A new design trend prioritises the needs of bugs and animals above human beings. Rima Sabina Aouf finds out if "interspecies design" is the next step in creating more sustainable spaces and objects. More about Animal-centric interspecies design goes "beyond sustainability"
The strength and availability of bamboo give it the potential to be as dominant in construction as concrete and steel, argues Atelier One engineer Chris Matthews in this interview. More about Bamboo will "be a major player" in future of architecture says expert Chris Matthews
A brick, steel and timber structure is left exposed in this office interior in Sydney, which local firm Cox Architecture has revamped to house its own studio. More about Cox Architecture celebrates heritage features of its own Sydney studio
London gallery Themes & Variations has opened an exhibition of furniture, lighting and sculpture by designer Tom Dixon that spans his over 40-year career, which he says is "like having a visual psychotherapy session". More about Tom Dixon retrospective exhibition opens at Themes & Variations in London
UK company Pure Electric has created a foldable electric scooter with footpads on either side of the chassis, allowing riders to adopt a "natural forward-facing stance". More about Pure Advance Flex e-scooter folds down to size of cabin bag
Promotion: design festival Seoul Design returned to the city's Dongdaemun Design Plaza this month with a 10-day programme of exhibitions and events, offering a survey of South Korea's design landscape. More about Car-waste products and Shigeru Ban disaster housing among Seoul Design 2023 highlights
Interior designer Linda Bergroth has added colourful beams to the Amsterdam concept store for plastic-free paint brand Cover Story, which was designed to streamline the redecorating process for shoppers. More about Linda Bergroth designs "user-centric" Cover Story paint shop in Amsterdam
New images show the exteriors of two stone-clad skyscrapers designed by Danish architecture studio BIG near New York's High Line as they near completion. More about Photos reveal BIG's twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York
LA architecture studio Gehry Partners has completed the extension of media company Warner Bros' headquarters in Burbank, which juxtaposes two distinctive facade styles. More about Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages. More about Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Chinese car manufacturer Nio has launched Blue Sky Lab, its own sustainable fashion brand, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More about Carmaker Nio unveils fashion made using waste from its own production
An exposed concrete frame, red brickwork and a large silver curtain define House K in Thailand, which has been designed by local studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture. More about Bangkok Tokyo Architecture creates concrete house with giant silver curtain
Architect Tariq Khayyat has designed The Fold, a sculptural housing development in Dubai that features curved facades and aims to create a "communal oasis" behind a main road. More about Tariq Khayyat Design Partners creates "tulip field" of townhouses in Dubai
The Twentieth Century Society's latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity's director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. More about Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
Australian architect Nic Brunsdon has created a giant sphere that inflates and deflates throughout the day for this year's National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission in Melbourne. More about Nic Brunsdon creates inflatable sphere for National Gallery of Victoria
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an aluminium-disc-topped pavilion in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. More about "If you know anything about concrete, you know this is extraordinary" says commenter
In the latest instalment of our Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, Omar Nobil, VP of product design and brand creative for Design Within Reach, explains what the company is looking for when hiring. More about "I'm looking for people who have a defiant optimism and a solution-oriented mindset"
Chinese interiors studio RooMoo has used nearly 6,000 pieces of oak from discarded distillery barrels to adorn this whiskey bar in Shanghai. More about RooMoo reuses distillery's old whiskey barrels to decorate its bar
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to Miami art week 2023, highlighting the fairs, exhibitions and installations taking place in the city from 6 to 10 December 2023. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Miami art week 2023
A person can change the prescription of their eyewear with a quick swipe with the 32°N sunglasses by technology company DeepOptics. More about 32°N adaptive focus sunglasses can switch from distance to reading mode