A plump red love heart sits snug in between the pillars of Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner in London, as part of a returning Valentine's Day installation by designer Anya Hindmarch. More
Soundproof pods, saddle-shaped chairs, adjustable-height desks and wobble boards were in abundance at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week, as privacy and wellbeing become essential aspects of office furniture design. More
Dutch designer Simone Post has created a series of graphic rugs from old trainers – one of the hardest fashion products to recycle – for sportswear giant Adidas. More
The SpaceX port that Elon Musk is building in Boca Chica, Texas, for launching commercial rockets to Mars, is at risk of being cut in two by Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall. More
American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson opts for a lighter design as it aims to expand its audience with the release of two new all-electric bike concepts suited to the city. More
American pop star Katy Perry has removed two designs from her Katy Perry Collections shoe line after complaints that they resembled blackface. More
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw. More
London-based practice Studio Micat has built an outdoor bakery in a forest in New England, which uses a bicycle to grind up flour for making loaves of sourdough. More
After adopting a vegan lifestyle, Erez Nevi Pana says other designers should follow in his footsteps to help solve the problems facing the world. More
American artist Rob Pruitt debuted a series of bold patterned quilts for moving furniture called Migration Moving Blankets, which reference the multifaceted topic of migration. More
The rapid growth of the vegan food movement is starting to drive demand for vegan furniture, fashion and homeware. Designers working to make cruelty-free products mainstream say an industry-wide shift is being led by consumers. More
Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser has transformed the ground floor of Bloomberg's European headquarters in London into a Roman Empire-inspired installation that references the site's heritage. More
Inflatable architecture is back in fashion says Sharon Francis, author of new book Bubbletecture. She picks out five key examples for Dezeen, including an office with an inflatable facade and a pavilion made out of bubbles. More
German design studio BNAG encourages us to celebrate our flaws with a collection of lumpy nose vases and pink nipple clocks, exhibited as part of this year's Nomad collectible design fair. More
Belgian design studio Alliages Design's Toupie storage units are made up of a stack of open metal cubes attached to a vertical floor-to-ceiling pole. More
French designer Olivier Vadrot has created an open-air playground made of geometric structures that encourage children to socialise, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. More
A set of bar stools is the latest addition to Dutch designer Maarten Baas' "family" of upholstered chairs with irregular back shapes for furniture brand Lensvelt. More
Our new Pinterest board showcases highlights from Stockholm Design Week 2019, including Malmö Upcycling Service's seating made from repurposed waste materials and a rooftop covered in artificial snow dunes by Note Design Studio. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Acoustic products brand Baux has worked with a team of scientists specialising in biomimicry to create a line of biodegradable acoustic panels, called Baux Acoustic Pulp. More