Jihee Moon of South Korean design studio Newtab-22 has developed an open-source IKEA-style manual with instructions on how to build the Air-It-Yourself air purifier in under an hour using everyday items. More about "Everyone from children to the elderly" can build DIY air purifier
Materials company Aruliden has worked with Google Workspace to develop a touchscreen that combines Google's meeting software with interactive hardware and noise-cancellation capabilities. More about Desk 27 by Aruliden integrates Google conference call technology within single device
Dezeen Showroom: London-based Tim Rundle has designed a modular bed with Danish brand ReFramed using recycled aluminium that can be assembled with "no loose screws and just one tool". More about Tim Rundle designs modular "bed for life" motivated by circular economy principles
ETH Zurich postgraduate student Reto Togni has developed a prototype wheelchair shown at Dutch Design Week, which is steered by leaning from side to side. More about Backrest functions as steering wheel in The Reagiro wheelchair
Dezeen Showroom: French bike company Angell has designed S/Rapide, an electric bike featuring an integrated touch-screen and vibrating handlebars that aims to combine smart technology with "sleek, agile design". More about Angell designs "one of the world's lightest e-bikes"
German tech company Open Funk has developed a more sustainable version of a food processor, which is repairable, upgradable and compatible with glass jars that people already have in their homes. More about Open-source Re:Mix blender works with household jars
American artist James Turrell has designed two colour-saturated bottles for French glassmaker Lalique's perfumes Range Rider and Purple Sage. More about James Turrell creates glass perfume bottles informed by ancient stupas
As part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that focuses the sun's heat to melt metal more sustainably. More about Solar Metal Smelter uses giant magnifying glass to melt metal
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with the V&A Dundee museum and whisky distillery The Dalmore to create a limited edition sculpture that encloses a bottle of the brand's single malt whisky. More about Kengo Kuma encases whisky bottle in 48-piece sculpture informed by kintsugi
Parisian jeweller Lorenz Bäumer has designed a hand-faceted Baccarat crystal bottle for Hennessy to celebrate the NBA's 75th anniversary season. More about Hennessy creates basketball-shaped bottle to mark NBA's 75th anniversary
American design agency Level has developed a home fitness device comprising a compact weights cabinet with a dock for a smartphone that uses artificial intelligence to provide feedback on the user's form. More about Tempo Move uses AI to deliver trainer-guided home workouts
Following the news that designer Archie Read has developed a toilet that uses a conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste, here is a roundup of 10 innovative loos including a prototype that combusts excrement into ashes and a lavatory for Mars. More about Ten inventive toilet designs that rethink the conventional loo
Austrian designer Julia Koerner has created a 3D-printed clutch bag for her fashion brand JK3D, which is made from bioplastic and modelled on tendrils of kelp. More about Kelp Mini Clutch is a bioplastic bag based on 3D-scans of seaweed
Feminine technology brand Elvie has released an updated version of its first breast pump with Elvie Stride, a medical-grade breast pump designed to be "easily integrated" into everyday life. More about Elvie Stride is a hospital-grade breast pump that can be worn under clothes
Solid waste is "flushed" away with a conveyer belt in the Sandi toilet, invented by recent Brunel University graduate Archie Read for the hundreds of millions of people who are currently living without safe sanitation. More about Sandi toilet uses conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste
Designers must think carefully about their motivations for creating solar-powered products, argues solar expert Alex Nathanson in this interview as part of Dezeen's Solar Revolution series. More about Solar products are often "PR stunts" says solar designer Alex Nathanson
London-based toothbrush company Suri has created Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush, an electric toothbrush with an aluminium body and brush heads made from plant-based materials that can be recycled after use. More about Suri creates modular electric toothbrush with recyclable brush head
Promotion: technology brand HP has launched a series of large-format plotters that are energy-efficient and aimed at architects who use printers during their design process. More about HP's DesignJet plotters are "designed with both quality and sustainability in mind"
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More about Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
British company MysteryVibe has developed a sex toy that can be slipped over the penis to help the wearer achieve and maintain an erection while also stimulating their partner during intercourse. More about Tenuto 2 is a wearable vibrator designed to tackle erectile dysfunction