Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Chicago Architecture Biennial and London Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: we've selected 10 products and furniture designs made from stainless steel, aluminium and chrome-finished metal listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten functional and elegant products and furniture designs made from metal
An interactive staircase by Mexico City-based Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and a canopy over an intersection by New York-based Practice for Architecture and Urbanism feature in the fourth Exhibit Columbus. More about Projects by Tatiana Bilbao and PAU among installations at Exhibit Columbus
Promotion: Nashville-based hospitality brand Graduate Hotels has launched a self-titled book spotlighting its hotels in university towns and cities across the world. More about Graduate Hotels spotlights its diverse interiors with new book
Daniel Czyszczoń has been awarded second place in the Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with his proposal for reconfigurable, autonomous cars that travel to the customer to test drive. More about Daniel Czyszczoń's mobile showrooms take second place in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
London-based designer Selene Sarı has created an air-purifier called Vox Aeris that is also designed to work as a speaker. More about Selene Sarı designs air-purifying speaker that "cleanses the air through sound and music"
Fashion house Chanel has announced plans to cover an iconic Brooklyn diner in retro pinks and greens to celebrate the launch of a new perfume. More about Chanel to outfit Brooklyn diner in pastels for perfume pop-up
Meredith O'Shaughnessy has been awarded third place in the Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with a proposal to repurpose multi-storey car parks in urban settings into luxury retail and entertainment spaces. More about Meredith O'Shaughnessy's proposal to repurpose disused car parks wins third place in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
It's time for equitable design to become a priority rather than an afterthought, writes Google's Annie-Jean Baptiste. More about "Space that is exclusionary does not live up to its full potential"
A playful proposal that sees 10 drivers invited to compete in a race on the moon has been highly commended by the judges of Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition. More about Bentley Moon Rally 2030 by V10 highly commended in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
This week on Dezeen, we reported that one of AI's leading voices, Gary Marcus, believes that the potential impacts of generative AI may be overblown. More about This week we reported that the generative AI boom "could come to a fairly swift end"
Dezeen Showroom: India-based lighting company Naaya Studio has released its new collection of pendant lights made from ceramics. More about Ceramic Chandeliers by Naaya Studio
The plump furniture of LA-based Sam Klemick sits alongside the tiled-covered joinery of Vancouver-based Jeff Martin in an exhibition at Objective Gallery in New York. More about Jeff Martin and Sam Klemick create furniture with an "alternate ending"
Body care brand Billie has developed a limited-edition board game that explores the contradictory expectations and demands placed on women in a patriarchal society. More about "Unwinnable" board game No Worries If Not explores sexist double standards
Local design firm Prowl Studio and investment company Baukunst have shown a variety of sustainable materials including aquatic plants meant for animal feed and an electric RV at a pop-up exhibition in San Francisco. More about Bendable battery among sustainable materials at San Francisco exhibition
Collaborations with artists, architects and designers are key to ensuring the longevity of a heritage brand and modernising design classics for a new generation, says Longchamp artistic director Sophie Delafontaine in this interview. More about "It's hard to collaborate with architects" says Longchamp's Sophie Delafontaine
American architecture studio NBBJ has collaborated with American musician Flea to design a playground on a public housing complex in Los Angeles. More about NBBJ and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers create LA playground
A Mitsubishi Corporation cargo ship has embarked on its first wind-powered voyage after being retrofitted with two rigid 37.5-metre-tall sails, in what could mark a crucial step towards decarbonising the maritime industry. More about Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship charts course for greener shipping
Italian sports carmaker Lamborghini has shared its Lanzador concept car – a look ahead at the company's first all-electric vehicle, which is set to go into production from 2028. More about Lamborghini unveils concept for first all-electric car
Industrial design student Avia Revivi has designed a biodegradable toilet paper named O-SOW, which integrates seeds to encourage plant growth. More about Seeded toilet paper encourages plants to grow with human-waste fertiliser