Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has developed a sustainable light source from living organisms that require regular nourishment in return for electricity. More about Teresa van Dongen's Electric Life installation uses living bacteria to generate electricity
Online marketplace 1stdibs has opened its first standalone brick-and-mortar store in a former warehouse in New York City, where customers can peruse new works by Fernando Mastrangelo Studio and Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, as well as antiques. More about Digital platform 1stdibs opens showroom in New York warehouse
Bacteria cultures grown on resin plates decorated these LED lamps by designer Jan Klingler, on show as part of the Young Swedish Design exhibition at ArkDes in Stockholm. More about Jan Klingler's Bacteria lamps are "modern fossils" as well as lights
The work of Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti is the focus of a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Curator Salvatore Licitra, who is also Ponti's nephew, picks out five of the most important designs in the show. More about Five influential pieces of furniture designed by Gio Ponti
The mushroom-like shape of this lamp was chosen by Mexican design studio Bandido after experimenting with a variety of fungi forms. More about Bandido Studio's Buna lamp is shaped like a mushroom
London-based designer Jordi Canudas has dipped glass spheres into layers of semi-translucent paint to create a colourful lighting series for Spanish brand Marset, debuting at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Jordi Canudas' Dipping Light features layers of translucent colour
Maison&Objet's Rising Talent Awards 2019 have focused on six young Chinese designers that are redefining traditional forms with innovative materials and modern shapes. More about Six emerging Chinese designers showcased in Rising Talents exhibition at Maison&Objet
A crystal chandelier tangled with 100 colourful stuffed birds and an unfurling wooden cabinet are among a series of new works that artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz is showing in New York. More about Sebastian Errazuriz exhibition at New York's R & Company features taxidermy Bird Chandelier
Norwegian furniture and homeware brand Northern has introduced 12 new designs to its collection, including a daybed, a watering can and a flashlight. More about Northern's second range of homeware features a watering can and a torch
New York design studio Trueing has launched its first lighting collection, featuring three colourful glass products that blend clean lines and geometric components. More about Trueing unveils lamp trio Elma, Inigo and Janus as debut range
Artist Joep van Lieshout explains how he "likes to get dirty" by taking a hands-on approach to designing furniture, such as his Liberty Lounger chair for Moooi, in our latest Design Dreams movie for the Dutch brand. More about Design should be "smashed into the world" says Joep van Lieshout
London-based designer Nir Meiri has created a series of table lamps using mushroom mycelium, as an alternative to synthetic materials. More about Nir Meiri makes sustainable lamps from mushroom mycelium
Large-scale coloured mirrors recreate the iridescent beauty of Johannesburg's toxic sunsets in this installation by architecture studio Counterspace. More about Folded Skies installation mimics the light created by Johannesburg's mine dust
Serbian artists Ivana Jelić and Pavle Petrović have reimagined Van Gogh's famous painting The Starry Night as an LED installation over the canals of Amsterdam, to highlight the issue of light pollution in urban areas. More about Serbian artists turn Van Gogh's Starry Night into canalside light installation
Designers Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille explain how they moved from creating bespoke design pieces to industrial products, such as their new The Party lights for Moooi, in our latest Design Dreams movie. More about Kranen/Gille uses design process that is "all about fun" on The Party lights for Moooi
Dutch design brand Moooi is moving away from launching a glut of new products in Milan each April and will instead drop ready-to-ship collections throughout the year, starting with a collection of five wall lights called The Party. More about Moooi unveils Party Lights in new strategy to launch products year-round, not just in Milan
A powerful light source projects a beam of light onto a large disc of translucent fabric in Daniel Rybakken's latest lamp design for Luceplan. More about Daniel Rybakken's minimalist Amisol lamp for Luceplan recalls a solar sail
South African design studio Dokter and Misses have created a series of lights reminiscent of surrealist artworks. More about Moonjelly lights by Dokter and Misses look like surrealist melting forms
London-based design studio Haberdashery has come up with a concept for bringing light into built-up cities where the natural light is blocked from view by tall buildings. More about Haberdashery proposes huge urban reflectors to bring light into shaded streets
Paris-based SCMP Design Office has picked up an Interieur Award for its lighting system that draws on the aesthetics of the International Space Station and contemporary aeronautics. More about Dorval light is based on the shapes of the International Space Station