Designers disagreed about whether we can live without plastic at the inaugural Dezeen Day conference, with architect Arthur Mamou-Mani saying "we still need" the material and designer Nienke Hoogvliet arguing that "we shouldn't produce any more". More about Watch the video of the discussion about post-plastic materials at Dezeen Day
ÉCAL graduate Anna Piasek has created modular takeaway food packaging that can be divided like a bento box and composted after use. More about Anna Piasek makes bento-style boxes for takeaway food from moulded cellulose
The faceted, limestone-clad facades of this town hall in Bodø, Norway, have been designed to capture the dramatic changes in light and shadow that are characteristic within the Arctic Circle. More about ALL designs faceted facade to create a play of light across Bodø City Hall
In our latest competition, we're offering our readers the chance to stay at the Ameron Frankfurt Neckarvillen Boutique hotel, which occupies a series of historic buildings at the heart of the German city's centre. More about Competition: win a three-night stay at the Ameron Frankfurt Neckarvillen Boutique hotel
Visitors to a booth at Design Miami were invited to damage furniture created by Georgian design duo Rooms. More about Rooms exhibit furniture influenced by post-Soviet era objects at Design Miami
The Ocean Cleanup has revealed plans to turn the plastic it has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into "beautiful, sustainable products". More about The Ocean Cleanup to make products from collected marine plastic
In this week's comment update, readers share their thoughts on the feasibility of suspended shelving in a university library and question the aesthetics of an at-home insemination kit. More about "How to not solve a non-existent problem"
The world's first commercial all-electric plane, the six-seater Harbour Air ePlane with an engine designed by Australian engineering firm MagniX, has taken flight in Canada. More about World's first commercial electric plane takes off near Vancouver
Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić have photographed architecture across the capital of North Korea for their book Model City Pyongyang. Here they reveal six of the most interesting buildings in the city. More about "Fictional reality" of North Korea's architecture revealed in Model City Pyongyang
This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from the backlash against concrete to a chair that prevents "manspreading". For our review of the year, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at 10 of the most polarising. More about Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2019
In this Dezeen movie, architects Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton explain how they drew from the Archigram archive to create the concept for the 2019 Design Trust gala in Hong Kong. More about Guests "enter into an Archigram world" at Design Trust gala in Hong Kong
Comme des Garcons designer Rei Kawakubo has created the costumes for a Vienna State Opera production of Virginia Woolf's Orlando. More about Rei Kawakubo designs costumes for Vienna State Opera
Architecture studio Offhand Practice created textured walls and faux skylights within this Shanghai design gallery to evoke the feeling of being inside a cave. More about Shanghai's Single Person gallery is designed to resemble a cave
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Floor Skrabanja has created a collection of seats made from a single piece of 3D-knitted upholstery that needs no gluing or stitching, so can easily be deconstructed. More about Floor Skrabanja designs 3D-knitted furniture without staples or stitches
Dezeen promotion: Riluxa has expanded its Corian surface material collection with an array of new colours to help users create vibrant yet minimal bathrooms. More about Riluxa expands Corian collection to push the boundaries of bathroom design
Atelier Villemard et Associés used a structural grid of exposed concrete to define the exterior and interior of this student housing block on the outskirts of Paris. More about Concrete grid forms student housing block in Paris by Atelier Villemard et Associé
Design firm Søren Rose Studio has used a muted palette in this clinic in New York City designed "to make women and men struggling with hair loss feel comfortable". More about Harklinikken by Søren Rose is a Manhattan hair-loss clinic styled like a home
Design Group Italia chief design officer Sigurdur Thorsteinsson explains how The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland immerses guests in nature in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More about The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland offers "a better understanding of nature"
Design studio Mira has invented an automated camera system for museums, sports arenas and other public venues that enables visitors to get the perfect shot for social media without the use of their personal devices. More about Mira unveils hands-free camera system that enables "perfect selfie"
Walls with the texture of scrunched-up paper feature on this residential and office building that architecture studio DROO has completed in east London. More about DROO completes London building with "crumpled paper" facade