Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed a collection of peaked umbrella-shaped structures that were informed by the surrounding mountains for a rest area in Japan. More about Kengo Kuma adds mountain-shaped toilets to hiking trail overlooking Mount Fuji
A digital tool that allows anyone to design complex 3D-knitted fabrics has been named product of the year at Dutch Design Awards 2021. More about "We've created a Photoshop for textiles" says Byborre co-founder
To coincide with Greenpeace's 50th anniversary, Dezeen teamed up with Michael Green Architecture and Greenpeace to host a live talk to discuss the relationship between design and activism. More about Watch our live talk exploring the role of designers in environmental activism
The winners of the Dezeen Awards 2021 studio categories have been announced in the final show of six special shows hosted by poet LionHeart and designer Nelly Ben Hayoun. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 studio winners announced in video show
Fashion brand Balenciaga has blanketed the interior of the Tank Shanghai museum in cream-coloured curtains for its first couture salon and showroom in China. More about Balenciaga transforms former aviation fuel tanks into couture salon in Shanghai
Musicians "painted" with their instruments to create the enigmatic graphics in the centenary publication of the Latvian Academy of Music, designed by local studio Nord ID Riga. More about Nord ID Riga makes sound visible in graphic design for Latvian Academy of Music
Architect Chris Precht presented Bert, a modular timber house, in this Architecture Project Talk presented by Dezeen in partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council. Register to rewatch the webinar. More about Register for our Architecture Project Talk about Bert by Precht
Skylights made from a patchwork of recycled phone, tablet and laptop screens create a rainbow-like lighting effect inside this pavilion at Strathclyde Country Park in Scotland, designed by O’DonnellBrown Architects with artist Kate V Robertson. More about O'DonnellBrown uses recycled materials for outdoor learning pavilion in Scottish park
We have now published over 170 school shows! As we approach the end of 2021, here are the ten most popular showcases of student work from throughout the year. More about Ten most popular Dezeen School Shows of 2021
Jasper Morrison and Vitra have created what they describe as the "first successful translation" of the classic cantilever chair in plastic, the Evo-C. More about Jasper Morrison creates lightweight cantilever plastic Evo-C chair for Vitra
Mexican architect Francisco Pardo has created a partly underground weekend home that is meant to exist in "pleasant tension" with the natural landscape. More about Francisco Pardo tucks Casa Aguacates into hillside in rural Mexico
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Lina Ghotmeh's Stone Garden apartment block in Beirut, Lebanon, which was named architecture project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2021. More about The architecture project of the year features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has designed an Apple Store in Los Angeles as "a dynamic hall of illusions" amplified by a mirrored ceiling that reflects rows of indoor trees. More about Reflections and shadows define Los Angeles Apple Store by Foster + Partners
The five winning media projects for Dezeen Awards 2021 have been revealed, including an experiential animated website and a render featuring a cascade of flowers. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 media project category winners revealed
The winners of the Dezeen Awards 2021 media categories were announced today in a special show hosted by poet and broadcaster LionHeart and experiential designer Nelly Ben Hayoun. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 media winners revealed in video show
British fashion brand Burberry has installed a pop-up store that reflects a surrounding mountain range on Jeju Island, South Korea, for its latest outerwear clothing collection. More about Burberry creates mirrored pop-up store on Jeju Island
Architecture practice Demogo has perched a small cabin on the dramatic Marmarole mountain range in Northern Italy's Dolomites, with a full-height window that gives the impression of almost falling over the edge of a cliff. More about Zinc-clad hikers' cabin perches on a cliff edge in the Dolomites
The three winning sustainability projects for Dezeen Awards 2021 have been revealed as a recycling centre that features 700 repurposed windows, a restaurant made from upcycled junk and a collection of tiles made of glass from discarded microwaves. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability category winners revealed
Danish architecture practice Henning Larsen and engineering company Ramboll have designed an eight-storey stepped wooden building for the Nordhavn waterfront on the eastern edge of Copenhagen. More about Henning Larsen reveals plans for "one of the largest contemporary wood structures in Denmark"
British artist Stuart Semple has unveiled the "whitest white paint" in his latest quest to produce the most pigmented versions of colours for painting. More about Stuart Semple develops White 2.0 as world's "brightest white paint"