Upcycled junk and site construction waste make up nearly every interior element of the Mo de Movimiento restaurant, created by designer Lucas Muñoz to be as sustainable as possible. More about Lucas Muñoz designs Mo de Movimiento restaurant interior using waste materials
Norwegian studio Snøhetta has worked with Belgian designers Studio Plastique and Italian manufacturer Fornace Brioni to produce tiles made of glass from discarded ovens and microwaves. More about Snøhetta and Studio Plastique make tiles from recycled oven and microwave glass
Swedish startup Volta Trucks has launched an electric 16-tonne truck featuring a cab with large expanses of glass to offer safer and less polluting freight distribution in city centres. More about Volta Trucks develops electric 16-tonne lorry with "glasshouse-style" cabin
Rotterdam studio The New Raw has recycled misprints and prototypes from its previous experiments in additive manufacturing to 3D print a limited edition chair called Ermis. More about The New Raw 3D prints "zero-waste" Ermis chair from studio's own offcuts
The first week of the Dezeen 15 digital festival celebrating Dezeen's 15th birthday saw Yasmeen Lari call for "a new activism among architects" and Winy Maas state "it's okay to lose a commission" if the client resists sustainable proposals. More about Dezeen 15 festival highlights include Es Devlin calling for "code of conduct" for architects and designers
American studio Ptacek Home has produced the Chunk Line furniture collection, which aims to combine traditional techniques with a "modern, sculptural twist," from trees that were downed by storms or felled for safety. More about Ptacek Home creates Chunk Line furniture from storm-downed trees
Architecture firm Stride Treglown has installed a sculpture of a bright red "sinking house" in Bath's Pulteney Weir to draw attention to climate change. More about Stride Treglown places "sinking" Monopoly-style house in River Avon ahead of COP26
The Design Museum's latest exhibition Waste Age has a carbon footprint of 10 tonnes, equal to what the average UK person emits in a year, according to a sustainability assessment by environmental collective URGE. More about Design Museum conducts "first-ever" environmental audit of exhibition for Waste Age
Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. More about Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"
A restorative ecosystem scheme in Costa Rica and a tool that creates fuel from waste have been named winners of Prince William's Earthshot Prize for sustainable design and will each receive a medal designed by Christien Meindertsma. More about Five designs "to repair our planet" named as Earthshot Prize winners
London-based designer Brodie Neill has used over three kilometres of veneer taken from trees in a flooded forest in Tasmania to create the top of ReCoil, an oval dining table. More about Brodie Neill coils veneer from trees harvested underwater into table
Design studio Almaborealis has created a modular DIY kit containing pieces of fabric in an easy puzzle format that invites children to sew their own clothes. More about Almaborealis designs sew-your-own clothing kit for children
Representatives from Philips TV & Sound, Muirhead and Nirvana discussed how designers and manufacturers of consumer electronics can work more sustainably in this live talk as part of a collaboration between Dezeen and Philips TV & Sound. More about Watch our live talk on how to design more sustainable electronics with Philips TV & Sound
Pratt Institute graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of studio Doppelgänger have designed a collection of carbon water filters made completely without fossil fuels, using waste from their own kitchens. More about Pratt students create home-compostable water filters from food waste
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Arper has presented a selection of contemporary lounge chairs for the home and office on Dezeen Showroom, including a semi-spherical bowl chair and minimalist armchairs designed for the circular economy. More about Enveloping lounge chairs and lightweight office chairs from Arper feature on Dezeen Showroom
Leading design brands need to stop valuing affordability over sustainability or risk becoming obsolete, according to Layer founder Benjamin Hubert. More about Design brands have to prioritise sustainability "or they die" says Benjamin Hubert
Design studio Barbara Gollackner has presented a collection of homeware items made from industrial and personal food waste at Vienna Design Week. More about Studio Barbara Gollackner exhibits tableware made from food waste at Vienna Design Week
Australian firm Tribe Studio Architects has created a U-shaped, timber-clad dwelling in New South Wales that is meant to serve as an "affordable and sustainable prototype home". More about Tribe Studio founder designs her own Australian weekend beach retreat
Industrial designer Luis Undritz has created a printer that produces images by projecting light onto algae and is on show as part of the Materialized exhibition at Milan design week. More about Luis Undritz designs printer that creates "living" images from algae
The Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability shortlist has been revealed, with 15 projects selected across three new sustainability categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability shortlist announced