Architecture
Call for entries to AHEAD Asia awards 2020
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across Asia can now submit their hotel projects to the 2020 edition of the AHEAD awards. More about Call for entries to AHEAD Asia awards 2020
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Design
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen uses cow intestines to create sculptural lights
Discarded cow intestines are given a new life in the intricate lighting installations of Danish designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen. More about Kathrine Barbro Bendixen uses cow intestines to create sculptural lights
Design
PriestmanGoode shakes up air travel to eliminate single-use plastic
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode swaps single-use plastic for ground coffee beans and rice husk in its overhaul of throwaway cabin service goods from meal trays to toiletries. More about PriestmanGoode shakes up air travel to eliminate single-use plastic
Dezeen Day
Dara Huang to speak about being an entrepreneur at Dezeen Day
Architect Dara Huang is the latest Dezeen Day speaker to be unveiled. She will talk about building her own brand on our panel about entrepreneurialism. More about Dara Huang to speak about being an entrepreneur at Dezeen Day
Design
Ben Ditto creates "dystopian" campaign to launch People by The 1975
Surveillance culture and climate change are the focus of the campaign for band The 1975's latest release, which features augmented reality, neural networks and glitchy graphics. More about Ben Ditto creates "dystopian" campaign to launch People by The 1975
News
"We made consumers think differently about low-energy lighting" says Plumen founders as buyer sought
Lighting brand Plumen is to cease production of its award-winning light bulbs, and is looking for a buyer. Co-founders Nicolas Roope and Michael-George Hemus spoke to Dezeen about the brand's journey. More about "We made consumers think differently about low-energy lighting" says Plumen founders as buyer sought
Interiors
Sella Concept creates "grown-up" interiors inside London co-working space Public Hall
London design studio Sella Concept used plush furnishings, grandiose light fixtures and a "sophisticated" colour palette to ditch the stereotypical aesthetic of startups inside this central London co-working space. More about Sella Concept creates "grown-up" interiors inside London co-working space Public Hall
Design
Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Sam Jacob has reimagined a famous Eames textile for his London Design Festival installation Sea Things, to highlight the threat ocean plastic poses to marine life. More about Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Five exciting roles on Dezeen Jobs this week including positions at Snøhetta and Terry Farrell's studio
Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design opportunities right now, including positions at architecture firm Snøhetta and British studio Farrells. More about Five exciting roles on Dezeen Jobs this week including positions at Snøhetta and Terry Farrell's studio
Architecture
Industrial shed converted into skinny house and studio in Amsterdam
Parts of an industrial shack in Amsterdam have been incorporated into the 5-metre-wide Huis M&M, a residential conversion by NEXT Architects and architect Claudia Linders. More about Industrial shed converted into skinny house and studio in Amsterdam
Interiors
Five standout hotel interiors designed by Studio Tack
From a mid-century-inspired motel in California to a cosy guest lodge in the Catskills, Dezeen has selected five of the best hotels designed by Brooklyn-based Studio Tack – each featuring a mix of modern and vintage details. More about Five standout hotel interiors designed by Studio Tack
Architecture
Lush courtyards surround 1 Hotel West Hollywood in Los Angeles
The Hollywood Hills' hiking trails informed the verdant gardens and earthen interiors of this hotel along Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. More about Lush courtyards surround 1 Hotel West Hollywood in Los Angeles
Architecture
Folding timber shutters open Mountain Bar & Restaurant to the air in China
Mountain Bar and Restaurant in Guizhou Province, China by ZJJZ Atelier has sliding glass doors and a screen of wooden louvres that can be folded back. More about Folding timber shutters open Mountain Bar & Restaurant to the air in China
Design
Spaces should be better designed for people with disabilities, says Ross Atkin
Streets need to be designed to consider people with disabilities, says Emerging Design Medal winner Ross Atkin. Dezeen spoke to him about four of his best tech-led works for people whose environments are "letting them down". More about Spaces should be better designed for people with disabilities, says Ross Atkin
Pinterest
Paint the town red with our colourful Pinterest boards
In light of the cool-green shade Dulux has named its colour of the year 2020, we're showing our true colours with this week's Pinterest boards, featuring candy-coloured pastel interiors, colour-block walls and designs to tickle you millennial pink. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Paint the town red with our colourful Pinterest boards
Interiors
Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects pare back Tokyo apartments
Concrete walls, wooden floors and simple furnishings form "transparent" living spaces within this pair of formerly light-starved Tokyo apartments renovated by Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa Design. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects pare back Tokyo apartments
Interiors
NBBJ designs Bark's Ohio office for both humans and dogs
Bunkbed-style seating nooks and an indoor play area are among the features at this Columbus office, which was designed by architecture firm NBBJ for a company that creates dog toys and treats. More about NBBJ designs Bark's Ohio office for both humans and dogs
Architecture
Weathering steel PedX bridge connects Northeastern University campus with science block
Architecture firm Payette has created a pedestrian bridge at Northeastern University in Boston with tall metal walls and slender glazed openings that offer a glimpse of passing trains. More about Weathering steel PedX bridge connects Northeastern University campus with science block
Architecture
Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. More about Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Design
Six designs that protect your digital data
As technology and artificial intelligence become more integrated into our lives and homes designers have invented ways to avoid surveillance and keep data private. Dezeen assistant editor India Block picks out six of the most interesting. More about Six designs that protect your digital data