The 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK is a "stark reminder" of how far there is to go to achieve LGBTQ+ equality in the design industry, especially when it comes to transgender rights, designers have told Dezeen. More
Design and art fair Nomad, the Royal Academy's annual architecture lecture and graduate design show New Designers are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch design practice Studio Rik ten Velden has released the Sisu wall light, which provides ambient indirect lighting that highlights its sculptural form. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Pedrali has launched Souvenir, an outdoor chair by Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet that takes cues from quintessential Parisian park furniture. More
Dutch startup Lightyear has unveiled its Lightyear 0 electric car that has solar panels covering its roof, bonnet and boot so that it can be charged while driving. More
The next finalists in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival are Lea Haats, Erik Mantz-Hansen and Konstantin Wolf, who have proposed a new electric tram system to run on repurposed railway routes. More
Dezeen Showroom: Qatari designer Maryam Al Suwaidi looked to the shape of sand dunes when creating the cocooning Haima' armchair and its matching pouf for local design brand FROMM. More
French-Lebanese architect Annabel Karim Kassar has reconstructed the facade of a traditional Beiruti house at the V&A in London as part of an installation focussing on the 2020 Beirut explosion. More
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. More
Marcelo Dantas is the next finalist in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival with a proposal to revive Lisbon's ferry service with a network of autonomous, solar-powered vessels. More
Dezeen Showroom: building on the popularity of his Monkey table, designer Jaime Hayon has created the playful Monkey coat stand for BD Barcelona. More
A roster of global artists will take up residency in this installation, which London design studios Brinkworth and The Wilson Brothers have created within the newly opened flagship store of Italian fashion brand Marni in Milan. More
Mass-market cars built to circular design principles could only be a generation of automobiles away, says Hyundai vice president Simon Loasby. More
Promotion: an outdoor seating system made from woven cord and a sculptural ash wood lounge armchair both designed by French designer Patrick Jouin are among the twelve new collections launched by Italian furniture brand Pedrali in Milan this year. More
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Verpan has added two new contemporary colours to its range of Pantop lights by Verner Panton: terracotta and dusty blue. More
Plants sprouting from sodden garments were combined with screens decorated across models' bodies for Spanish fashion brand Loewe's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show. More
The second finalist in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival is Daniel Czyszczon, who has proposed a public transport network with small electric vehicles called Flowee. More
Dezeen Showroom: London studio Raw Edges has designed the Sui Desk Chair for Danish furniture brand +Halle, a dynamic armchair that doubles as a productive desk space. More
LA-based studio PlayLab Inc has created a magnified playground with a winding, yellow toy racetrack at the Musée de Louvre for Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show during Paris Fashion Week. More
Dezeen Showroom: Danish company Verpan has rereleased two of Verner Panton's iconic 1960s designs: the fun and friendly Easy sofa and pouf. More