Dezeen Showroom: acoustic design brand Autex Acoustics has created a collection of noise-reducing wall coverings that are applied to walls the same way as traditional wallpaper. More about Composition acoustic wall coverings by Autex
Architecture studio EFFEKT has created a charging station for electric vehicles in Sønderborg, Denmark, which is designed as a park with gardens and seating areas. More about EFFEKT designs EV charging station where drivers can also "recharge mentally"
UK practice Heatherwick Studio is set to turn the 177-metre-high BT Tower in central London into a hotel, following its sale to American hotelier MCR Hotels. More about Heatherwick Studio set to turn "extraordinary" BT Tower into hotel
Dezeen Showroom: US furniture brand KFI Studios has released an upholstered seating collection that aims to offer a comfortable and cohesive space for both collaboration and relaxation. More about Dotti seating by KFI Studios
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Danish architecture studio BIG's recently completed skyscraper in Texas. More about "Interesting, but aesthetically it's already dated" says commenter
Swedish bathroom brand Harvest Moon has launched its first product, a waterless toilet that allows "even the most squeamish" to turn their waste into soil and fertiliser. More about Harvest Moon aims to make compost toilets "a part of everyday life"
UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London, which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. More about Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing
Dutch design firm Studio ThusThat has developed a series of furniture and homeware that was cut from a single sheet of aluminium "crust" – an offcut of the smelting process. More about Furniture made from scrap aluminium carries "traces of giant factory saws"
Harnessing soft whites and gently curving plaster forms, interior designer Johanna Amatoury has brought a holiday-house feel to this apartment in the peaceful Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. More about Paris duplex by Johanna Amatoury references architecture of Greek islands
US studio SILO has created a sculptural, metal-clad home in North Carolina for one of its principals that is meant to break away from the "suburban-type" development emerging in its historic setting. More about SILO creates Steel Louise house for Charlotte neighbourhood with "dramatic contradictions"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Migaloo's design for a submersible superyacht. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Migaloo's giant luxury submarine
Belgian design collective Zaventem Ateliers has recreated a full furniture show in cardboard after the majority of the pieces it was to show at a Mexico City exhibition were stalled in transit from Europe. More about Zaventem Ateliers recreates furniture collection in cardboard after customs delays
Dezeen Showroom: Finnish brand Nikari collaborated with designer Pekka Koivikko on a stackable chair made from solid birch that is designed to be painted. More about Kumu chair by Pekka Koivikko for Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic treatment brand Autex Acoustics has developed an acoustic ceiling and wall system designed to absorb sound in busy open-plan spaces. More about Frontier acoustic ceiling and wall system by Autex Acoustics
Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. More about "Fried-egg" canopy tops Sunny Side Up extension by THISS Studio
The seven finalists for this year's edition of the Mies van der Rohe Award have been revealed and include a Czech art gallery, an urban space in southern Sweden and a copper-clad convent in Corsica. More about Mies van der Rohe Award reveals finalists for 2024
With trade shows falling on hard times, this year Stockholm Furniture Fair set itself on a new path. Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser explores whether other fairs can learn from the Swedes' approach. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair "created a testbed for new ideas"
London-based start-up Nothing is trying to upend the consumer-tech industry. In this interview, the company's design director, Adam Bates, discusses how. More about Tech designers "forgot new ideas" after iPhone says Nothing's Adam Bates
It's crucial that whoever wins the upcoming general election prioritises fixing the UK's energy-inefficient housing, but the message doesn't seem to be getting through to our political leaders, writes RIBA president Muyiwa Oki. More about "The state of Britain's ageing homes has become a national shame"
The first five judges for Dezeen Awards 2024 have been announced and include interior designer Bobby Berk, designers Faye Toogood and Giles Tettey Nartey, alongside architects Gaetano Pesce and Suchi Reddy. More about Bobby Berk, Faye Toogood and Gaetano Pesce announced as judges for Dezeen Awards 2024