Polaroid’s new camera prompts reflection on changing standards around the speed of image creation.

What do luxury glassware and Shrek have in common? This story draws unlikely comparisons to explore ideas of luxury, preconceptions and who is given a place at the proverbial table.

Casio is luring lapsed piano players back to the piano with a coat of yellow.

Alexandra Hakim and Beit Collective craft slices of relief for Lebanon.

Hansgrohe and Lovehoney join forces to make a business case for pleasure through industrial bathroom fittings.

A flashlight with many functions and lessons embedded into its charming form by Ambessa Play in collaboration with Jon Marshall of Pentagram.

A fairground ball inspires Ayzit Bostan’s collection of sparkling bags made from material leftovers.

Magnetism, cup-and-ball games and get Z lifestyles come together in Philippe Malouin’s lamp for Flos.

Felix de Pass’s cutlery collection for Monoware makes a case for hands-on engagement with design.

Stephen Burks reflects on what success truly means when the design industry resists diversity.

Claude Dutson employs technology to snoop around the secretive headquarters of Silicon Valley, probing the methodological limits of proprietary architecture.

Tracing the links between chair and jewellery design with the Transition chain necklace from Hall Haus.

Eshwarya Grover documents the work of Studio Raw Material turning Makrana’s marble industry offcuts into furniture.

Bodies and chairs get extreme in Netflix’s Physical 100, with the arrival of Terje Ekstrøm’s Ekstrem.

Evi Hall takes a turn with the NW-A306, Sony’s new take on the Walkman typology.

Svitlana Biedarieva talks with designer Danuta Kril about reinterpreting traditional smoked ceramics from Havarechyna, rescuing clay ahead of the Russian invasion, and celebrating Ukrainian cultural heritage.

The Kori by Taf Studio for Artek is a recycled-aluminium lamp that pays homage to the design legacy of Alvar and Aino Aalto, the trusty E27 lightbulb, and the designers’ fondness for eggs.

How a shared home, four creatives feeling stifled in lockdown, and a Portuguese master crucifix carver resulted in the playful Foot Stool by Protect 213A.