In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that the world's largest cruise ship has set off on its maiden voyage amid controversy over the environmental impact of its new fuel. More about "The buffet must be epic" says commenter
Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. More about Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay
Chinese studio DUO has completed Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre, a series of exhibition spaces housed in stepped concrete forms with accessible green roofs. More about Hill-like concrete forms shape arts centre in China by DUO
Plastic-free, fake fur made from nettle, hemp and flax fibres envelops these special edition bags that Danish fashion brand Ganni has unveiled at Copenhagen Fashion Week. More about Ganni makes BioFluff bags from "world's first plant-based fur"
The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) . Read on for all the coverage from day two (Tuesday 6 February) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!
More about Day Two from Stockholm Design Week 2024
Fashion house Bottega Veneta has opened a boutique designed by its creative director Matthieu Blazy inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade in Milan. More about Italian modernist architecture informs Bottega Veneta store in historic Milan galleria
American architecture studio NBBJ has created a series of interactive media displays in a California children's hospital to ease young patients' anxiety. More about NBBJ creates interactive forest display at California children's hospital
South African architecture studio SAOTA has completed an angular residence in the Los Angeles hills meant to provide privacy while drawing in the "calmness and serenity" of the surrounding landscape. More about SAOTA lines Los Angeles house with white metal screen
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a one-kilometre-long museum in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Junya Ishigami's one-kilometre-long museum
Dezeen School Shows: from a contemporary motel in Denver to outdoor toilets for hikers in the Rocky Mountains, we've selected ten student projects that focus on architecture and design in the US. More about Ten architecture student projects based in America
Promotion: NCS Colour has released its latest colour report documenting its predicted colour trends in 2025 that highlight "a need to connect with nature". More about Colours depicting "comfort, warmth and joy will be vital" says NCS's 2025 Colour Trends report
Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija has unveiled the sculptural El Faro lighthouse and art gallery on the Costalegre coast in western Mexico. More about Gonzalo Lebrija designs sculptural lighthouse that "feels like a temple"
French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has "emerged from the earth". More about Amelia Tavella Architectes completes limestone-clad school in southern France
British studio RSHP has unveiled plans to overhaul the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, France, adding an extension to exhibit the 70-metre-long, historic tapestry. More about RSHP designs tapered museum extension to house Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Form Us With Love has collaborated with solid wood furniture brand Stolab on a collection of customisable dining chairs intended for use in a range of interiors. More about Alt Collection chairs by Stolab
Swedish automaker Polestar has begun taking orders for the Polestar 4 – the world's first mass-market car to have no rear window. More about Polestar eliminates the rear window in latest electric car
Finnish brand Iittala's reinvention aims to build on its founding identity of "experimental, boundary-pushing" design, says its creative director in this interview with Dezeen. More about Janni Vepsäläinen aims for Iittala to "remain culturally relevant for another 100 years"
Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a "calm and serene atmosphere". More about Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood
The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) . Read on for all the coverage from the first day (Monday 5 February) – and follow the live feed for today's activity! More about Day One from Stockholm Design Week 2024
Design duo Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen has worked with furniture brand Norman Copenhagen on a collection of plant-based chairs, unveiled today as part of Stockholm Design Week. More about Normann Copenhagen launches Mat chairs made from hemp and eelgrass