Berlin design students Lobke Beckfeld and Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten have developed a translucent fruit-leather bag that dissolves in water and can be used to fertilise plants once it is no longer needed. More about Sonnet155 is a "temporary handbag" made from discarded fruit peels
French design students Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer have developed a method for collecting discarded chewing gum and turning it into colourful, recycled plastic skateboard wheels. More about Students turn discarded chewing gum into colourful skateboard wheels
Japanese brand Kai has designed a plastic-free disposable razor made from paper and informed by origami and milk cartons. More about Kai launches "world's first paper razor" informed by origami
Dezeen Showroom: product designer Layla Mehdi Pour took cues from nature when creating the geometric Jasmine acoustic panels for Flokk-owned brand Offecct. More about Jasmine acoustic panels by Layla Mehdi Pour for Offecct
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand &tradition has launched a steely blue version of its Flowerpot table lamps and pendant lights created by mid-century designer Verner Panton.
Spanish designer Júlia Roca Vera has created a line of cosmetics from fruit that was discarded for purely aesthetic reasons, to encourage people to make use of waste products. More about Júlia Roca Vera turns food waste into skincare
With Stockholm Design Week ending on Sunday, here's our pick of 10 furniture and lighting designs by Scandinavian brands that have been featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten Scandinavian furniture and lighting products on Dezeen Showroom
Brighton College student Pietro Pignatti has designed a compact avocado cutter that can be used to safely open avocados while on the go. More about School student creates travel-sized Avogo tool to "eliminate avocado hand"
Porcelain-covered handbags, extension cord ornaments and a vaccination board game are among the student projects featured in this school show from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. More about Nine projects from ArtEZ product design students that rethink everyday objects
Nendo has completed a comprehensive makeover of all of Japan Airlines' in-flight amenities, from meal trays to slippers and earplug wrappers, which draws on the lines of a paper crane. More about Origami crane informs Nendo's minimalist overhaul of Japan Airlines amenity kits
Eggs are hung from the ceiling, balanced on spinning tops and stacked on top of each other in a series of deliberately perilous contraptions created by industrial designer Liang-Jung Chen. More about Liang-Jung Chen explores vulnerability through 12 precarious egg racks
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forcing many people to work from home, here are 10 products from Dezeen Showroom to improve your home-office setup. More about Ten chairs, desks and other furniture for working from home
Japanese studio Nendo has developed a football that doesn't need to be inflated and can instead be assembled by hand from 54 interlocking plastic modules. More about Nendo designs build-your-own football for kids from impoverished communities
Dezeen promotion: Olive Union has launched a range of earbuds called Olive Pro that function as both hearing aids and wireless headphones. More about Olive Pro earbuds function as hearing aids and wireless headphones
Spanish design student Ariadna Sala Nadal has developed a series of mental health tools for survivors of child sexual abuse, to help make their emotions more tangible and thus easier to communicate. More about Balisa therapy tools help patients visualise their healing process
Japanese design studio Nendo has created the logo for the Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport, which can be extruded to create its trophies and cut to make its medals. More about Nendo designs logo and trophy that can be sliced to create medals for Japan's athletics association
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a water bottle for Evian that is made almost entirely from recycled plastic and visualises this history through a distinctive hammered texture. More about Virgil Abloh designs recycled plastic water bottle as emblem of Evian's circular ambitions
The reusable Emanui menstrual cup cleaner is designed to offer users an easier, more sustainable way of cleaning the product on-the-go without having to use a public sink. More about Emanui is a portable menstrual cup cleaner that saves water
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Colombian pet-accessories brand Ferōz has released a trio of wall-mounted storage units, where owners can keep their furry, four-legged friends' toys, treats and leashes. More about Casa Ferōz is a minimalist homeware collection for pet owners
Swedish designer Jonatan Nilsson built his own machine from sheet metal and wooden blocks to create this Shifting Shape collection of glass vases, which feature jagged edges and rippled surfaces. More about Jonatan Nilsson designs unique glassblowing contraption to make amorphous vases