This captioned video shows a virtual reality experience created by Universal Everything, where a 5,000-strong crowd of simulated humans surges and swarms in response to the user's movements. More about Watch footage of Universal Everything's immersive VR experience
IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. More about IKEA to begin renting furniture as part of wider sustainable push
If the residents of Neo Bankside had won their legal battle against Tate Modern's rooftop viewing platform, it would have set a dangerous precedent for London, says Owen Hatherley. More about "We should applaud Tate Modern's victory over the residents of Neo Bankside"
Matching red brick and coloured concrete walls enclose the balconies fronting this residential building in Mexico City, which was designed by local studio CPDA Arquitectos. More about Red brick and tinted concrete form CPDA's 139 Schultz apartment block in Mexico City
Melike Altınışık Architects has unveiled plans for a Robot Science Museum in Seoul, which will be built using robotic construction techniques and drones. More about Robot Science Museum in Seoul will be built by robots and drones
This captioned movie shows how pods made from easy-to-assemble, CNC-cut wooden panels by Aldworth James & Bond, designed by Reed Watts, are providing temporary accommodation for homeless people. More about Footage shows construction of temporary sleeping pods for homeless people
Luftwerk and designer Iker Gil have projected a grid of red lasers onto Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion to create the Geometry of Light installation. More about Iker Gil and Luftwerk emblazon Barcelona Pavilion with laser grid
London-based creative studio Blond has designed a baby bottle with a fully silicone interior that it claims makes it one of the most hygienic bottles on the market. More about Blond designs hygienic Borrn baby bottle that adapts as the child grows
The Longgang Cultural Centre in Shenzhen, China, occupies a row of four angular red buildings designed by Mecanoo. More about Mecanoo completes giant red cultural centre in China
The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular housing system that allows residents to easily add extra rooms around the outside of their homes. More about Modular housing system allows you to add rooms to your home
Architecture studio Volta has revamped an apartment within the Marcel Breuer-designed ski resort Flaine, adding a handful of Bauhaus-inspired details to its interiors. More about Volta updates holiday apartment inside Breuer's brutalist Flaine ski resort
Natalie Kane got her first taste of culture working as a gallery assistant in Brighton, but is now a curator at the V&A museum. She explains what she learnt along the way for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Natalie Kane explains how she became curator of digital design at the V&A
Belgian designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a collection of long-legged steel furniture that he has imagined as a family of strange creatures. More about Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte debuts anthropomorphic steel furniture
Brett Mahon, Joonas Parviainen, Saagar Tulshan, Shreyansh Sett have built a multi-level pavilion where people can gather and relax in Rijeka, Croatia. More about Level Up street pavilion provides multi-level hang-out space for Rijeka
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick's studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto's waterfront. More about Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs' Toronto neighbourhood
Installations set against the arid landscape of California's Coachella Valley for the Desert X biennial art festival include a huge orange block and a rainbow-like arch. More about California's Desert X returns with colourful and provocative installations
Online marketplace 1stdibs has opened its first standalone brick-and-mortar store in a former warehouse in New York City, where customers can peruse new works by Fernando Mastrangelo Studio and Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, as well as antiques. More about Digital platform 1stdibs opens showroom in New York warehouse
Karl Lagerfeld was known for creating spectacular runway shows. Following the news of his death, here's a look at 12 of the best, including a recreation of the Eiffel Tower and a Chanel-branded supermarket. More about Twelve of Karl Lagerfeld's most impressive fashion shows
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over Katy Perry's decision to remove allegedly "racist" designs from her shoe line. More about "How are designers still making this mistake?"
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first customisable sneaker collection "where the worlds of luxury and streetwear meet". More about "Luxury meets streetwear" in Ermenegildo Zegna's customisable My Cesare trainers