Plastic can help create more energy-efficient products that reduce the need for fossil fuels, according to Håkan Nordin, head of sustainability at flooring company Bolon. More about Plastic is "part of the solution" to climate change says Bolon's head of sustainability
Dezeen promotion: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed the Soda coffee table from hand-blown Murano glass for Italian furniture makers Miniforms. More about Yiannis Ghikas creates blown-glass Soda coffee table for Miniforms
Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. More about Imafuku Architects completes Dongshang bar in Beijing with bamboo surfaces
Dezeen Showroom has launched today featuring furniture and lighting products by designers including Jasper Morrison, Stephen Burks, Faye Toogood, Naoto Fukasawa and Barber Osgerby. More about Dezeen Showroom launches with products from Vitra, Hem, Luceplan and Maruni
Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive and his studio LoveFrom have been hired by online rental service Airbnb to develop new products and services for the platform. More about Jony Ive to design "the next generation of Airbnb products"
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More about UK government's housing formula "does not make sense" say planning groups
Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Dezeen promotion: Robert A M Stern's New York firm RAMSA will add another "ultra-luxury" residential building to Hong Kong's skyline. More about RAMSA designs St. George's Mansions with sweeping views across Hong Kong's lush Kadoorie Hill neighbourhood
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More about Morris + Company designs modular prefabricated housing system
Vibrant green walls surround a chunky rammed-earth counter in this garden-themed pop-up shop in LA that creatives Alex Reed and Dutra Brown have designed for lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate. More about Rammed-earth counter anchors Flamingo Estate pop-up in Los Angeles
Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong's "hyper-dense" housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. More about Kris Provoost captures "immense density" of Hong Kong's housing
British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. More about Recycled plastic bottle backpack winner of Dezeen Awards public vote
Canadian studio Odami has redesigned a 1980s apartment in Toronto with bold and rich features like dark quartzite, walnut and green walls. More about Green-painted sunroom with cathedral views features in renovated Toronto apartment
The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in Guangzhou, China, designed by Fei Architects to show off its occupants. More about Fei Architects designs apartment block that frames residents' daily lives in Guangzhou
This week on Dezeen, we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote and Italian furniture designer Enzo Mari passed away. More about This week we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote
An external walkway and glazed living space are hidden behind sliding slatted woodwork in this house in Chile, designed by architects Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla. More about Slatted wood encloses glass Engawa House in Chile
Dezeen promotion: a community centre in Bangladesh designed by German architect Anna Heringer has won the second edition of the prestigious Obel Award. More about Bamboo and rammed-earth therapy centre in Bangladesh wins 2020 Obel Award
Design platform Studio Curiosity worked with local residents in east London to wrap a bridge in a rainbow of ribbons as a "message of hope" during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Studio Curiosity covers bridge in ribbon rainbow to show support for NHS
Interest in virtual fashion has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people explore ways of dressing their online avatars, according to digital fashion designer Amber Jae Slooten. More about Virtual fashion will allow people to "go completely crazy" online says Amber Jae Slooten of The Fabricant
Design studio Bybeau's minimalist XYZ lighting collection draws on Cartesian coordinates and features magnetic engineering that means its arms can be rotated 360 degrees. More about Bybeau's XYZ lighting collection was informed by coordinates