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
Greek designer Stamos Michael mixed his own creations with local artworks and modern furniture classics to form the striking interior of Esperinos, a guesthouse in Athens. More about Esperinos is a design-focused guesthouse in Athens
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and designers Sabine Marcelis, Giorgio Gascia and Gianmaria Della Ratta took part in the final live discussion for the Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 collaboration. More about Li Edelkoort and designers discuss space and intimacy during the pandemic at DDW 2020
Spanish practice Smart & Green Design has re-designed the Barbican's touring Game On exhibition for a former underground cistern in Madrid, using more than 150 LED arches to evoke the neon colours of the 1980s. More about Game On's neon-filled exhibition design pays homage to 80s video games
Architecture schools should update the curriculum to teach future designers how to respond to the crisis of climate change says Jesse M Keenan, a professor at the Tulane School of Architecture. More about "Architects need substantive knowledge and skills to address climate change"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a cat bed launched in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld's pet. More about A cat bed launched in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld's pet features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
In our latest competition, we have teamed up with Nanimarquina to give readers the chance to win a Telares handwoven rug. More about Competition: win a Telares rug from Nanimarquina
UK studio Gruff Architects has created a four-bedroom house in south London that has a first floor that is clad in black timber and overhangs its driveway. More about Gruff Architects supports Pitched Black house on bright blue columns
Graphic designer Margaret Calvert has created a customised typeface named Rail Alphabet 2, which will be used for station signage across the UK. More about Margaret Calvert designs Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for UK stations
MAD Architects, Wang and Söderström and four other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote. More about Studio Ini and Summary among winning studios in Dezeen Awards first ever public vote
In the second video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes, Exploration Architecture founder Michael Pawlyn explains how computational design tools allow architects to mimic the natural world. More about Biomimicry enables architects to make "positive impact" on the environment says Michael Pawlyn
Samsung has released LivingColour, a collection of six paints designed to provide harmonious backdrops to three of the company's television models – The Serif, The Sero and The Frame. More about Samsung launches range of paints to complement its TVs