Bacteria were used to grow this one-off edition of the Bou Bag by Danish fashion brand Ganni, made from a leather alternative by London biotech company Modern Synthesis that contains no plastic or petrochemicals. More about Ganni unveils handbag made from bacterial leather at LDF
Promotion: specially curated playlists and unique signature scents are just some of the multi-sensory ways in which developer Moda Living is tailoring its neighbourhoods to boost residents' wellbeing. More about "Our goal is to create the happiest, healthiest and most sustainable communities in the UK" says Moda Living
Hoodies and tailored shorts moulded from plasticine were presented during British fashion brand JW Anderson's Spring Summer 2024 womenswear show at London Fashion Week. More about JW Anderson creates clay-moulded hoodies and shorts at London Fashion Week
New Red Order has opened an exhibition in an empty lot in Queens that invites visitors to become "accomplices" in decolonization through a series of installations. More about Animatronic beaver among New York installations focused on decolonization
Skylab Architecture has created a set of prefabricated A-frame cabins in Winter Park, Colorado that reinterpret traditional ski chalets with contemporary practices. More about Skylab arranges series of A-frame Colorado cabins in snowflake-like pattern
The corrugated metal-clad modules of this home in New Zealand were designed to be easily moved by using a trailer, as an alternative to standard houses. More about William Samuels creates relocatable home as "radical departure" from standard house
A lamp made of volcanic rock and a cork chair are among the products exhibited at Lake Como Design Festival that make use of unconventional materials. More about Seven uses of unconventional materials at Lake Como Design Festival
Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed its design for a space museum and experience centre in Yantai, China, which will appear like a mysterious black object in an oceanfront park. More about Open Architecture designs "extraterrestrial-looking" space museum in China
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in the Hamptons by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade. More about "I wonder if it will age well" asks commenter
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré may be known for his resource-light community buildings but would be open to designing a skyscraper when the time is right, he tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Pritzker "has given me courage" says Diébédo Francis Kéré
Metro newspapers and Thames debris were used to form this collection of London-centric products, created by local designers as part of the Atelier100 incubator, which is on show at London Design Festival. More about IKEA and H&M's design incubator unveils products by 22 emerging London studios
The Dezeen team are reporting from the 21st edition of London Design Festival in the British capital (16-24 September). Read on for all the coverage from Tuesday 19 September. More about Tuesday from London Design Festival 2023
Local studio Mesura has designed a live-work home for a gallery owner that combines exhibition space with living quarters in a former factory in Barcelona. More about Mesura furnishes Casa Vasto apartment and gallery with "constellation of objects"
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed the Silver Lining House, a crisp, gabled home clad in black-stained cedar that was designed for an architectural photographer and interior designer. More about Mork-Ulnes creates black San Francisco house to be "laboratory" for creative work
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a crystalline skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features crystalline skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects, including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. More about Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"
Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Astro Lighting has listed a selection of its lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom, including lamps informed by modernist architecture. More about Astro Lighting spotlights five lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom
Montreal-based designer Thom Fougere has created a small collection of ring-shaped benches cut from a single plate of steel and installed in the woods outside of Winnipeg. More about Thom Fougere creates collection of ring-shaped benches for forest floor
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More about Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
The debris of a demolished 1970s building was repurposed into mud-concrete blocks to create this house in Bangalore, India, designed by local architecture studio CollectiveProject. More about CollectiveProject recycles demolition waste for Debris Block House in Bangalore