Nendo founder Oki Sato broke two frying pans when creating the heated-up material for his colourful Hana-arashi furniture collection for Paola Lenti, which was shown as part of Milan design week. More about Oki Sato "used twenty years' worth of colours" in Hana-arashi collection
Architect Peter Markos has designed the Monocoque Cabin, an off-grid timber cabin defined by an organic, cocoon-like form, on a farm in Shropshire, UK. More about Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a programme of talks by leading designers exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances in the creative industry. More about DesignMarch live talks will focus on the role of design in addressing global imbalances
As numerous architects turn their hands to designing watches, we round up six designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winners including Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Álvaro Siza. More about Six watches designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects
Danish architecture studio BIG, alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. More about BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas
Unprotected modernist houses are at risk of demolition as land often holds greater value than architectural heritage, says conservation group Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt tearing down a home by architect Craig Ellwood. More about Chris Pratt's destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of "systemic problems"
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for a tiered, 62-storey supertall skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York. More about Foster + Partners designs tiered Park Avenue supertall skyscraper
Dezeen Showroom: in tandem with its release at Milan design week 2024, Italian design brand UniFor has listed its distinctive Andromeda furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom. More about UniFor presents new Andromeda furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: Czech brand Mmcité has been creating urban furniture for 30 years but continues to adapt to the "constantly evolving" needs of public space, says founder and creative director David Karásek. More about Mmcité on a "cultural mission" to make cities more beautiful through public furniture
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed Frame House, a family home in Ljubljana clad in red-brick tiles that play on the area's pitched-roof buildings. More about OFIS Arhitekti clads geometric home in Slovenia with red-brick tiles
With Earth Day 2024 and an increasing number of environmental campaigners calling for an end to plastics, is time finally up for the 20th century's miracle material? Rima Sabina Aouf finds out if we can – and should – abolish plastic. More about Is a plastic-free future possible?
Car company Tesla has issued a recall of nearly all Cybertrucks sold to date, following reports of its accelerator pad becoming stuck at "full throttle". More about Tesla recalls Cybertrucks after reports of faulty pedals causing unwanted acceleration
We need to end our use of plastics for the sake of the planet and human's health, writes the director of Earth Day's end plastic initiatives Aidan Charron. More about "A 60 per cent reduction in plastic is the bare minimum we need the world to do"
Zaha Hadid Design, Heatherwick Studio and Foster + Partners were among the studios taking part in this year's Milan design week, with starchitecture product designs including a plastic-waste chair and mesh furniture. More about Six architect-designed furniture pieces at Milan design week
There's still time to get listed in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the 12th anniversary of NYCxDesign, the annual festival located in New York City. More about There's still time to feature in Dezeen's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2024
Dim lighting and dark tones define the interiors of the second Smith & Mills restaurant in New York, recently completed by architecture studio Woods Bagot. More about Woods Bagot designs art deco-informed restaurant at Rockefeller Center
Architects Melike Altınısık and Anupama Kundoo, designers Michele De Lucchi and Bentley's Chris Cooke, sustainability director Mina Hasman and curator Abraham Thomas have joined the Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Melike Altınısık, Michele De Lucchi and Anupama Kundoo announced as Dezeen Awards judges
Experimental furniture and nostalgic films combine in Diurno, a Milan design week installation exploring the past and future of the living room. More about Panter & Tourron and Davide Rapp create "speakeasy-style secret lounge" in Milan
Dezeen Showroom: a rug that draws on the appearance of a flower's reproductive system is among 14 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Anther rug by Niubó among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Fashion designer Thom Browne has presented his collaboration with Italian textile brand Frette as part of a sleep-themed performance during Milan design week 2024. More about Models nap on Thom Browne bedding during Milan design week performance