Toyota's LQ concept creates a "bond" between car and driver with AI agent
Toyota's latest electric LQ concept car satisfies the "human need to be engaged emotionally" with an on-board artificial intelligence agent named Yui. More
Britain's new £20 note features David Chipperfield's Turner Contemporary
The Bank of England has revealed its "most secure" banknote to date – a £20 polymer note featuring David Chipperfield's Turner Contemporary gallery, and a portrait of the artist it's named after. More
Toyota redesigns its e-Palette vehicle for Tokyo 2020 Olympic athletes
Japanese auto company Toyota has adapted a fleet of its autonomous and electric e-Palette vehicles to serve athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
Phil Cuttance creates intricate Herringbone Stone Blend vases by hand
London designer Phil Cuttance has created a series of herringbone-patterned vases from a gradated mixture of Jesmonite and crushed rock, to achieve an ombre effect. More
Dyson scraps £2.5 billion electric car project
Dyson has cancelled its plans to build an electric car, which was expected to launch next year, claiming the project is not "commercially viable". More
The "only way to save the world" is to ban land ownership, says Vivienne Westwood
British designer Vivienne Westwood has said that "we haven't got time to talk about fashion" in light of the climate crisis, and is instead calling for a ban on private land ownership with her One World Rent campaign. More
Marlène Huissoud creates sculptural chairs as hotels for city-dwelling insects
French designer Marlène Huissoud asks humans to "Please Stand By" with her first chairs, which are designed to be refuges for insects. More
Nendo's 3D-printed bonsai tree does away with need for meticulous maintenance
Japanese design studio Nendo has created an alternative to the tricky task of nurturing a bonsai tree with its Grid-Bonsai – a 3D-printed version of the plant that owners can prune to their liking. More
This week, Hudson Yards was turned into sex toys and Banksy set up shop
This week on Dezeen, Wolfgang & Hite designed pink architectural sex toys to comment on New York's Hudson Yards development, and Banksy launched his own merchandise to keep custody of his name. More
Nendo designs N02 Recycle chair from household plastic waste for Fritz Hansen
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of stackable chairs from recycled household plastics, which take design cues from a folded sheet of paper. More
Layer and Panasonic aim to enhance your wellbeing with collection of smart devices
Layer and Panasonic have designed a range of near-future product concepts, including a smart head massaging device and an AI-powered skin analysis that makes personalised, nutritious smoothies in response to the results. More
Layer and Raeburn create furniture collection from recycled parachutes
Recycled parachute material wrapped over welded steel frames make up this collection of rocking chairs and screens by Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer and the eponymous label of fashion designer Christopher Raeburn. More
Six minimal seats from designjunction 2019 that show less is more
From a chair made from layers of sheep wool to a sofa designed for the circular economy, we've selected six of the best simple, yet effective, seating designs shown at designjunction. More
Es Devlin's Memory Palace model maps out momentous events in history
From the cave markings left by early man to the Swedish Parliament where Greta Thunberg began her climate strike, Es Devlin has represented crucial historical moments on a three-dimensional map at Pitzhanger gallery. More
Vin + Omi creates fashion collection from Prince Charles' stinging nettles
Nettles taken from Prince Charles' Highgrove estate were transformed into a collection of garments by sustainable design duo Vin + Omi, for a London Fashion Week show. More
Creativity in fashion "doesn't mean creating more stuff", says Extinction Rebellion's Sara Arnold
Extinction Rebellion staged a funeral march to close London Fashion Week. Dezeen spoke to organiser and activist Sara Arnold about the need to redefine creativity in the climate crisis, rather than making "more stuff". More
Granby Workshop recycles waste sludge from clay industries to make earthen tableware
Liverpool-based Granby Workshop has made a series of tableware products from the industrial and post-consumer clay waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill. More
Glug creates digital database of protest posters for today's climate strikes
Creative networking organiser Glug has launched its #ProtestByDesign campaign that aims to create the world's biggest database of protest posters in support of the global climate strike today. More
Pinch's latest designs express a "restrained interpretation of luxury"
London design studio Pinch has launched six furniture and lighting pieces, from a dining table and stacking stool to a sofa and a four-poster bed, as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations. More
$5 million solid gold toilet stolen in "surreal" Blenheim Palace heist
A solid gold toilet artwork has been stolen from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace, forcing the artist Maurizio Cattelan to deny that the theft was a Banksy-style hoax. More