Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has published some of its carpet tiles on our Showroom section, including ones decorated with a dappled pattern reminiscent of light on water. More about Modulyss lists carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom
British company Carbon Cell has used agricultural waste to make a carbon-negative and compostable alternative to polystyrene packaging and building insulation that avoids contributing to plastic pollution. More about Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene
French flooring brand Tarkett has announced that its linoleum is now carbon-negative across all stages of its life cycle, from sourcing raw materials to end-of-life deconstruction and recycling. More about Tarkett achieves "world's first" carbon negative linoleum
Finnish company Ixi has revealed what it describes as the world's first "auto-focus glasses", which change their optical power depending on where the wearer is looking. More about Ixi introduces "auto-focus glasses" that switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions
Car company Volvo's electric EX90 SUV has been shortlisted for a 2025 Dezeen Award for its innovative safety features, including sensors that can detect pedestrians up to 250 metres ahead. More about Lidar and radar technology help to make EX90 "the safest Volvo ever"
Promotion: British tech company Nothing has launched Phone (3a) Lite, an affordably priced smartphone created to make the brand's distinctive design features available to a broader range of consumers. More about Nothing launches "understated, confident" Phone (3a) Lite
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has designed the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, which will display 600 artefacts that have been stolen or disappeared. More about Diébédo Francis Kéré designs UNESCO museum for stolen artefacts
Chinese company Even Realities has launched its latest AI smart glasses, the Even G2s, offering advanced functionality such as real-time conversation enhancement while avoiding the controversial technology of an outward-facing camera. More about Even Realities launches Even G2 smart glasses with camera-free AI functionality
Promotion: eight different microphones, bone-conducting technology, and AI-powered noise cancellation come together in the latest wireless headphones by tech company Nothing. More about Nothing launches Ear (3) headphones with "Super Mic" for calls
Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the "ultra-low-carbon" material. More about Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. More about Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
A therapeutic keyboard for people with Parkinson's and an AI-powered water quality sensor have won this year's James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by students and graduates from across the world. More about Gaming-inspired Parkinson's keyboard wins 2025 James Dyson Award
Front's Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren are exploring whether AI could replace the designer. In this interview, the Swedish duo explain how curiosity helps them stay ahead of the curve. More about AI questions "what other qualities we have as designers" say Front founders
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish furniture design brand Andreu World has advertised a selection of its latest furnishings on Dezeen Showroom, including outdoor furniture, tables and chairs. More about Andreu World publishes some of its furniture catalogue on Dezeen Showroom
Nike has released early concept designs of its battery-powered Project Amplify anklet that adheres to a person's lower leg to give them a motorised "boost" while running or walking. More about Nike developing "second set of calf muscles" with motor-assisted running device
Designers have emerged as the group most sceptical towards artificial intelligence in an attitudes survey of UK creative professionals, with four in five saying that the technology undermines originality. More about Designers most likely among creatives to believe AI dulls creativity
Dezeen Showroom: Australian design brand Bankston Architectural has published a selection of its latest door knobs, pulls and handles on Dezeen Showroom. More about Bankston Architectural uses tactile natural materials to create door hardware
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have created a building material where rammed earth is encased in permanent cardboard formwork, eliminating the need for cement. More about RMIT researchers reimagine rammed earth by encasing it in cardboard tubes
An AI model is infused with the socialist ideals of William Morris and operated by pressing the treadle of a vintage foot-powered sewing machine in this project by recent Central Saint Martins graduate Max Park. More about William Morris-inspired AI is powered by an old treadle sewing machine
London's discarded takeaway coffee cups are given a long and useful life in Cupsan, a new biomaterial that local design practice Blast Studio has started producing at scale. More about Blast Studio launches Cupsan biomaterial made from London coffee cups