A lightweight coffin and an aestheticised pill box feature in Anker Bak's exhibition about empathetic design for the elderly as part of this year's 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More about Anker Bak designs products to address "taboo" topics of ageing and death
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has created a series of lighting designs, including a brick-shaped light designed to be built into masonry walls. More about Omar Gandhi Architects creates illuminated brick for outdoor and indoor use
Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture teamed up to expand a convention centre with a sweeping copper-coloured canopy in Calgary, Alberta. More about Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture unveil western Canada’s largest convention centre
Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection utilising discarded plastics and promoting sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. More about New Designers spotlights ten student design projects
Thanks to everyone who entered Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley! We have received over 4,000 entries across 41 categories from all around the world. More about Thank you for entering Dezeen Awards 2024! What's next?
Taiwanese studio Divooe Zein Architects has transformed a series of disused industrial structures outside Taipei into a secluded retreat surrounded by mountains and forest. More about Abandoned mining buildings turned into a "sanctuary for human connection" in Taiwan
Bold red-and-white checkerboard tiles and colourful upholstered banquettes lend an Italian feel to the atrium of this Copenhagen hotel designed by local studio Tonen. More about Venetian palazzo informs "elegant and unexpected" interiors of Hotel Bella Grande
Researchers have estimated that rebuilding the damage caused in the first four months of the Israel-Gaza war will generate up to 60 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. More about Research reveals carbon cost of Israel-Gaza war
Photographer Hélène Binet and co-authors Marco Iuliano and Martino Stierli have selected 10 highlights – from architect Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals to the Pantheon in Rome – from a new book about Binet's work. More about Ten Hélène Binet photographs that capture light and shadow in architecture
Architect Dima Srouji has used glass bricks to construct a miniature waiting room inside the Fenaa Alawwal cultural centre in Riyadh to visualise the bureaucratic limbo faced by displaced Palestinians. More about The Water Clock installation captures the "torturous experience" of waiting at an embassy
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of versatile pods intended to enhance productivity and wellbeing in the workplace is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eden pods by Boss Design among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: Armenian art platform Akneye has collaborated with non-fungible token platform ftNFT to launch an exhibition during the Venice Art Biennale where sculptures by 30 different artists are exhibited alongside their NFT equivalents. More about Akneye opens NFT exhibition during Venice Art Biennale
Garments made with the skin pigment melanin provide a natural, alternative form of sun protection in this speculative biofabrication project by recent Central Saint Martins graduate Maca Barrera. More about Melanin-spiked bodysuits provide sun protection in Melwear concept
Architect Crina Arghirescu Rogard has updated a penthouse apartment in a historic New York City building, injecting an array of designs into an already eclectic collection. More about Crina Arghirescu Rogard adds "eccentric design" to historic penthouse in Tribeca
Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. More about FRPO creates "cathedral of energy" with translucent polycarbonate tower
Our latest lookbook rounds up eight projects where handmade Moroccan tiles cover everything from chimney breasts to mini-bars, adding a sense of traditional craftsmanship to otherwise modern interiors. More about Eight interiors embellished with imperfect zellige tiles
New Delhi practice Studio Lotus has used stone lattices and frescoes depicting regional architecture to embellish the Museum of Meenakari Heritage and Sunita Shekhawat jewellery store in India. More about Studio Lotus wraps stone lattices around museum-cum-jewellery store in Jaipur
Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a concept store in the south of the Mexican capital, featuring a staircase with both concave and convex portions beneath a vaulted ceiling. More about Mexico City boutique by MYT+GLVDK features double-conical staircase
Dezeen School Shows: a building that serves as both a clinic and a greenhouse and includes mycelium in its structure is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Ravensbourne University London. More about Ravensbourne University students present 12 architecture projects
A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer's Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. More about Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria