Finnish Design Shop has unveiled a collection of open-ended wooden toys during Helsinki Design Week, created in collaboration with different Nordic designers to mark the retailer's 20th anniversary. More about Pelata wooden toys are "slayers of awkward silences"
Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched its Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone, a folding phone that can transform into a 10.2-inch tablet. More about Huawei releases "first-ever" triple-foldable phone
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More about Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
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Producer Pharrell Williams has unveiled the Over the Moon Lego set, including a gold-hued spacecraft and Lego's widest range of customisable minifigure skin tones. More about Pharrell Williams creates space-themed Lego set to make players "feel seen and empowered"
South Korean design studio SWNA has created a set of rubbish bins for use in Seoul's public spaces, featuring friendly rounded forms and animal ears on the lids. More about SWNA designs "cute" rubbish bins for Seoul Metropolitan Government
Swedish furniture brand IKEA has recreated its recognisable Frakta carrier bag as a "huggable" padded shopper called Resten, which can be used as a pillow while on the go. More about IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow
Tutors and researchers from Northumbria University have filled a derelict manor house, nestled in a curve of the River Coquet in Northumberland, with objects informed by the site's rich history and materiality. More about Material & Memory exhibition responds to "raw materiality" of Brinkburn Priory and Manor
Smartphone design has been getting worse and worse while the industry itself has become an environmental and humanitarian nightmare, writes Phineas Harper. More about "The role of smartphones in contemporary life feels increasingly stupid"
Swedish tech company Teenage Engineering has developed a beat machine that allows users to create their own medieval-style music by combining samples of lutes, hurdy-gurdies and "rowdy peasants". More about Teenage Engineering releases "world's first medieval electronic instrument"
Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship, here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence. More about Seven portable AI devices that attempt to give shape to a new technology
Designer Kacper Motyka has developed Chairie, an adaptable piece of furniture that was informed by the work of designer Verner Panton and features a three-cylinder design that aims to enhance sexual experiences. More about Kacper Motyka designs cylindrical sex-centred furniture for "elevating intimate experiences"
A hand-drawn lowrider features on the packaging of Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's premixed drinks brand, envisioned by designer Ini Archibong to "encapsulate the spirit" of 1990s West Coast hip hop. More about Ini Archibong designs packaging for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's Gin & Juice
A new vision for artificially intelligent devices has emerged from US start-up Friend, which is launching a necklace wearable that promises constant companionship. More about Wearable Friend device aims to fight loneliness with AI companionship
Northumbria University graduate Amelia Cook has taken home the PriestmanGoode award at this year's New Designers showcase for developing a food container that allows hikers to preserve and eat home-cooked meals in the wild. More about Savour food prep kit makes dehydrated meals a "gourmet experience"
Pentagram co-founder Kenneth Grange, whose playful and prolific product designs helped to define the face of modern Britain, has died aged 95. More about "Unparalleled" British industrial designer Kenneth Grange dies aged 95
Central Saint Martins graduate Saima Fateh has designed a system of automatically closing window blinds that shade the interior when it gets too hot and change colour to signal dangerous levels of UV radiation. More about TranSense Screens automatically respond to outdoor temperature changes
Design studio IDEO has created a device for healthcare startup Teal Health that enables women to self-collect samples required for cervical cancer screening in the privacy and comfort of their own homes. More about Teal Wand offers accessible and comfortable at-home sampling for cervical cancer
Promotion: the six finalists for this year's DesignEuropa Awards have been revealed, including industrial designer Dieter Rams as the winner of its lifetime achievement award. More about Transparent turntable and cantilevered holiday home among DesignEuropa Awards 2024 finalists
Fine woodworking and explorations of recycled materials are among the furniture and object designs from these eight independent Chicago design studios presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More about Eight independent design studios working in Chicago