Retailer Finnish Design Shop has launched a tool to individually assess and rate the sustainability of more than 20,000 design products featured on its online store. More about Product Sustainability Framework responds to "growing demand" for sustainability information
A modular shelter made from cardboard, a street bench made of recycled plastics and oyster shells and an inkless pencil are among the highlights of this year's Seoul Design. More about Five innovative design projects from Seoul Design 2023
Over the past month, searches for modular furniture on Pinterest have increased more than 100 per cent. We've rounded up eight projects from our modular furniture board. More about Dezeen's Pinterest roundup features eight stand-out modular furniture designs
Architecture studio Terroir has turned an abandoned 1960s office into its own workspace in Hobart, Australia, reusing the existing structure and timber framework. More about Terroir revamps 1960s Tasmanian office "using no new resources at all"
Danish design studio Spacon & X has carved a cave out of cardboard and installed a bare tree in the Lynk & Co car showroom in Düsseldorf, Germany. More about Spacon & X designs "hyper-eclectic" showroom for car dealer Lynk & Co
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a concrete community centre defined by a series of arches in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico. More about CCA runs arched colonnade through community centre in Mexico
The 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial has opened with installations focusing on monumentality, race and material innovations on show at sites throughout Chicago. More about Nine installations to see at the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of stools and benches that act as both seating and acoustic solutions is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Plega seating by Derlot among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. More about Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire
Design studio Space Caviar and philanthropic initiative Re:arc Institute have launched an online directory to showcase and support architectural practitioners challenging traditional ways of practice. More about Non-Extractive Architecture directory aims to "accelerate transformation in the profession"
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, Yasmeen Lari warns that architects in the Global North cannot ignore the threat from environmental hazards exacerbated by climate change. More about "It is time for all of us to become aware of the gravity of the situation"
Emirati architect Abdalla Almulla made the Of Palm pavilion at Dubai Design Week by using all parts of the palm tree, including ceilings constructed from woven leaf mats and palm-wood furniture. More about Abdalla Almulla uses palm tree trunks as columns for Dubai Design Week pavilion
Spanish firm Studio Inma Bermúdez has created Nu, a collection of taps designed to reference vibrant Mediterranean colours and featuring a hidden detail. More about Studio Inma Bermúdez creates Nu faucets with "smiling face" detail
The minimalist interior of this Montreal oral surgery clinic by local studio Appareil Architecture "adopts a residential aesthetic" to help patients and employees feel relaxed. More about Appareil Architecture designs Montreal dental clinic to feel like "someone's home"
An oversized stepped roof that doubles as an "amphitheatre for the city" tops BBT Hilltop, a burger restaurant in Kuwait City designed by architecture studio TAEP/AAP. More about TAEP/AAP tops Kuwait burger restaurant with large stepped roof
For our latest lookbook, we've chosen eight kitchens in contemporary homes where strategically placed windows and glazing create well-lit spaces for cooking and spending quality time with family and friends. More about Eight homes with light-filled kitchens from Australia to Slovenia
Ambient lighting and a waiter-serviced aftercare lounge are among the hotel-informed features that interiors firm Studio Author has incorporated into this dental practice in Toronto to help patients feel more at ease. More about Studio Author models Toronto dental clinic on a hotel lounge
A private mezcal bar forms the heart of this house that Amsterdam interior architecture firm Barde vanVoltt has overhauled in Mexico City's La Condesa neighbourhood. More about Barde vanVoltt orients renovated Mexico City house around mezcal bar
Reclaimed wood fashioned into panels covers this small cafe designed by CUP Scale Studio in the centre of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. More about Curved walls of reclaimed wood enclose Boobun Pocket Cafe in Thailand
Living rooms with tactile brick, concrete and wood surfaces feature in this lookbook, which shows that opting for industrial materials doesn't have to sacrifice cosiness. More about Seven cosy living rooms with industrial material palettes