Museum director Aric Chen claims that manifestos are "part of how we got into the mess that we're in" in his contribution to the Dezeen 15 digital festival. More about Aric Chen calls for "the death of manifestos"
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released an expansive collection of velvet fabrics, which come in an array of lavish and lustrous colours. More about Velvets textile collection by Dedar
Cheshire Architects used local Kiwi materials and craftwork for the interiors of this hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. More about Cheshire Architects uses local materials to create The Hotel Britomart in Auckland
A short film by Oliver Salway that imagines a future where humanity has chosen to embrace a simpler existence to avert climate catastrophe has been highly commended by the judges of Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More about Oliver Salway calls for people to "redesign their lives" instead of redesigning the planet
Swedish startup Volta Trucks has launched an electric 16-tonne truck featuring a cab with large expanses of glass to offer safer and less polluting freight distribution in city centres. More about Volta Trucks develops electric 16-tonne lorry with "glasshouse-style" cabin
The first talk that Dezeen is hosting as part of Velux's Build for Life online conference focused on what architects and designers can learn from the outcomes of COP26. More about Watch a live talk on what we can learn from COP26 as part of Velux's Build for Life conference
Design studio GoodWaste has collaborated with Selfridges to give new life to the department store's waste materials, recycling them into lamps, candles and vases for sale in its London location. More about GoodWaste repurposes Selfridges scrap materials to create homeware line
A talk by Chris Precht, a panel discussion about the outcomes of COP26, and a talk about the importance of natural light are some of the highlights on the first day of Velux's Build for Life digital conference. More about Day one of Velux's Build for Life conference features Chris Precht talk and COP26 panel discussion
Brazil's Expo 2020 pavilion in Dubai centres on the theme of water and its main exhibition floor can be flooded with a thin layer of water that visitors are meant to walk through. More about Visitors wade through water in the Brazilian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has built a timber-framed office building in Gothenburg that resembles an inverted ziggurat. More about White Arkitekter completes Gothenburg's first wooden office building
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight projects from Dezeen's archive that feature home gyms and fitness suites, including an entrance hall that doubles as a basketball court and an exercise space in a garden cabin. More about Eight creative domestic gyms and sports facilities that offer a workout without leaving home
The second week of the Dezeen 15 festival saw Space Popular demonstrating a new type of portal for the metaverse while Henna Burney celebrated salt as a material for the future. More about Highlights from week two of Dezeen 15 include Space Popular predicting a "three-dimensional version of the internet"
Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet has teamed up with entrepreneur Anne Boermans to launch Zeefier, a brand that will offer natural textile dyes made entirely from seaweed. More about Nienke Hoogvliet launches Zeefier brand to produce natural seaweed dyes for the fashion industry
Concrete, sheet metal and large stretches of glass form the exterior of a home in the province of Córdoba by Argentine firm STC Arquitectos. More about White walls enclose Casa La Hornilla by STC Arquitectos in Argentina
Architecture firm Studio 10 has used tall concrete walls covered in earth-coloured render to envelop this ceremonial hall at Longshan Cemetery in Jiaozuo, China. More about Monolithic walls enclose "quiet and introverted" Hall of Immortality in China by Studio 10
This week on Dezeen, the UK housing secretary dismissed planning proposals for a 305-metre-tall tourist attraction in the City of London over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. More about This week Foster + Partners' Tulip tower was rejected by the UK government
Curved apertures, blue tones and a constellation of pendant lights feature in a kindergarten in New York City designed by architectural studio BAAO. More about BAAO adds playful elements to a Brooklyn daycare centre
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Leo Maher has created a series of unusual furniture pieces that combine references to queer culture from across history. More about Leo Maher charts a history of homosexuality with Unfamiliar Passions furniture
A fashion store designed to reference a garden and a series of cocktail-making objects intended to enhance the bartending experience is included in Dezeen's latest school show from students at Hongik University. More about Hongik University spotlights 10 industrial design projects
Dezeen promotion: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen aims to bring more sophistication to the workspace with a rework of a midcentury chair by Arne Jacobsen and a more versatile version of its multifunctional Pluralis table. More about Fritz Hansen launches chair and table designs to make the office more inviting