Rice starch, fish bones and oyster shells from the kitchen of Gothenburg restaurant Vrå were combined to form this dual-purpose stool and side table, created by local designer Carolina Härdh. More about Carolina Härdh crafts furniture for restaurant Vrå from its own food waste
As London's high-speed rail link the Elizabeth Line nears completion, British textile design studio Wallace Sewell has revealed its pinstripe-patterned seat moquette, which takes cues from royalty. More about Wallace Sewell designs purple pinstripe fabric to create "a sense of speed" for the Elizabeth Line
Dezeen Showroom: a seating collection designed to create comfortable al fresco working environments is among 15 new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Onde seating by Gandia Blasco among new products on Dezeen Showroom
American outdoor equipment company SylvanSport has designed a camping trailer that can be attached to almost any car and expanded into a pop-out shelter on arrival. More about Pop-up camping kit contained in compact SylvanSport Go trailer
A lush green wall and back-lit fibreglass panels are found on the exterior of an electrical substation extension that was designed by TEF Design to achieve net-zero energy consumption. More about TEF Design creates living wall for net-zero Larkin Street Substation in San Francisco
A new museum dedicated to Danish fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, designed as an experiential "fantasy world" of gardens and underground exhibition spaces, has officially opened in Odense following a soft launch at the end of June 2021. More about Kengo Kuma's HC Andersens Hus opens in Denmark
An award-winning council house renovation and homes with curved design elements feature in our latest lookbook, which collects ten interiors that celebrate the versatility of plaster walls. More about Ten residential interiors showcasing exposed plaster walls
British designer Michael Marriott has installed a makeshift beach shack made out of recycled stereos, bottle crates and fridges in the historic Harewood House in West Yorkshire. More about Michael Marriott builds ad-hoc Kioskö bar using only recycled objects
Handmade fluted ceramic tiles, pink blown-glass lighting and tropical patterned fabrics all feature in this Atlanta bar and restaurant by local architecture firm Smith Hanes Studio. More about Floral installations decorate Atrium bar in Atlanta by Smith Hanes Studio
Exposed, white-painted concrete contrasts a delicate, skylit metal staircase at this minimalist house in Mataró, Barcelona, designed by local practice Vallribera Arquitectes. More about Vallribera Arquitectes contrasts heavy and light finishes at compact home in Barcelona
Sculpture-like concrete steps and a curving stair suspended above ground feature in this lookbook, which spotlights ten residential interiors with standout spiral or helical staircases. More about Ten home interiors animated by sculptural winding staircases
This week on Dezeen, US studio SHoP Architects completed 111 West 57th Street in New York City, which is now the world's skinniest skyscraper with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1. More about This week the world's skinniest skyscraper was completed
The founders of architecture studio Barkow Leibinger have created a square-shaped dwelling for themselves in Bozeman, Montana, that features ample use of wood, including cedar siding and glue-laminated timber beams. More about Knotty cedar clads 5280 House in Montana by Barkow Leibinger
The most senior politician to appear at the inquiry into the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London has insisted that his government's deregulation policies did not lead to a failure to update lax building codes ahead of the disaster. More about Senior politician denies deregulation agenda caused failure to review building codes before Grenfell
Studio Odile Decq has completed a 30-storey luxury residential tower in Barcelona, featuring curved balconies that are coloured red on the upper floors to give the building a distinctive presence on the skyline. More about Red balconies top Odile Decq's Antares tower in Barcelona
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has installed his Paper Partition System across temporary shelters in Europe that are housing Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. More about Shigeru Ban builds modular partitions to offer privacy to Ukrainians in emergency shelters
Interiors studio Fettle took cues from hospitality spaces when fitting out this contemporary residential block in London, which houses 164 apartments alongside a co-working area and an in-house cafe. More about Fettle designs apartment block The Gessner to resemble a hotel
Staff and students of a Ukrainian architecture school have restarted classes in temporary facilities and are creating emergency housing in Lviv after they "desperately fled" the besieged city of Kharkiv at the start of the war. More about "We want to make a strong statement and stay in Ukraine" say Kharkiv Architecture School principals
Dezeen teamed up with Open House Worldwide to livestream its festival exploring the future of housing and neighbourhood planning. More about Watch Open House Worldwide's Housing and the People festival explore extraordinary housing
Following the release of a sex toy that turns testicles into a dildo, here are six unusual erotic toys from the Dezeen archive including a thimble that tickles and skyscraper-shaped dildos. More about Six unusual sex toys with innovative designs