Designed by Marc Newson and unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, Swarovski Optik's AX Visio binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence so they can identify bird and animal species. More about Marc Newson and Swarovski Optik create AI smart binoculars
When textile company Byborre launched a digital platform, the aim was to be a disruptor like Airbnb or Uber. In an interview three years on, founder Borre Akkersdijk says it was "too big a jump" for an industry resistant to change. More about "We wanted to change the textile industry but it wasn't ready" says Borre Akkersdijk
Portuguese studio OODA has revealed a skyscraper made up of 13 staggered cube volumes as its design for the Hora Vertikale residential development in Tirana. More about OODA designs staggered skyscraper in Tirana as "unique vertical village"
Dezeen's features editor Nat Barker has been shortlisted for excellence in creative journalism at the 2024 Créateurs Design Awards, which will also see architect Frida Escobedo and designer Gaetano Pesce presented with awards. More about Dezeen's features editor shortlisted in 2024 Créateurs Design Awards
Stockholm studio Halleroed has designed fashion brand Toteme's flagship store in London, which features a sculpture by artist Carl Milles and a steel sofa by designer Marc Newson. More about Halleroed references Swedish Grace and Carlo Scarpa for Toteme flagship store
Architecture studios Oficina de Diseño Colaborativo and Atelier TBD have created a cultural space that preserves the "self-built essence" of San Miguel de Allende. More about Primary colours fill converted brick structure in San Miguel de Allende
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features photographs of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features skyscraper that "represents a new era in architectural innovation"
Academic and designer Neri Oxman has responded to allegations of plagiarism following a report by the news website Business Insider. More about Neri Oxman caught up in academic plagiarism row
Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the "lighthouse"-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. More about Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration
Dezeen Courses: a course that focuses on the connection between user experience and technology is included in this roundup of industrial design courses. More about Five industrial design courses listed on Dezeen Courses
Canadian architecture studio Williamson Williamson has designed a multi-level, brick-clad home along an alley that is meant to depart from the typical laneway house in terms of looks, size and function. More about Rotated bricks animate facade of Garden Laneway House in Toronto
Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. More about Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects
Shoe brand Vivobarefoot and material science company Balena have created a prototype trainer that is 3D-printed from compostable materials. More about Vivobarefoot unveils "scan-to-print-to-soil" compostable trainers
Mega-project Neom has unveiled Aquellum, which was designed by architecture studios LAVA and Name Architecture inside a mountain and will be centred around an "underwater open square". More about Neom reveals "upside-down skyscraper" inside Gulf of Aqaba mountain
Dutch studios MVRDV, Orange Architects and LOLA Landscape Architects have designed a masterplan for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will include a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. More about WärtZ district designed as "second city centre" for Zwolle
Health tech company Withings has used the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its BeamO "multiscope" – a device that allows people to conduct four routine medical checks at home, designed together with Elium Studio. More about Withings' "thermometer of the future" measures more than just temperature
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British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed an extension and refurbishment to a family home in Croydon, London, defined by a contemporary colonnade spanning across the rear facade. More about Deep-finned colonnade frames London home extension by Will Gamble Architects
Materials companies Circular Matters and StoneCycling have used corn cobs – one of the world's most plentiful agricultural waste materials – to make interior cladding that is biodegradable and almost entirely bio-based. More about CornWall gives discarded corn cobs new life as tiles
Chilean architecture studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has created a holiday home outside of Santiago with a rotated, wedge-shaped terrace at its front. More about Croxatto and Opazo Architects front Chilean holiday home with rotated terrace