A mossy fungus could be used to make nutritional food products after an apocalypse, or on Mars, according to research by designer Julia Schwarz. More about Julia Schwarz uses lichen to create food for after the apocalypse
Portuguese architect Nelson Resende has designed an office for his architecture studio on the outskirts of Porto, comprising a pair of cuboids and a cylinder. More about Three geometric volumes form Nelson Resende's architecture studio
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs spoke to an expert panel about how designers can shape the anthropocene era to prevent global catastrophe in our latest Good Design for a Bad World talk. More about Watch our talk about design and the anthropocene at Dutch Design Week 2018
For those who enjoy cafe culture, interiors reporter Natasha Levy picks out 10 eye-catching examples from cities around the world, from a Canadian coffee shop that doubles as an artists' workshop to a Vietnamese eatery with its own fish pond. More about Ten visually striking cafes to visit in cities all around the world
Fashion label JW Anderson has created a customised range of Converse's Chuck 70 trainers, which combine fluorescent and neutral colours of felt. More about JW Anderson reimagines Converse's Chuck 70 in felt
The Chinese city of Chengdu is planning to launch an illumination satellite disguised as an artificial moon within the next two years, as a replacement for its street lights. More about Chengdu plans to launch artificial moon to replace its street lights
Australian architect and designer Ameé Allsop has launched a minimalist furniture collection made from bleached American ash and travertine. More about Pure Minimalist furniture collection takes cues from beach landscape of the Hamptons
If humans can't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, can we design our way out of climate-change catastrophe? Last week's UN report shone a light on geoengineering, a discipline that proposes large-scale interventions to counteract global warming. So what ideas are geoengineers proposing? More about Five geoengineering solutions proposed to fight climate change
We are entering a new geological era: the anthropocene, in which human activity is a dominant influence on earth's geology and environment. At Dutch Design Week, a special edition of our Good Design for a Bad World series will ask if design can harness this phenomenon to prevent global catastrophe, writes Marcus Fairs. More about "Humans are clever. They can solve problems. There is hope"
Blocks of red sandstone cover the volumes of a new design museum designed by Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira on the Chinese Academy of Art campus in Hangzhou, eastern China. More about Álvaro Siza clads International Design Museum of China in red sandstone
Panasonic's Future Life Factory is developing wearable blinkers, designed to limit your sense of sound and sight, and help you focus on what's directly in front of you. More about Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices
Mecanoo's 141,000-square-metre National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, described as the "world's largest performing arts centre under one roof", is now open in Taiwan. More about Mecanoo completes world's largest performing arts centre in Taiwan
A painting sent through a shredder at the moment of its auction sale has been officially confirmed as a work by street artist Banksy in its destroyed state. More about Banksy's shredded painting authenticated as original artwork
Iridescent blue bricks and an art-deco-style cornice form the exterior of Damien Hirst's new headquarters in London's Soho, designed by architecture studio Stiff + Trevillion. More about Iridescent turquoise bricks front Damien Hirst's new studio by Stiff + Trevillion
An architect's tool of choice for visualising designs is not important, says Aaron Betsky, as long as the effects of time and use on the finished creations are considered during the process. More about "It makes no difference whether you draw with Rhino or a Pelikan"
Dutch design studios BCXSY and Atelier Robotiq have collaborated to create a lamp with a disorderly pattern that is meant to suggest that it was made by a robot with a mind of its own. More about BCXSY and Atelier Robotiq's Out of Order lamp created by "absent-minded" robot
Riga School of Design and Art graduate Paula Lorence has created a series of objects to help children with autism spectrum disorders with their sensory development. More about Paula Lorence designs Taktil objects for children with autism
Riga Design and Art School graduate Keita Augstkalne has developed an indoor watering system to revive plants that have been neglected by their busy owners. More about Keita Augstkalne's intravenous drip brings neglected houseplants back to life
The Tiger Penis Project is a speculative design that proposes using synthetic biology to create organs that can replace the animal products used in traditional Chinese medicine, including parts from endangered species. More about Kuang-Yi Ku proposes creating hybrid animal organs for use in Chinese medicine
A library by Gonzalez Moix Arquitectura is the latest addition to a cultural complex in the residential district of La Molina, Peru, which also includes a plaza, school, and public park. More about Gonzalez Moix designs Biblioteca Sur community library in Lima