Exhibit Columbus concluded its New Middles symposium with a live conversation broadcast on Dezeen that explored the past and future of Midwest landscapes and Indigenous design. More
A bridge to the White House and man-made islands are among the conceptual proposals five architecture studios have developed for preserving Washington DC's Tidal Basin reservoir and the National Mall. More
Plastic can help create more energy-efficient products that reduce the need for fossil fuels, according to Håkan Nordin, head of sustainability at flooring company Bolon. More
Dezeen promotion: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed the Soda coffee table from hand-blown Murano glass for Italian furniture makers Miniforms. More
Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. More
Dezeen Showroom has launched today featuring furniture and lighting products by designers including Jasper Morrison, Stephen Burks, Faye Toogood, Naoto Fukasawa and Barber Osgerby. More
Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive has been hired by online rental service Airbnb to develop new products and services for the platform. More
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has worked alongside Italian lighting brand Luceplan to create Trypta, a pendant light that helps improve spatial acoustics. More
Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More
Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. More
Dezeen promotion: Robert A M Stern's New York firm RAMSA will add another "ultra-luxury" residential building to Hong Kong's skyline. More
Dezeen Showroom: the Tako furniture collection, designed for Japanese brand Maruni by its longtime art director Naoto Fukasawa, includes a dining table and chair with legs resembling the sinuous silhouette of tentacles. More
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a wooden chair and coffee table duo for Maruni, which form a collection named Fugu after the Japanese word for blowfish. More
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More
Dezeen Showroom: chubby upholstery spills over the modernist steel frame of this lounge chair created for Hem by British designer Faye Toogood as a study in contrasts. More
