Fabrics
Quest recycled fabric by Camira
Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched Quest – a versatile fabric made of recycled plastic waste taken from the oceans. More about Quest recycled fabric by Camira
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Dutch Design Week
Hsin Min Chan's giant dress empowers its wearer by making them unapproachable
An experience of 24-hour surveillance led Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Hsin Min Chan to create a dress that exaggerates the "to-be-looked-at-ness" of its wearer. More about Hsin Min Chan's giant dress empowers its wearer by making them unapproachable
Promotion
Aritco reimagines domestic elevator as "expressive design element" with Aritco HomeLift
Dezeen promotion: Swedish designer Alexander Lervik has collaborated with local manufacturer Aritco to create an elevator with a clear glass shaft that allows its customisable interior to become a feature in the home. More about Aritco reimagines domestic elevator as "expressive design element" with Aritco HomeLift
Dezeen 15 festival
Season 0 is the debut fashion collection of The Fabricant Studio
Genderless robes and puffer jackets feature in Season 0, a collection of exclusive digital garments created for the metaverse using The Fabricant's new online co-creation studio. More about Season 0 is the debut fashion collection of The Fabricant Studio
Dezeen 15 festival
The Fabricant Studio "allows anyone to become a digital fashion designer"
Digital fashion house The Fabricant has launched an online design studio in which users can create exclusive virtual garments to trade and wear in the metaverse. More about The Fabricant Studio "allows anyone to become a digital fashion designer"
News
No New Worlds artwork installed at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes The Colour of the Climate Crisis exhibition and an artwork designed to highlight links between climate change and colonisation. More about No New Worlds artwork installed at COP26
News
Facebook rebrands to Meta and adopts infinity-loop logo
Social media brand Facebook's parent company has changed its name to Meta and updated its logo to an infinity loop that resembles the letter M. More about Facebook rebrands to Meta and adopts infinity-loop logo
Dezeen Showroom
Ayno lighting collection by Stefan Diez for Midgard Licht
Dezeen Showroom: German lighting brand Midgard Licht has added a new Silk Grey colour option to its Ayno lighting collection, designed by Stefan Diez around an arced fibreglass rod. More about Ayno lighting collection by Stefan Diez for Midgard Licht
Design
Mathieu Lehanneur turns Renault 4L into nomadic hotel suite with panoramic windows
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has transformed the Renault 4L car, an icon of the 1960s, into a luxury-travel vehicle with a lounge space in the transparent boot. More about Mathieu Lehanneur turns Renault 4L into nomadic hotel suite with panoramic windows
News
Morag Myerscough reveals Clean Power flags at COP26
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes Morag Myerscough flags, Passive House tours and a film on the Anthropocene. More about Morag Myerscough reveals Clean Power flags at COP26
Dezeen Showroom
The Art of Jacquard textile collection by Dedar
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has launched a range of fabrics called The Art of Jacquard, which is distinguished by its vivid colours and graphic motifs. More about The Art of Jacquard textile collection by Dedar
Redesign the World
Justinian Khoo envisions networks of floating cities "to provide freedom for nature on land"
The second finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Justinian Khoo, who has proposed moving humanity into sustainable floating cities so that nature can reclaim the land. More about Justinian Khoo envisions networks of floating cities "to provide freedom for nature on land"
Dezeen Showroom
Classic furniture pieces with a contemporary twist by Cassina features on Dezeen Showroom
Italian brand Cassina has presented a selection of contemporary furniture on Dezeen Showroom, including modular bookcases, beds with integrated charging ports and a screen divider designed for the Japanese ambassador to France. More about Classic furniture pieces with a contemporary twist by Cassina features on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Events Guide
Five architecture and design events in November from Dezeen Events Guide
The COP26 climate conference, Dubai Design Week 2021 and New York's ICFF 2021 furniture fair are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide that are taking place this month. More about Five architecture and design events in November from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom
Habitat tile collection by ADEX
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish tile manufacturer ADEX has released a new collection of ceramic tiles called Habitat, designed to offer a contemporary update on traditional artisan ceramics. More about Habitat tile collection by ADEX
Architecture
Norman Foster and John Kerry to discuss low-carbon architecture as COP26 climate conference gets underway
Daily COP26 briefing: the first of our daily COP26 briefings includes details of a conversation between Norman Foster and John Kerry at the climate conference, a Morag Myerscough installation and a house built from Scottish timber. More about Norman Foster and John Kerry to discuss low-carbon architecture as COP26 climate conference gets underway
Redesign the World
Pawel Rymsza proposes domed cities with algae lakes "to make big reductions in atmospheric carbon"
Pawel Rymsza's proposal to house humanity in a network of ring-shaped structures built around huge algae-rich lakes is the first of 15 visionary projects selected as finalists for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More about Pawel Rymsza proposes domed cities with algae lakes "to make big reductions in atmospheric carbon"
Installations
Geometric brick rooms installed in passageway in disused tobacco factory
Architecture offices Palma and Hanghar have inserted a "playful sequence of rooms" made from thermal clay bricks into an empty passageway that leads to a monumental chimney in Logroño, Spain. More about Geometric brick rooms installed in passageway in disused tobacco factory
Promotion
Opel launches Rocks-e to bring "electric mobility to everyone"
Dezeen promotion: German carmaker Opel has launched an electric Sustainable Urban Mobility vehicle that aims to bridge the gap between car and scooter and can be driven by people as young as 15. More about Opel launches Rocks-e to bring "electric mobility to everyone"
Furniture
Recycled plastic REX chair by Ineke Hans can be sold back to manufacturer after use
Dutch furniture brand Circuform has launched REX, a recycled plastic "deposit chair" designed by Ineke Hans, with the promise that customers can return the product after extended use and receive a partial refund. More about Recycled plastic REX chair by Ineke Hans can be sold back to manufacturer after use