Dancing Vase by Raili Keiv
Dezeen Showroom: Tallinn-based ceramicist Raili Keiv has created a vase informed by an Estonian balancing toy, which is available via online lifestyle store NID. More about Dancing Vase by Raili Keiv
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3D Stripe rug by Annike Laigo
Dezeen Showroom: Estonian textile designer Annike Laigo has created a wavy, hand-tufted wool rug, which is available via online lifestyle store NID. More about 3D Stripe rug by Annike Laigo
Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Designers and environmentalists have slammed Coca-Cola's efforts to tackle plastic pollution as "greenwashing" and "a huge step backwards in sustainability". More about Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Jonathan Tuckey Design creates school theatre clad with red cement
Jonathan Tuckey Design has designed the David Brownlow Theatre for a school in Berkshire that was informed by Renaissance architecture and constructed using cross-laminated timber and red composite cement panels. More about Jonathan Tuckey Design creates school theatre clad with red cement
Wormhole Library by MAD nears completion in China
Chinese architecture studio MAD has released construction photos of its sinuous Wormhole Library after the building topped out on Haikou Bay in Hainan. More about Wormhole Library by MAD nears completion in China
Declerck-Daels Architecten clads multi-use office in patinated copper
Architecture studio Declerck-Daels Architecten has renovated an early 20th-century home in the Belgium town of Ingelmunster into a multifunctional office clad in green-patinated copper. More about Declerck-Daels Architecten clads multi-use office in patinated copper
Elon Musk launches $100 million carbon capture competition
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has launched the XPrize Carbon Removal competition to create devices that permanently sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of climate change. More about Elon Musk launches 0 million carbon capture competition
McGinlay Bell uses courtyards to bring light and views into House in Bearsden
McGinlay Bell has completed a house in a leafy Glasgow suburb featuring a sequence of rooms arranged around compact courtyards that allow the natural surroundings to permeate indoors. More about McGinlay Bell uses courtyards to bring light and views into House in Bearsden
MCBW 10th anniversary edition to focus on Shaping Futures by Design
Dezeen promotion: Munich Creative Business Week has launched the programme for this year's event, which will take place from 6 to 14 March 2021 and primarily digitally so that people around the world can participate. More about MCBW 10th anniversary edition to focus on Shaping Futures by Design
Zaha Hadid Architects models expansion of Beijing exhibition centre on traditional Chinese architecture
A striped roofscape that takes cues from tiled roofs in traditional Chinese architecture will characterise Zaha Hadid Architects' expansion of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. More about Zaha Hadid Architects models expansion of Beijing exhibition centre on traditional Chinese architecture
Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. More about Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Biomimicry could lead to cities that "deliver net benefits" in the fight against climate change
Cities could help stop climate change by imitating natural processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to architect Michael Pawlyn. More about Biomimicry could lead to cities that "deliver net benefits" in the fight against climate change
Studioforma's Pam chair was informed by palm trees
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss architecture firm Studioforma has released Pam, a tubular chair made from walnut wood, with Italian manufacturer Meroni & Colzani. More about Studioforma's Pam chair was informed by palm trees
Saket Sethi creates egg-shaped garden temple alongside rural Indian house
Indian architect Saket Sethi has completed the Sunoo Temple House on the outskirts of Mumbai with a rooftop garden and a private worship space that is designed to evoke a galaxy. More about Saket Sethi creates egg-shaped garden temple alongside rural Indian house
Grimshaw unveils latest HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn
Architecture studio Grimshaw has revealed its latest barn-shaped ventilation shaft that will be built near Chalfont St Giles in the Chilterns as part of the UK's HS2 high-speed railway. More about Grimshaw unveils latest HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn
Dezeen to celebrate 15th birthday with Dezeen 15 festival
Dezeen turns 15 this year! To mark the occasion, we're going to hold a special digital festival from 1 to 19 November. More about Dezeen to celebrate 15th birthday with Dezeen 15 festival
"Everything has become an admin nightmare" due to Brexit say UK designers
Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Brexit, with companies abandoning exports and setting up offices in the EU to avoid losing clients. More about "Everything has become an admin nightmare" due to Brexit say UK designers
Adams+Collingwood Architects builds "inconspicuous" home in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
London studio Adams+Collingwood Architects has embedded a house within the hillside overlooking Salcombe Estuary in Devon, England, to lessen its impact of the surrounding countryside. More about Adams+Collingwood Architects builds "inconspicuous" home in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Subin Seol's furniture fuses art deco and traditional Korean aesthetics
Symmetry and repetition distinguish the work of Subin Seol, who combines and contrasts the distinctive visual language of her native Korean with art deco to create unexpected furniture pieces. More about Subin Seol's furniture fuses art deco and traditional Korean aesthetics
The Island is a nature-inspired Paris home designed around a courtyard garden
Local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard has converted a 19th-century house in Paris's La Défense into a contemporary home featuring a double-height dining room that looks onto a central courtyard. More about The Island is a nature-inspired Paris home designed around a courtyard garden