Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. More about SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"
American studio ISA has used a range of strategies to maximise space, light and views in the metal-clad Signal House, which rises from a slender urban lot. More about ISA creates skinny metal-clad apartment building in Philadelphia
Studio Mike and Maaike has worked with California start-up Quilt to create a design-led heat pump system, to make it more appealing for people to switch their homes to low-carbon heating and cooling. More about Quilt launches whole-home heat pump system with "thoughtful design"
An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. More about "Public technology sculpture" The Portal shut down after "inappropriate behaviour"
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign launches "joyful architecture" degree
A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. More about Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux
French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. More about Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated pavilions in geometric lattices
Chairs with high heels for feet feature in this seating collection from French designers Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Louboutin, meant to reflect "female individuality". More about Christian Louboutin and Pierre Yovanovitch perch chairs on legs informed by "iconic women"
Each year at DesignMarch, Iceland sets out to prove that being a remote island with a tiny population isn't a barrier to having a thriving design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up the highlights of the 2024 festival. More about Eight highlights from DesignMarch 2024 in Iceland
In this talk filmed by Dezeen for The Dalmore, Zaha Hadid Architects director Melodie Leung explains how she worked with the Scottish distiller to create a rare edition of its single malt whisky. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and The Dalmore create rare whisky "imbued with life experiences"
London's Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand's past. More about Aram and Max Radford Gallery showcase emerging designers in Now 4 Then exhibition
Promotion: a pressure-technology waistcoat by Janne Kreimer that aims to tackle anxiety and depression has won the 2024 Rimowa Design Prize. More about Winner of the 2024 Rimowa Design Prize revealed
Electronics accessory brand Casetify has launched a series of public art installations in five cities around the world using recycled phone cases as the key material. More about Casetify launches global installations made out of recycled phone cases
A family house "joyfully transformed" with terracotta-coloured extensions has been named London's best home improvement project by Don't Move, Improve! 2024. More about Terracotta-tiled extensions by Emil Eve Architects named London's best home improvement project
Works by Fernando Laposse, Paul Cocksedge and Studio Raw Material were among those shown as part of New York gallery Friedman Benda's group exhibition highlighting sustainable approaches to design. More about Designers at New York exhibition showcase "poetic responses" to mass extraction
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Kunstsilo art gallery in Norway by Barcelona studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX and Mendoza Partida. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "an intelligent re-use of an industrial structure"
Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront, which will include five mixed-use residential towers. More about Brandon Haw Architecture creates masterplan for "last waterfront site" in Williamsburg
To kick off our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent furniture and object designers in North America, we showcase 10 studios creating unique objects in Detroit, Michigan. More about Ten studios leading Detroit's design scene in 2024
Launching today, Dezeen's North American Design 2024 series will define the state of independent design in North America, providing a cross-section of a different city each week. US editor Ben Dreith explains more. More about This is North American Design 2024
Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. More about London extension by Collective Works blends Scandinavian and Mediterranean influences