Lifelike robots could be a step closer to reality with a new development from the University of Tokyo, where scientists have made a prototype with living skin capable of a "natural smile".
Dezeen Showroom: from aluminium stools to rugs with colourful motifs, we've selected seven accessories and items of furniture created by brands and designers based in the USA.
A post-tensioned stone frame by engineering firm Webb Yates is among the exhibits in the architecture rooms of this year's Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition, curated by London studio Assemble.
Design studio Halleroed has combined rustic, earthy tones with bold colours and glossy finishes for online retailer Boygar's first store in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Promotion: design school Istituto Europeo di Design is running a master's course in retail design at its Florence campus, aiming to equip students with the skills to create brand-recognisable shop interiors.
Arkansas architecture studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has unveiled designs for an air traffic control tower for Columbus Municipal Airport in Indiana.
Cabinets of curiosity and miniature tools based on Shaker furniture were among the works on view at New York design gallery Colony for its second Designer's Residency, showcasing four up-and-coming talents.
Brazilian studio Estúdio Campana has created a park near São Paulo that includes pavilions made with live plants on land once farmed by the founders' grandfather.
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Mara has released a new version of its Icon chair, designed by Marcello Ziliani in flexible polypropylene for enhanced comfort and versatility.
