Local studio Bolsón has refabricated low-density plastic used in banana production to create interior cladding and furniture for Mooni in Mexico City during the city's art week. More about Bolsón adorns Mexico City shop with recycled-plastic upholstery
Global architecture firm BIG has designed a pair of Manhattan skyscrapers connected by a twisting skybridge as part of a four-tower development that includes a spiral-shaped museum at its centre. More about BIG designs skyscrapers with cantilevered skybridge in Manhattan
Norway-based Saunders Architecture has created a Y-shaped house clad in Corten steel with floor-to-ceiling glazing in a design-focused neighbourhood near Calgary, Alberta. More about Saunders Architecture creates steel-clad house for Carraig Ridge in Alberta
Local studio Erling Berg has created a holiday home overlooking the ocean in Risør, on Norway's southern coast, which is clad in locally sourced spruce. More about Erling Berg creates I/O Cabin as a summer house for "inside-outside" living
ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator Aurore Baulier calls on architects to embrace stone's natural qualities and reintroduce the material into their toolkits in this Stone Age 2.0 interview. More about Architects "can develop a new language" with structural stone says Aurore Baulier
Can stone be a viable modern building material? Dezeen's Stone Age 2.0 series explores the material's re-emergence and potential to be a durable, low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete. More about Back to the stone age
Brands should continually evolve their products instead of prioritising new launches, according to Magnus Wästberg, founder and CEO of Swedish lighting brand Wästberg. More about "Just doing new things is not the solution" says Wästberg CEO
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Formica Corporation has released a range of surfaces that mimic the appearance of various types of stone. More about 2024 Living Impressions surface collection by Formica Corporation
Cultural institution Qatar Museums has released visuals of the Lusail Museum, a robust, drum-shaped gallery and museum designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils sculptural concrete museum on Qatari island
Stockholm Design Week guest of honour Formafantasma has created Reading Room, an interactive installation at the Swedish furniture fair that uses "minimal resources". More about Formafantasma cloaks Stockholm Design Week installation in dusty pink Maharam curtain
Dezeen Showroom: a chair that consists of interchangeable metal, wooden and fabric components is among eight new products listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Able chair by Bla Station among eight products on Dezeen Showroom
Driven by a desire for more mood-boosting daylight in the English winter, designers Nat Martin and Sean Hammett have invented an overhead light that promises to recreate the feeling of a sunny day. More about Sunshine-like Sunday Light presents "pleasant" alternative to SAD lamps