Copenhagen-based Beyond Leather has combined leftovers from apple juice and cider production with natural rubber to create a plant-based leather alternative called Leap. More about Leap is a vegan leather made from waste apple cores and skins
Construction in Sweden could grind to a halt after the country's biggest cement factory was stripped of its licence to mine limestone on environmental grounds. More about Swedish construction faces "crisis situation" as environmental court shuts down cement factory
The number of European Union students applying to study art and design in the UK has fallen by more than half compared to last year. More about Brexit "a major factor" as EU applications for UK design courses fall by more than 50 per cent
The cyclical processes of planet Earth informed fashion designer Iris van Herpen's latest collection, which includes dresses made from Parley for the Ocean's recycled-plastic fabrics. More about Iris van Herpen's Earthrise collection is designed as a "living organism"
Global architecture firm Gensler has released designs for Central Park House, a 41-storey high-rise in Burnaby, Canada, that will feature an off-centre glazed atrium halfway up that contains a swimming pool. More about Gensler designs residential high-rise for British Columbia
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing footage of police storming an arts building and arresting the organisers of the annual Antepavilion architecture charity competition. More about "I didn't realise architecture was so dangerous" says commenter
This week we've hand-picked five of the best US-based jobs in architecture, interiors and design available on Dezeen Jobs right now, including opportunities at Apple and Snøhetta. More about Top architecture and design jobs in the US include roles at Apple and Snøhetta
The New-York Historical Society will be extended by Robert A M Stern Architects to create a permanent home for The American LGBTQ+ Museum. More about RAMSA to expand New-York Historical Society for LGBTQ+ museum
Biomaterials made from microalgae and a project that proposes using communal composts bins to produce biogas are included in our latest school show by students at the IE University Spain. More about IE University Spain presents 10 architecture and design projects
Dezeen promotion: acoustic textile manufacturer Autex Acoustics has developed two creative tools that allow users to customise acoustic panels. More about Autex Acoustics develops Groove and Print tools for customising acoustic panels
Mexican architect René Pérez Gómez has completed Casa Amapa, a pared-back concrete house nestled in the Primavera forest near Guadalajara in Mexico. More about René Pérez Gómez designs concrete retreat in Mexican forest
Design studio Beyond Space has created an office interior in Amsterdam that doubles as a showroom using rippling laser-cut fabric to form cave-like spaces for working. More about Beyond Space drapes one kilometre of fabric across Amsterdam office
City leaders are doing more to eliminate global carbon emissions than national governments, according to Hélène Chartier of international network C40 Cities. More about Governments have done "very little" to address climate change says head of zero-carbon development at global cities network
Design consultancy firm Softroom has designed a virtual reality news studio that uses 3D-creation software Unreal Engine to "dissolve the boundaries of the TV studio". More about The News Pavilion by Softroom allows newsreaders to "extend reality"
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released designs for a terraced office block clad in solar panels for Chinese agriculture development company Lankuaikei Agriculture Development. More about MVRDV unveils terraced LAD headquarters in Shanghai designed as "agricultural oasis"
Designers and architects including Arthur Mamou-Mani and Adam Nathaniel Furman have shared what they're grateful for as part of 100 Days of Gratitude, an ongoing portrait series illustrator Justyna Green started in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More about Creatives share what they're grateful for during the pandemic in 100 Days of Gratitude
Artist Sarah Coleman has added a psychedelic twist to Fendi's distinctive double-F logo for a pop-up cafe she designed for the brand in the Miami Design District. More about Sarah Coleman puts a psychedelic twist on the brand's logo at the Fendi Caffe
The Hamptons is an exclusive enclave of private holiday homes and sandy beaches at the eastern end of Long Island in New York. We've rounded up ten houses that make the most of the ocean views. More about Ten of the best homes in the Hamptons
Musician and artist Beatie Wolfe has created an interactive video installation depicting rising carbon levels in the atmosphere. More about From Green to Red installation by Beatie Wolfe makes atmospheric carbon "something that people can relate to"
A project that reimagines obsolete urban infrastructures and another that envisions a river bath as a place for the community are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Technical University of Munich. More about Technical University of Munich spotlights eight student architecture projects