UIA World Congress of Architects and the Ai Weiwei: Making Sense exhibition are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this July. More about Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: mimicking the look of warm and textured wool boucle, the Gaia upholstery fabric collection by British brand Skopos is made of fully recycled materials. More about Gaia recycled upholstery fabric collection by Skopos
Dezeen Showroom: a metal edge detail and ultra-thin doors characterise Italian brand Valcucine's Riciclantica Outline kitchen, a modular system designed to have a clean, minimal look. More about Riciclantica Outline kitchen by Valcucine
Architecture studios De Matos Ryan and AOC have included a staircase informed by optical illusions and a bright red performance stage in the refurbished Young V&A children's museum in east London. More about Young V&A designed as "national resource" for creative learning
LA studio PlayLab Inc and construction company California Skateparks have designed a temporary skatepark for Vans in Paris that was partly made from clear plexiglass to reference the nearby Louvre museum. More about PlayLab Inc creates plexiglass skatepark for Vans during Paris Fashion Week
French fashion house Dior has presented its Spring Summer 2024 menswear show, in which models rose from the floor of a purpose-built structure that was designed by events and production company Villa Eugénie. More about Villa Eugénie creates "mechanical garden" for Dior Spring Summer 2024 menswear show
At the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Allbirds has unveiled a woolly sock-style trainer with a bioplastic sole that effectively adds zero emissions to the atmosphere over the course of its life, the shoe brand claims. More about Allbirds creates "world's first net-zero carbon shoe" using regenerative wool
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Italian designer Paolo Cappello for Miniforms, the Superpop tables have a colourful, terrazzo-like surface created from recycled plastic. More about Superpop tables by Paolo Cappello for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish studio MUT Design has created a geometric rug collection for the brand Gan, which is informed by the patterns of a spirograph toy. More about Giro rugs by MUT Design for Gan
Artificial Intelligence acted as a "creative collaborator" in a project by IKEA's research lab Space10 and design studio Panter & Tourron to reimagine the couch as a lightweight and foldable seating design. More about Space10 counts AI as collaborator on Couch in an Envelope prototype
Design platform Alcova, which usually shows as part of Milan design week, has announced that it is expanding internationally, with its first overseas exhibition set to take place during Miami art week. More about Alcova launches first international edition at Miami art week
Over the past year, searches for sustainable fashion have grown in popularity on Pinterest. We round up 10 projects from our sustainable fashion board which feature items made from more environmentally friendly materials. More about Ten sustainable fashion designs that use biomaterials from Dezeen's Pinterest
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of stools made from wood that take cues from the appearance of chess pieces is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Rook stool by Ross Gardam among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
This week on Dezeen, we began our AItopia series, which will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on design, architecture and humanity. More about This week we launched our AItopia series
Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann's firm Studio Other Spaces has created a sculptural work called Common Sky to enclose an open-air courtyard at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. More about Studio Other Spaces encloses Buffalo museum courtyard in "canopy of glass and mirrors"
Dezeen Showroom: designed to create harmony between the built and natural environments, the Boost Mineral tile range from Italian company Atlas Concorde has a subtle stone effect. More about Boost Mineral surface and wall tiles by Atlas Concorde
Festival set designer Simon Carroll has created the spiralling Hayes Pavilion from salvaged timber and mycelium at Glastonbury festival to challenge the industry's over-reliance on polystyrene foam. More about Glastonbury's mushroom mycelium pavilion explores sustainable stage design
There are just two weeks left to enter our Future Luxury Retail Design Competition, which invites architects and designers to define the future of luxury retail. Enter before 7 July. More about Only two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
An exhibition of the 1950s sets, props, miniature models, costumes and artwork used in Wes Anderson's latest film Asteroid City has opened at 180 The Strand in London. More about Asteroid City exhibition immerses visitors in Wes Anderson's Americana film sets
British technology company SatVu has launched a satellite into orbit that will map the energy efficiency of buildings from space, with the goal of identifying structures for retrofitting. More about Hotsat-1 satellite launched to identify energy inefficient buildings