Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx has retrofitted an old car to run on an usual fuel source: waste plastic that is turned back into oil. Schalkx's DIY project, titled The Plastic Car (Is Made of Metal), consists of an old red Volvo with a roof-mounted "de-refinery" that heats plastic to obtain oil for the fuel tank. The project began as a follow-up to the...

Dezeen Showroom: bathroom design brand Roca has created a bathtub designed to look as though it is "floating in space" thanks to its stepped profile informed by cantilevers in architecture. The Tura Oval tub has a base segment that is set back from the walls of the tub as well as an inner lip around the inside of the rim. The tub has a streamlined,...

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved bodies made from sheets of steel is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Peel lighting series by Sissel Warringa for Frandsen Danish brand Frandsen worked with designer Sissel Warringa on a collection of lights that are characterised by their dynamically curved steel...

Electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has collected and restored several hundred units of its 1990s-era Beosound 9000 CD player, giving them a second life as a limited-edition product for fans of physical media. Released under the name Beosystem 9000c, the offering pairs the classic CD player – instantly recognisable for its linear display of six CDs...

Electronics brand LG OLED is exhibiting works by the late Korean artist Kim Whanki at Frieze art fair in New York, as captured in this exclusive video produced for the brand by Dezeen. Called We Meet Again in New York, the installation features five animated versions of original works by Whanki, a pioneer of 20th-century Korean abstract art. LG...

Dezeen Showroom: a bathroom suite made out of wood chips and a kitchen informed by the Shaker movement are among 10 recent kitchen and bathroom products listed on Dezeen Showroom. With the spring cleaning season well underway, we've selected a broad range of cooking appliances, sanitaryware, finishes and furnishings that help to enhance the aesthetics...