To kick off our review of 2023, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's top architecture and design stories. More about The biggest architecture and design stories of 2023
Dezeen Showroom: a sofa that mimics the feeling of being enveloped in a cocoon is among the latest winter-ready sofas and armchairs to be listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eight cosy and comfortable sofas and armchairs on Dezeen Showroom
Super Local has won the Dutch Design Award for best product of 2023 with a project that creates colourful souvenirs from trash that was carried out of the Himalayas by mountain trekkers. More about Super Local creates products that could eradicate litter in the Himalayas
A team of Rhode Island School of Design students and researchers have created tesselated, floating planting beds made of a mycelium biomaterial to cleanse waterways of pollutants and restore wetland habitat. More about RISD researchers create floating mycelium pods to cleanse waterways
Dezeen Showroom: Danish design brand Karakter has released a miniature version of a lamp that was originally designed by the late Italian architect and sculptor Angelo Mangiarotti in 1978. More about Lari mini lamp by Karakter
Sportswear brand Nike has officially launched the Alphafly 3, its latest running super shoe that was used to break the marathon world record in Chicago last month. More about Nike unveils world-record-breaking marathon super shoe
Miami art week 2023, retrospective exhibition Tom Dixon: Metalhead and architecture conference Everything Architecture 2023 are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in December from Dezeen Events Guide
Sportswear brand Puma has said it is a step closer to launching a truly biodegradable shoe, following a trial in which a specially made version of its Suede sneakers decomposed under strict conditions. More about Puma reveals results of Re:Suede experiment to make a biodegradable shoe
Architect Katy Marks of Citizens Design Bureau has created Uno, a one-cup bra for women who have undergone mastectomies, to empower and celebrate post-surgery bodies. More about Katy Marks designs one-cup Uno bra for women to feel "confidently asymmetric"
Dezeen Showroom: ITO Design has sought to create a stylish seating option for collaborative spaces in the Ena chair, designed for Japanese brand Okamura. More about Ena chair by ITO Design for Okamura
Design studios Map Project Office and Modem have developed a concept for a diagnostics kit backed by artificial intelligence that would allow patients to perform basic triage on themselves. More about Smart Aid Kit uses AI to remotely diagnose and manage health conditions
All 50 Dezeen Awards 2023 winners have been announced at this evening's ceremony in central London. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 winners announced at ceremony in London
Student drawings, scale models, and a life-size recreation of set designer Es Devlin's London studio are on display at an exhibition exploring the designer's 30-year archive at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. More about Es Devlin reveals "miniature parallel practice" for New York exhibition
Dutch company Human Material Loop is using an unusual waste source to make a zero-carbon wool alternative that requires no land or water use: human hair. More about Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes so as not to distract visitors from the surrounding landscape. More about Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway
Design studio Spacon & X created a runway installation for Danish fashion brand Stine Goya, centred by six towers of sand that collapsed as models walked by. More about Spacon & X designs Stine Goya fashion show around crumbling sand towers
Bathroom manufacturer Kaldewei has collaborated with artist Bethan Laura Wood to create a series of eye-catching bathroom fixtures, showcased in this video produced for the brand by Dezeen. More about Kaldewei unveils bathroom fixtures designed by Bethan Laura Wood
This is the final opportunity to get listed on Dezeen's digital guide to Miami art week, which highlights the key events taking place during the event. More about Last chance to be listed on Dezeen's digital guide for Miami art week 2023
Chinese materials company Yi Design has developed a porous brick made from recycled ceramic waste that could be used to prevent flooding in urban areas. More about Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
Argentinian architect Daniel Germani has designed the outdoor, modular Cosmopolitan Kitchen for American brand Danver. More about Daniel Germani creates Mondrian-informed outdoor kitchen