Chile-based designer Margarita Talep has created a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to single-use packaging, using raw material extracted from algae. More about Margarita Talep develops algae-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging
US company Backdrop is aiming to ease the process of choosing the right paint, through a curated selection of colours and adhesive samples for testing on walls, along with an essentials kit and a redesigned can. More about Backdrop simplifies painting with easy-pour can and stick-on samples
Zaha Hadid Design has released a series of stainless steel candle holders inspired by the biological process of cell growth. More about Zaha Hadid Design's Cell candle holders have amorphous shapes
UK national newspaper The Guardian has scrapped its polythene packaging in favour of a compostable wrapping made from potato starch, in a bid to reduce its plastic waste. More about The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
Map Project Office and Universal Design Studio have worked with IBM to create the Q System One, the world's first quantum computer intended for business use. More about Map, Universal Design Studio and IBM collaborate on world's first commercial quantum computer
French designers Rowan and Erwan Bouroullec have increased the size of their Samsung television design, so it now comes in three larger options. More about Bouroullec brothers enlarge Serif TV for Samsung
Awarding then banning a robotic sex toy at this year's Consumer Electronics Show proves the technology industry's oblivious attitude towards women's wants and needs, says tech writer Holly Brockwell. More about "Shocking that high-profile tech organisations are still making gendered blunders"
Female-led sex toy startup Lora DiCarlo is accusing the Consumer Electronics Show of sexism, after organisers revoked an innovation award from its hands-free robotic massager, then banned the product for being "immoral". More about Lora DiCarlo's robotic sex toy Osé sparks gender bias claims at CES
LG Electronics has revealed a rollable TV, which can be rolled away to be stored out of sight at the click of a button to "liberate users from the limitations of the wall". More about LG unveils world's first rollable television
Rotterdam-based artist Ruohong Wu aims to attach a new meaning to the phrase "made in China" by using the country's infamous mass-production methods to create unique porcelain vessels. More about Ruohong Wu creates unique porcelain objects using Chinese mass-production techniques
Dezeen promotion: tiles by Dutch manufacturer Hakwood have been used to create a striking monochromatic kitchen with tricoloured floors inside a home in the Netherlands. More about Hakwood's wooden tiles can be arranged to form patterned floors
A smart ring developed by New York-based designer Hussain Almossawi allows people with sickle cell disease to monitor and detect low oxygen levels in their blood. More about Oxygem smart ring helps people with sickle cell disease monitor blood oxygen levels
London-based designer Robin Grasby uses offcuts from luxury marble workshops to create a terrazzo material he calls "beautifully chaotic". More about Altrock is a terrazzo made using waste from the marble industry
Rubber flip flops have been designed by Sam Morrison with contradictory tweets posted by Donald Trump over the years on each foot. More about Trump's contradictory tweets emblazoned on President Flip Flops
Toy company MGA Entertainment has preemptively sued Louis Vuitton in an attempt to prevent the fashion house from taking actions that might impact sales of its slime-filled children's purse Pooey Puitton. More about Pooey Puitton toy purse makers file lawsuit against Louis Vuitton
Fashion label Hugo Boss has launched a range of vegan men's shoes made from a natural material consisting of pineapple leaf fibres called Piñatex. More about Hugo Boss designs vegan shoes that replace leather with pineapple-based material
French designer Sacha Walckhoff has created a series of curvy vessels for Czech glass company Verreum using blown and metallic glass, based on equipment used in alchemy. More about Sacha Walckhoff designs bulbous Double Jeu glassware inspired by chemistry apparatus
French designer Philippe Starck has developed a GPS-tracking wristband that allows people who enjoy water sports to alert the coastal rescue to their location in an emergency. More about GPS-connected wristband allows swimmers who run into difficulties to alert rescue services
An embroidered computer and a sound recorder made from yarn are among the products produced as part of Ebru Kurbak's research project into the use of traditional textile techniques to manufacture electronic objects. More about Ebru Kurbak uses traditional textile techniques to create embroidered computer
Two Zurich-based graduates have created a low cost lower-limb prosthetic made of recycled plastic waste that is collected and processed in local factories in Kenya. More about Project Circleg uses recycled plastic to build low-cost prosthetics in Kenya