch designs gigantic wooden chair within meditative A Thinking Room
Design collective Numen/For Use has created a netted installation for automobile brand Porsche's The Art of Dreams exhibition at Milan design week, which also features a Vitra furniture collection. More about Porsche's signature 1960s houndstooth pattern informs "inhabitable" net installation
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a circular pavilion made from spruce logs for German kitchen brand Next125, which is being exhibited at Superstudio for Milan design week. More about Francis Kéré arranges spruce log pavilion around communal kitchen in Milan
Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has created a sculptural interpretation of a boat from stainless steel to highlight the dangerous crossing faced by people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello highlights plight of migrant Mediterranean Sea crossings in Milan installation