This week on Dezeen, we covered the reaction to the war in Ukraine, which has led to studios withdrawing from projects in Russia and the country being condemned by architects and designers. More
American studio Michael Graves Design has created a collection of home healthcare products for a major US pharmacy that is meant to "enhance people's lives with moments of joy". More
World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. More
The Unwasted collection of bags by Chinese designer Meng Du are made with an alternative leather produced from leftover grape skins. More
Dezeen Showroom: Valencian studio Clap Studio has designed a modular sofa bench informed by millipedes for Spanish furniture brand Missana. More
Dezeen Showroom: made for Swedish brand Fogia, Andreas Engesvik set out to combine the comforts of an easy chair with uncompromising aesthetics in the Lyra lounge Chair. More
Barcelona-based gallery Il-lacions has opened an exhibition at Madrid Design Festival that features over 70 furnishings, sculptures and design pieces in an effort to explore contemporary design. More
A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." More
Pavilions in the shape of a bee colony and the northern cardinal bird are among the beach huts built on Woodbine Beach in Toronto for this year's annual Winter Stations competition. More
Dezeen Showroom: glass artist Simon Klenell and carpenter Kristoffer Sundin aimed to combine their preferred materials to striking effect when designing the Big Sur Low coffee table for Fogia. More
Designer Bertjan Pot offers a look inside his studio and introduces his designs for Moooi in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the Dutch brand. More
Swedish startup Stilride has unveiled the electric Sport Utility Scooter One, which is manufactured from stainless steel using an origami-like process that reduces the amount of material used. More
Dezeen Courses: interested in learning about business within the design industry? Check out seven business-related courses listed on Dezeen Courses in the UK, Spain, Netherlands and online. More
Paris-based homeware brand Trame has unveiled a collection of rugs and ceramics with pieces designed by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani as well as designers Amandine David and Wonmin Park that reference the historic Alhambra palace in Granada. More
Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. More
Dezeen Showroom: combining circadian lighting with high-fidelity audio, Zuma's Lumisonic downlight is designed to invisibly deliver immersive sound for the home. More
Melbourne Design Week and Maison&Objet are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Shakúff has expanded its Raindrop lighting collection with Dew, a pendant that intends to showcase the mesmeric qualities of heavy glass. More
Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Narbutas has added new customisation options to its Silent Room acoustic pods, offering a glass back wall for a transparent and light-filled office environment. More