London studio Pearson Lloyd has called on designers to take on more medical and accessible design projects, as it revealed its design for an aesthetically appealing stairlift called Flow X. More about Pearson Lloyd attempts to shift stigma around stairlifts with Flow X
The latest version of keyboard app Typewise combines autocorrection, language detection and a user-friendly "honeycomb" layout, to help you type faster with fewer errors. More about Typewise keyboard uses artificial intelligence to improve smartphone typing
A lamp that unfolds into a screen, a TV that becomes a shelf and an OLED display that can be easily wheeled from room to room are among the finalists in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition. More about Top five designs in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition revealed
Berlin design students Lobke Beckfeld and Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten have developed a translucent fruit-leather bag that dissolves in water and can be used to fertilise plants once it is no longer needed. More about Sonnet155 is a "temporary handbag" made from discarded fruit peels
To mark Earth Day, we've rounded up seven materials that designers are using to replace more polluting mainstays such as plastic, concrete and leather in a bid to limit the impacts of climate change. More about Seven key materials designers are relying on to create more sustainable products
Researchers at Purdue University have developed an "ultra-white" paint that reflects 98 per cent of sunlight and deflects infrared heat, allowing buildings to cool below the surrounding air temperature. More about "Whitest paint on record" reflects 98 per cent of sunlight to cool buildings
Dezeen promotion: the all-electric BMW iX showcases the latest development of the BMW iDrive system, intended to transport driver-vehicle interaction into a new digital and intelligent age. More about BMW iX features updated and advanced iDrive digital interface
Central Saint Martins graduates Brigitte Kock and Irene Roca Moracia have collaborated to create concrete-like tiles that give new "economic and ecological" value to invasive species. More about Researchers create bio-concrete from weeds and crayfish shells
A new double-volume anthology presents 100 of the most collectible cars from across history. In a Dezeen exclusive, authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell pick out seven cars that top the list, including a Mercedes Benz thought to be the most valuable car in the world. More about Ultimate Collector Cars authors reveal seven of the most desirable vintage cars of all time
Dava Newman, former NASA deputy administrator, astronautics researcher and inventor of the BioSuit, will be the new director of MIT Media Lab. More about MIT Media Lab chooses BioSuit inventor Dava Newman as its new director
The virtual world and the real world will become one and the human body will merge with fashion and architecture, according to speakers at Dezeen Club's metaverse meet-up event held at a virtual rooftop bar earlier this week. More about The metaverse will allow you to "extend your body into architecture" says Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular
The emergence of NFTs will trigger a wave of artistic innovation and allow creatives to sell avant-garde work directly to customers, according to digital designers. More about NFTs will usher in a "creative and artistic renaissance" say designers
Construction technology company Mighty Buildings has announced plans to build 15 homes using prefabricated 3D-printed panels in Rancho Mirage, California. More about Mighty Buildings plans neighbourhood of 3D-printed homes for California
Our interview with musician Imogen Heap has become our first video to hit one million views on our Youtube channel! More about Dezeen's Imogen Heap video interview reaches one million views on YouTube
Canadian brand Bocci is selling the design method behind an unreleased candle prototype as an NFT, as design companies look to utilise blockchain technology to monetise their digital assets. More about Bocci releases DIY instructions for its 64 candle as an NFT
Artist and designer Duyi Han has produced a series of renderings featuring objects by 41 seminal Italian designers such as Ettore Sottsass and Enzo Mari displayed in 3D environments borrowed from popular culture. More about Duyi Han creates retro renderings of Italian design objects for virtual exhibition
French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company MycoWorks to reimagine its Victoria shopper bag in a leather alternative grown from mycelium. More about Hermès creates mycelium version of its classic leather Victoria bag
Shelves that conceal a rollable screen, a table that doubles as a TV and an immersive baby crib are among the designs that have been shortlisted in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, which called for creative uses for OLED technology. More about Twenty innovative designs shortlisted in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition
Alexis Christodoulou has become the latest 3D artist with a cult social media following to sell his renderings online as part of an NFT auction. More about Alexis Christodoulou sells Instagram-famous architectural renderings as NFTs
The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to put on a virtual play called Dream that will be performed by actors in motion capture suits and animated in real-time. More about Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest