British designer Beth Morgan Lundie has developed a refillable skincare dispenser that lets users combine different ingredients to create a bespoke formula at home and "bypass the need for toxic additives". More about Meld skincare dispenser allows users to mix their own preservative-free formulas
Brunel University graduate Wing-See Yau has designed Yomi, a device that encourages children to read by linking their progress to the growth of digital pets. More about Wing-See Yau designs Tamagotchi-like toy to help make reading fun
Tech company Light has released a clamshell version of its popular minimalist phone, combining contemporary dumbphone functionality with retro appeal. More about Light Phone goes clamshell with "timeless" Flip model
Watchmakers Swatch and Omega have collaborated to celebrate the anniversary of the first moon landing on 21 July 1969 with a limited run of 1,969 watches, made of gold from 1969. More about Omega and Swatch release gold MoonSwatch in limited edition of 1,969
Product design desperately needs to drop the notion that things can be made based on an "average-sized" human being, writes Karen Korellis Reuther. More about "Women are living in a physical world that is too often designed without them in mind"
Dezeen Showroom: from sumptuous couches to cutting-edge workstations, the following products are all included in the catalogues of brands based in the USA. More about Seven products by USA-based design brands
British design studio Layer has developed a family of charging products, including a dock with interchangeable modules that can be moved to wherever they are required around the house. More about Layer designs "playful and personal" modular system for charging devices at home
Tech company Atonemo and online radio station NTS have partnered up to produce a pocket-sized player designed for "omakase listening" – a curated music experience decided by "someone whose taste you trust". More about Atonemo and NTS launch Radio Player with icon wheel for genre selection
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink snack bowl shaped like a football stadium. More about Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup"
This week's 3 Days of Design is an opportunity to challenge the idea that new is better, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "Design weeks need to start framing repair as aspirational"
Los Angeles gallery Marta and curator Dung Ngo have created an exhibition of 3D-printed cutlery during 3 Days of Design, featuring knives, forks and spoons that would be impossible to produce using conventional methods. More about Designers use 3D printing to create futuristic cutlery at 3 Days of Design
As countries drag their heels on adopting right to repair legislation, designers are forging ahead and reimagining some of our most used products – from sofas to whole electric cars – so they can be fixed by anyone. More about Five everyday products that are leading the self-repair revolution
Stackable drawers, anthropomorphic lamps and a pillowy PVC coffee table are among the standout products spotted by the Dezeen team last week during Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair and the city-wide design festival that surrounds it. More about Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from Milan design week 2026
During Milan design week, sports brand Nike unveiled a permanent laboratory where anyone can experiment with its Air technology over the coming years. More about Nike opens permanent Air Lab in Milan with "industrial-grade robots for anyone to use"
Finnish brand Iittala has updated its beloved striped Origo tableware with playful illustrations of Pokémon character Pikachu "almost 'adventuring' across the collection". More about Iittala and Pokémon design stripy tableware emblazoned with Pikachu
Silicon Valley startup 1X Technologies will start shipping its Neo humanoid robots into people's homes this year. Dezeen's Ellen Eberhardt was given an exclusive look behind the scenes where designers are turning the stuff of science fiction into reality. More about Inside the company building America's first mail-order servant robot
There's a lot of buzz around servant robots, with 2026 billed as the year automatons will begin to make housework a thing of the past. In the meantime, here are five current products that aim to turn domestic chores into domestic bliss. More about Five innovative products designed to help with the housework
As part of a residency focused on palliative care, Irish artist John Conway has developed a mobile printing press that can be wheeled to a patient's bedside to produce prints capturing their thoughts and emotions as they near death. More about John Conway designs mobile printing press to record people's feelings at the end of their lives
Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen has developed a collection of oversized aluminium candlesticks that tower over humans, which will be on show at Milan design week. More about Muller Van Severen creates human-sized candelabras for Milan design week
Japanese brand Balmuda has created a white-noise-producing alarm clock with a glowing dial to reduce smartphone use at bedtime. More about Balmuda designs handless alarm clock for phoneless bedtime