Recycled plastic and rubber make up this unisex trainer by Belgian brand Norm, which has set out to change the "nonsense" manufacturing process of a standard pair of shoes. More about Norm's 1L11 trainer produces 80 per cent less carbon than typical shoes
Architects working in Morelia, Mexico are choosing to make bold additions in eye-catching white. Here are five striking projects, including a house punctured by trees and a food market. More about Five white architecture projects brightening Mexican city Morelia
Designers Michael Godmer and Mathieu Turgeon's home in Montreal features contemporary Danish pieces alongside oak, terracotta and marble. More about Michael Godmer and Mathieu Turgeon renovate their Montreal design studio and home
Architect Espen Surnevik has collaborated with Trodahl Architects to design a geometric, porcelain-covered church in the city of Porsgrunn, Norway. More about Espen Surnevik clads Porsgrunn's "resurrection church" entirely in porcelain
Cedar furnishings, leafy eucalyptus branches and steel partitions feature within this spa and wellness centre in Sydney, which has been designed by local practice Esoteriko. More about Esoteriko pairs timber and metal inside Shelter wellness centre in Sydney
This modular chair collection by Thai design studio Kaoi takes cues from the 1980s Memphis Group, featuring four graphic armrests that can be mixed and matched to offer different aesthetic "personalities". More about Kaoi studio designs modular Ebba chairs based on Ettore Sottsass' Memphis movement
American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has placed skylights over existing wood framing to streak the interiors of this San Francisco house with beams of light. More about Woodwork and skylights stream light into Noe Valley Residence in San Francisco
Architects, designers and cultural institutions, including Foster + Partners, Dyson and the V&A, have created educational activities for children to ward off the boredom of coronavirus lockdown. Here are five of the most entertaining. More about Architecture, design and engineering activities for children in lockdown
Week four of VDF featured Bar Basso, Studio Drift, Adam Nathaniel Furman, Sevil Peach, Bureau Spectacular, Arthur Mamou-Mani and much more! More about This week's VDF highlights included Carlo Ratti, Space Popular and Iris van Herpen plus a live drone performance and a cocktail masterclass
The car is the star in these eight private residential projects, each designed for a client keen to show off their beloved automobiles. More about Eight houses designed to show off their owners' car collections
Today VDF has teamed up with Schloss Hollenegg for the virtual opening of an exhibition exploring the wilder side of nature, including a live tour of the historic castle later today. More about Walden exhibition at Schloss Hollenegg explores "our dysfunctional relationship with nature" says curator Alice Stori Liechtenstein
This week on Dezeen, designers focused their efforts on creating objects for life after Covid-19 lockdown, from blankets and frames for social distancing in parks to unconventional face shields. More about This week, designers imagined ways to socialise in a post-coronavirus world
Designers Thomas Musca and Duyi Han have cast reinforced concrete into furniture with chunky angles and geometric voids that take cues from brutalist architecture. More about Squashed-looking concrete bench by Thomas Musca and Duyi Han references brutalist architecture
Architect Smiljan Radić has designed this secluded black-concrete house among woodland in Vilches, Chile, to feature three huge rooflights that extend at odd angles. More about Black concrete skylights protrude from House for the Poem of the Right Angle by Smiljan Radić
Herzog & de Meuron's update for Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium is defeated after the planning permission expired. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Chelsea FC stadium plans expire
Designer Yinka Ilori shares what he's been doing to keep busy during the coronavirus lockdown in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Yinka Ilori has been making models and learning to play the Nigerian talking drum during lockdown
White membrane stretches over the curved rooftop of Jiunvfeng Study, a mountainside visitor centre built by Gad Line+ Studio above Dongximen Village in Shangdong, China. More about Gad Line+ Studio perches white cloud-like pavilion to overlook sacred mountain in China
We're roughly one-third of the way through Virtual Design Festival, having completed 24 days of the 77-day marathon! With the VDF team taking a break today as its a holiday in the UK, here are the ten most popular VDF video posts so far. More about VDF's top 10 videos include Chris Precht and Alison Brooks plus Studio Drift's drone performance
In the last of our three exclusive video interviews for Virtual Design Festival, Iris van Herpen describes how she created the optical illusions in her Hypnosis collection, which includes a dress the Dutch fashion designer describes as her most complicated yet. More about "The Infinity dress is the most difficult I have ever made" says Iris van Herpen
Architects and designers are being asked to devise social-distancing devices to allow Milan's bars, shops and public spaces to reopen safely following the height of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Milan calls on architects and designers to create social-distancing devices