British designer Tom Dixon is releasing a series of furniture made from cork that has been charred to give it a rich, deep brown colour reminiscent of rosewood. More about Tom Dixon designs furniture collection from "dream material" cork
Formafantasma has curated a research-focused exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, which aims to unravel the global impact of the forestry industry. More about Formafantasma investigates impact of timber industry at Cambio exhibition
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta sent models down the catwalk in footwear made of sugarcane and coffee that the brand claims are fully biodegradable. More about Bottega Veneta debuts "100 per cent biodegradable" boot
Scottish startup Kenoteq has launched the K-Briq – a more sustainable building brick that is unfired and made of 90 per cent construction waste. More about Kenoteq launches brick made almost entirely of construction waste
Long-term relationships between designers and clients are vital to creating sustainable design projects says design studio Formafantasma. More about "It's not enough to ask designers to be sustainable" says Formafantasma
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has released its near-future Project Vector concept for an autonomous and electric multi-use vehicle, which is designed to contribute to safer and less polluted urban environments. More about Jaguar Land Rover designs electric mobility platform for city environments
More than 90 prefabricated plaster tiles are arranged to form an exhibition stand designed by French architects Julien Renault and Paul Vaugoyeau for furniture brand Massproductions. More about Massproductions' modular fair stand uses grid structure to guarantee easy reuse
Swedish designer Kajsa Melchior has created a collection of furniture and lighting with organic silhouettes, shaped like geologic formations using pressure, water and air. More about Fictive Erosion furniture uses sand casting to mimic natural rock formation process
Indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change, according to designer and environmentalist Julia Watson. More about Indigenous technologies "could change the way we design cities" says environmentalist Julia Watson
Note Design Studio has created an exhibition stand for flooring manufacturer Tarkett at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair that will be taken apart and reused when the fair ends. More about Note Design Studio's Natural Bond installation for Tarkett is designed to be recycled
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More about New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Designer Emma Olbers and Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder discussed how the furniture industry can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this panel discussion at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Watch our talk with Emeco and Emma Olbers on sustainable furniture design live from Stockholm Furniture Fair
Cast Iron Design has created a guide book for the city of Boulder, Colorado on recycled paper with ink made from algae. More about Boulder city guide by Cast Iron Design made with ink derived from algae
IBM has developed a new type of battery that's free of cobalt, nickel and other heavy metals, avoiding the environmental and humanitarian issues related to lithium-ion technology. More about IBM proposes sustainable successor to lithium-ion battery
Influential companies should be leading the development of sustainable products, according to Google's vice president of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about Companies like Google "have an obligation" to be more sustainable says Ivy Ross
Dezeen Promotion: Extraoddinary is a treasure trail of sustainable solutions for urban living put together in Singapore by MINI and creative agency Kinetic. More about MINI creates Extraoddinary sustainability trail in collaboration with Kinetic Singapore
Most ocean plastic starts off in rivers. From bubble curtains to googly-eyed trash wheels, here are four technologies designed to intercept river plastic before it gets to the sea. More about Four technologies tackling the problem of plastic pollution in rivers
Dutch designer Thom Bindels has developed Ecosystem Kickstarter, a honeycomb-shaped cardboard frame that can help small-scale farmers grow crops in degraded soil. More about Ecosystem Kickstarter is a cardboard structure that fights soil erosion
Prada has signed a £42.9 million loan with banking group Crédit Agricole, with repayment terms conditional to meeting key targets around the sustainability of its products and operations. More about Prada becomes first luxury brand to sign loan tied to sustainability targets
Individuals could cut their greenhouse-gas emissions by replacing meals with algae grown at home using the countertop Spira device by recent design graduate Rob Russell. More about Spira countertop bioreactor allows users to grow their own algae for food