Design
Puma launches self-lacing trainers
Sports brand Puma has unveiled its Puma Fi trainers, which have laces that can be tightened at the swipe of a finger. More about Puma launches self-lacing trainers
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Technology
Hanson Robotics' Little Sophia is a coding companion for young girls
Hanson Robotics has created a "little sister" version of AI robot Sophia, intended to help young girls learn to code and gain an understanding of STEM subjects. More about Hanson Robotics' Little Sophia is a coding companion for young girls
Architecture talks
Watch Neri&Hu's lecture from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019
Chinese designers Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu discussed their past and upcoming projects, as well as their research into China's disappearing village culture, during a lecture and on-stage interview with Dezeen's founder Marcus Fairs at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. More about Watch Neri&Hu's lecture from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019
Design
Malmö Upcycling Service repurposes waste materials to make sustainable furniture
Swedish design collective Malmö Upcycling Service says "you can't sit with us" unless you rethink the sustainability of your production methods, in an exhibition of furniture made from recycled materials. More about Malmö Upcycling Service repurposes waste materials to make sustainable furniture
Careers guide: Michael Caton explains how he came to lead a team of architects at WeWork
Michael Caton once delivered furniture in New Jersey, but now leads the architecture team that provides workspaces for creative startups at WeWork in New York. He explains how he got there, in this interview for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Michael Caton explains how he came to lead a team of architects at WeWork
Architecture
ODA unveils plans for renovation of Rotterdam's historic post office
ODA has revealed visuals of Post, an adaptive reuse scheme that will revive Rotterdam's former post office, and include the construction of a 150-metre-high tower. More about ODA unveils plans for renovation of Rotterdam's historic post office
Interiors
Erbalunga Estudio creates restaurant interior inspired by its Mexican menu
Colours inspired by the Mexican city of Monterrey are used to decorate the interior of this taco restaurant in Vigo, Spain by locally based designer Erbalunga Estudio. More about Erbalunga Estudio creates restaurant interior inspired by its Mexican menu
Interiors
Watch Matti Klenell's lecture from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019
Swedish designer Matti Klenell discussed the design of the new public spaces at Stockholm's Nationalmuseum during his lecture at the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. More about Watch Matti Klenell's lecture from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019
Design
Snøhetta unveils S-1500 chair made from discarded fish nets
Architecture studio Snøhetta is working towards a more circular economy with its latest chair design, which is made from recycled plastic and steel taken from Norwegian fish farming industries. More about Snøhetta unveils S-1500 chair made from discarded fish nets
Architecture
Lacime Architects arranges leisure centre in Suzhou around reflective pools
Lacime Architects based the layout of Shimao Longyin Leisure Centre, in China, around a series of classical Chinese gardens to create serene outdoor circulation areas. More about Lacime Architects arranges leisure centre in Suzhou around reflective pools
Interiors
Agency 59 office by MSDS celebrates "rawness" of historic Toronto car factory
MSDS Studio championed the "explicit materiality" of coarse concrete columns and floors when designing the offices for an advertising agency, located inside a former car factory in Toronto. More about Agency 59 office by MSDS celebrates "rawness" of historic Toronto car factory
Design
Ceramics of Italy predicts tile trends for 2019
Dezeen promotion: playful patterns, colourful marbles and a return to tradition are among the trends to look out for in the tile industry this year, according to organisation Ceramics of Italy. More about Ceramics of Italy predicts tile trends for 2019
News
BIG proposes gondola for its Oakland A's ballpark redesign
BIG has unveiled an expansive cable-car system with two transit hubs to be built in Oakland, as part of the architecture studio's plans for a new baseball stadium in the California city. More about BIG proposes gondola for its Oakland A's ballpark redesign
Architecture talks
Watch our talk on the future of urban spaces with Vestre in Stockholm
Dezeen discussed the future of urban spaces with furniture brand Vestre, design studio Front and landscape architect Thorbjörn Andersson in this talk filmed by Dezeen at Stockholm Design Week. More about Watch our talk on the future of urban spaces with Vestre in Stockholm
Design
Note Design Studio creates artificial snow dunes on rooftop in Stockholm
Visitors to Stockholm Design Week can clamber over a snowy landscape without getting wet, in an installation created for Tarkett by Note Design Studio. More about Note Design Studio creates artificial snow dunes on rooftop in Stockholm
Comments
"This is everything that is wrong with design"
In this week's comments update, readers are questioning Nikolas and Lukas Bentel's decision to design vision-impairing Squiggle Glasses. More about "This is everything that is wrong with design"
Design
Vintage Airstream becomes mobile office for Silicon Valley entrepreneur
California firm Edmonds + Lee Architects has converted a 1960s travel trailer into an office and crash pad for an on-the-go tech entrepreneur who enjoys spending time in nature. More about Vintage Airstream becomes mobile office for Silicon Valley entrepreneur
Video
Studio McLeod and Ekkist create balloon-powered flying houses concept
The latest instalment in our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores a concept for flying houses by Studio McLeod and Ekkist, which would allow people to move between cities and the countryside using hot air balloons. More about Studio McLeod and Ekkist create balloon-powered flying houses concept
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2019 launches and is now accepting entries
Dezeen Awards 2019 is now open for entries! We are now accepting submissions for the world's best architecture, interiors and design projects, as well as the individuals and studios with the most impressive output. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 launches and is now accepting entries
Interiors
Coppin Dockray mixes contemporary and mid-century in renovation of Jørn Utzon's Ahm House
A modernist house built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in Hertfordshire, England, has been given a new life with a renovation by architecture studio Coppin Dockray. More about Coppin Dockray mixes contemporary and mid-century in renovation of Jørn Utzon's Ahm House