London agency Blond has designed Edge Slick, a comb-style device for styling hair with a reusable handle that doubles as a hands-free applicator for hair gel. More about Blond design agency creates "first refillable" edge styler for hair brand Ruka
Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland explains how his fully recyclable Bello! bench created for Hydro aims to showcase the possibilities of extruded aluminium in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Lars Beller Fjetland designs "100 per cent recyclable" aluminium bench for Hydro
Australian design student Alexander Burton has developed a prototype kit for cheaply converting petrol or diesel cars to hybrid electric, winning the country's national James Dyson Award in the process. More about Australian student invents affordable electric car conversion kit
Samsung's flagship experience store in New York City, which has been captured in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, has been designed to enable visitors to envision living in a smart home. More about Samsung's flagship New York store offers an immersive smart home experience
Melbourne studio Reef Design Lab has created a series of organically shaped modules from concrete blended with oyster shells to help reduce coastal erosion in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. More about Reef Design Lab crafts Erosion Mitigation Units from recycled oyster shells
If design is about solving problems we need to start questioning whether new products and furniture are always the answer, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "The design industry needs to let go of its obsession with the new"
Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint. More about Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More about Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
After years of exploring the merging of biotechnology with design, Natsai Audrey Chieza and Christina Agapakis have started what they describe as the "first biodesign lifestyle brand", which launched at London Design Festival. More about Normal Phenomena of Life brand launches to sell biodesigned products
Norwegian brand Minus is looking to disrupt the interior design industry by offering carbon-negative furniture on a subscription basis, which was launched at Designers' Saturday. More about Minus launches subscription furniture with ambition to go "beyond zero"
Dezeen has announced the 93 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the sustainability categories, including projects by Universal Design Studio, Foster + Partners, Blond and Fletcher Priest Architects. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 sustainability longlist revealed
Tech company Fairphone has worked with Swedish design agency Above to produce the latest version of its ethical smartphone, with a focus on reducing the environmental and social impacts of battery metal mining. More about Fairphone 5 smartphone launches with "fairest battery yet"
Industrial design student Avia Revivi has designed a biodegradable toilet paper named O-SOW, which integrates seeds to encourage plant growth. More about Seeded toilet paper encourages plants to grow with human-waste fertiliser
Dutch architecture studio Overtreders W has created Stable Stack, a temporary cabin hotel built using straps and borrowed materials, in Veenhuizen, the Netherlands. More about Overtreders W constructs hotel cabin from locally sourced materials secured with straps
Concave chairs like Arne Jacobsen's Egg and Eero Saarinen's Womb don't meet today's definition of good design, according to the founders of design studio Pearson Lloyd. More about "Egg chair would not be designed today" say Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd
Materials can become a much bigger part of our everyday lives and the way we see the world if people are willing to give up mass production, Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Materials "have so much more to give" says Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture. More about Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
Dutch design studio Loop Loop has pioneered a process of adding colour to aluminium using pigments made from plants rather than petroleum. More about Loop Loop develops "world's first plant-based aluminium dying process"
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a low-cost energy storage system that could be integrated into roads and building foundations to facilitate the renewable energy transition. More about MIT engineers create battery alternative using cement and carbon black
Local studio Lab La Bla sourced diabase rock from a nearby mine and created seating from MDF and recycled cork for the interior of energy company E.ON's headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. More about Lab La Bla uses "hyper-ordinary materials" for energy operator HQ interior