Jennifer Hahn
UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste
World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. More about UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste
Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report
Cities are failing to prepare for climate change and should focus on resilient design solutions such as building houses on stilts or creating floating neighbourhoods, according to the latest report from the United Nations' climate change panel. More about Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report
"Every Ukrainian soul is fighting now" say architects and designers as Russia invades
Architects and designers in Ukraine have told Dezeen how they have been forced to shut their studios, pause their projects and seek shelter or flee their country as Russian forces invaded this week. More about "Every Ukrainian soul is fighting now" say architects and designers as Russia invades
Maisie Wilen uses giant otherworldly holograms to model latest collection
Fashion label Maisie Wilen showcased its autumn/winter collection using a cast of seven-foot-tall holograms at its New York Fashion Week show. More about Maisie Wilen uses giant otherworldly holograms to model latest collection
Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has submitted plans to construct the North Miami Beach Loop tunnel in Miami, which would shuttle people in a dedicated fleet of Tesla cars from the north of the city to the beach. More about Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"
Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma designing holiday homes for Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian has hired leading Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma to build a pair of vacation homes in the US – a "zen" mansion in Palm Springs and a lakeside lodge for celebrating the Fourth of July. More about Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma designing holiday homes for Kim Kardashian
Ten cavernous interiors that swap corners for curves
A nursery by Junya Ishigami and MAD's Cloudscape of Haikou feature in our latest lookbook, which highlights 10 softly contoured interiors from the Dezeen archive that were modelled on the sinuous shapes of clouds and wind-smoothed caves. More about Ten cavernous interiors that swap corners for curves
Jonathan Simkhai stages FW22 fashion show in virtual world Second Life
Fashion editors and influencers assumed digital avatars to take up their front-row seats at Jonathan Simkhai's Fall/Winter 2022 runway show, which was presented in the virtual world of Second Life during New York Fashion Week. More about Jonathan Simkhai stages FW22 fashion show in virtual world Second Life
MCQ infuses rice-leather jacket with custom fragrance
Natural latex is combined with rice hulls and a woodsy blend of essential oils to form this scented jacket, created by Alexander McQueen sub-brand MCQ to showcase the unique characteristics of plant-based leather alternatives. More about MCQ infuses rice-leather jacket with custom fragrance
Souhaïb Ghanmi uses animal bones instead of plastic for minimalist sockets and light switches
Waste bovine bones from the meat industry have been ground into a powder and turned into a collection of light switches and electrical outlets by ÉCAL graduate Souhaïb Ghanmi. More about Souhaïb Ghanmi uses animal bones instead of plastic for minimalist sockets and light switches
Takk perches communal bedroom on stilts in Madrid apartment renovation
Spanish architecture studio Takk has pulled back the walls of an apartment in Madrid to create an outdoor terrace alongside an insulated space that contains a bedroom on stilts. More about Takk perches communal bedroom on stilts in Madrid apartment renovation
MP Duncan Baker launches bill to cap embodied carbon in UK buildings
North Norfolk MP Duncan Baker is set to propose a bill to the UK Parliament today that would make it mandatory to calculate and reduce the embodied carbon footprint of new buildings for the first time. More about MP Duncan Baker launches bill to cap embodied carbon in UK buildings
Mari Koppanen wraps seating collection in traditional Transylvanian mushroom leather
Furniture designer Mari Koppanen has resurrected a suede-like material, historically made in parts of central Romania from hoof fungus, to upholster a rotund stool and matching bench. More about Mari Koppanen wraps seating collection in traditional Transylvanian mushroom leather
Five architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide
Madrid Design Festival, a Neri Oxman retrospective and a drag-queen-led tour of celebrity homes during Palm Springs' Modernism Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide
This week Brighton mandated bee bricks for new buildings
This week on Dezeen, perforated bricks that provide nesting space for bees became a planning requirement for new buildings in Brighton, England. More about This week Brighton mandated bee bricks for new buildings
Study finds cities lack green spaces to support "unsustainable" beekeeping boom
The rapid rise in urban apiaries is exceeding the amount of greenery available to feed both honey bees and other pollinators, according to a study from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research. More about Study finds cities lack green spaces to support "unsustainable" beekeeping boom
Marjan van Aubel turns solar cells into art with glow-in-the-dark tapestry
Strips of colourful photovoltaic cells are arranged into a geometric pattern to form this artwork, conceived by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel to bring solar panels from our roofs into our homes. More about Marjan van Aubel turns solar cells into art with glow-in-the-dark tapestry
Shell carbon-capture facility found to be generating more emissions than it prevents
A prototype carbon capture and storage facility by Shell, which was designed to eliminate emissions from hydrogen production, actually has the same yearly carbon footprint as 1.2 million cars, according to a report by Global Witness. More about Shell carbon-capture facility found to be generating more emissions than it prevents
Ten interiors that use glass-block walls to play with light and shadow
As glass bricks are experiencing another renaissance, our latest lookbook features ten projects that showcase how glazed masonry can illuminate any interior – even cramped bathrooms and hallways. More about Ten interiors that use glass-block walls to play with light and shadow
Buro Happold pledges to eliminate embodied carbon in projects as part of SE 2050 commitment
Engineering firm Buro Happold has become the latest signatory to the SE 2050 Commitment Program, which unites structural engineering firms behind the common goal to slash embodied carbon emissions from their projects by 2050. More about Buro Happold pledges to eliminate embodied carbon in projects as part of SE 2050 commitment