Fashion label Hugo Boss has launched a range of vegan men's shoes made from a natural material consisting of pineapple leaf fibres called Piñatex. More about Hugo Boss designs vegan shoes that replace leather with pineapple-based material
Engineers at Columbia University have 3D-printed a block of "digital wood", using a voxel technique that enables the creation of objects with rich internal textures. More about Columbia University researchers create 3D-printed "wood" with realistic internal grain
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has revealed designs for a prefabricated housing scheme in Gothenburg, Sweden, which aims to be an alternative to traditional terraced houses and prioritises green space. More about Tham & Videgård Arkitekter unveils plans for prefabricated Vertical Village II in Sweden
Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. More about Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai
A British Army recruitment campaign targets "snowflakes, selfie addicts, class clowns, phone zombies, and me, me, millennials" in boring jobs, with a design that draws on first world war recruitment posters. More about British Army calls on "snowflakes" and "millennials" in recruitment drive
American firm Fentress Architects has unveiled its design for the US Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, which will enable visitors to virtually take a ride in Virgin Hyperloop One. More about US pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 to include hyperloop simulator
Bang Bang Tattoo, known for its celebrity clients and high price points, has tapped designer Jesse McGowan to create the interiors for its new shop. More about Stark monochrome palette defines Bang Bang Tattoo's second New York City parlour
French designer Sacha Walckhoff has created a series of curvy vessels for Czech glass company Verreum using blown and metallic glass, based on equipment used in alchemy. More about Sacha Walckhoff designs bulbous Double Jeu glassware inspired by chemistry apparatus
The US federal government's partial shutdown has forced the Smithsonian museums, including the Cooper Hewitt design museum in New York and the National African American history museum in Washington DC, to close temporarily. More about Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum closed due to US government shutdown
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Hildrey Studio has developed ProxyAddress, a database that could connect homeless people with an address from one of England's 500,000 empty houses so they don't lose access to vital services. More about ProxyAddress gives those facing homelessness a fixed address
A kids' play area is included in this co-working space in Santa Monica designed by Spanish firm Zooco Estudio, so its members can bring their children to work. More about Big and Tiny is a co-working space with childcare in California
Had some time to think about your next step on the career ladder? Here are five of the best opportunities in architecture and design available on Dezeen Jobs, including positions with sportswear giant Nike and architecture firm Snøhetta. More about Looking for a new job this January? Five top roles including positions with Nike and Snøhetta
British architecture studio Foster + Partners is designing a 350-metre-tall skyscraper in Shenzhen as the headquarters for the China Merchants Bank. More about Foster + Partners reveals Shenzhen skyscraper for China Merchants Bank
Representatives of rock band Nirvana are suing Marc Jacobs for using its copyrighted smiley face logo in the fashion designer's latest collection and campaign. More about Nirvana sues Marc Jacobs for using iconic smiley face logo
Designers need to think of bigger, more ambitious solutions to the world's problems, according to speakers at Dezeen's talk about design in the anthropocene era during Dutch Design Week. More about "More science fiction" needed to save planet earth, say designers at Dezeen talk
Architecture studio SO? has created a prototype floating house on Istanbul's Golden Horn, which could be used as emergency housing following an earthquake in Turkey's largest city. More about SO? builds prototype floating house for post-earthquake Istanbul
A generative design algorithm devised by researcher Joel Simon could be used to make floor plans more efficient. More about Joel Simon's Evolving Floor Plans project optimises building layouts
Traditional African crafts and the typically restrained Scandinavian colour palette informed the interiors of this members' club in west London, which has been created by Cavendish Studios and Russell Sage Studio. More about The Conduit members club subtly mixes Scandinavian and African aesthetics
French designer Philippe Starck has developed a GPS-tracking wristband that allows people who enjoy water sports to alert the coastal rescue to their location in an emergency. More about GPS-connected wristband allows swimmers who run into difficulties to alert rescue services