The sets for Amazon's The Rings of Power television series draw on a range of historical European architectural vernaculars to make the fantasy world believable, says production designer Ramsey Avery in this interview. More
Promotion: London Design Festival's thought leadership programme the Global Design Forum will return next week and Dezeen readers can enjoy half-price tickets. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile manufacturer Marazzi has expanded its range of Lume tiles to include a new size format and vibrant new colour options. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lualdi has designed Rasovetro 55s, an internal door with glazed panels designed to celebrate the qualities of glass. More
US company Ubiquitous Energy has invented a thin coating that turns windows into transparent solar panels, providing other ways to harvest renewable energy in buildings beyond rooftop panels. More
Dezeen Showroom: Ukrainian furniture brand Furn Object has designed a metal table that combines a minimalist silhouette with hand-crafted metalwork called Liquid Table. More
Feminine technology brand Elvie has released an updated version of its first breast pump with Elvie Stride, a medical-grade breast pump designed to be "easily integrated" into everyday life. More
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying an architecture or design degree at a university in the UK? Check out seven courses based in cities across the country that are featured on Dezeen Courses. More
Dezeen has teamed up with Neff to commission London studio Emil Eve Architects to design a small contemporary kitchen using the German brand's space-saving appliances, including an oven with a fully retractable oven door. More
Dezeen Showroom: part of Italian brand Lualdi's Rasomuro collection, the Rasomuro 55s door has invisible hardware that allows it to "assimilate with the wall". More
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Tom Chung has created a stackable chair named Fromme for French design brand Petite Friture, which can be used inside and outside. More
An edible building envelope and curved mycelium bricks feature in the curatorial exhibition at this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale in Estonia, which explores the future of architecture through the lens of food. More
Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has unveiled a vision to "reupholster our built environment" using a solar-energy-generating textile she is developing with manufacturer Tentech. More
Promotion: Italian furniture company Arper has announced its programme for London Design Festival, which includes presenting the brand's latest collections at its Clerkenwell flagship showroom. More
Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, while PhD student Joycelyn Longdon received the emerging designer title. More
Promotion: design studio Garcia Cumini has created a customisable kitchen island for kitchen brand Cesar, which is informed by an ancient Chinese game of geometric shapes that can create "endless figures". More
Dezeen Showroom: tile manufacturer Marazzi has expanded its grande line of tiles to include an antibacterial surface flecked with veining simulating the look of marble stone. More
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand King has collaborated with designer Charles Wilson to create a segmented sofa with a "relaxed tailored finish" that encapsulates Australian design. More
Integrated solar panels could help electric cars rival their fossil-fuel counterparts by making them less reliant on charging points and potentially free to run, says Lightyear's Emanuele Cornagliotti in this interview as part of our Solar Revolution series. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian design studio E-ggs created the Not Sofa for True Design for both contract environments and the home. More