In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University. More about "Heatherwick naysayers are missing the point" says commenter
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi aimed to make sofas less wasteful with Tejo, a recyclable system created from natural cork and latex that is launching at Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Isomi "challenges norms" of sofa design with cork and latex Tejo
Earlier this week Dezeen co-hosted dinners in New York City and London to celebrate NYCxDesign and Clerkenwell Design Week respectively ahead of the Dezeen Awards 2024 entry deadline. More about Dezeen celebrates around the world ahead of Dezeen Awards 2024 entry deadline
This year's Davidson Prize shortlist includes three conceptual projects that propose adapting existing buildings with sustainable materials to tackle climate change and housing shortage. More about Three designs addressing housing shortages revealed as Davidson Prize finalists
Portuguese studio Alarquitectos has used walls of pink and blue to brighten São Sebastião 123, an apartment converted from a 20th-century office in Lisbon. More about Alarquitectos lines Lisbon apartment with colour-blocked walls and pine wood
Promotion: bathroom brand Kohler teamed up with designer Samuel Ross and design studio Yabu Pushelberg to create two installations that display the brand's latest products at this year's Milan Design Week. More about Kohler creates installations informed by flowing water at Milan Design Week 2024
Irish furniture workshop Joseph Walsh Studio has created a conductor's rail for Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra, featuring a dynamic bentwood form that reflects the "energy of live music". More about Joseph Walsh Studio crafts sculptural conductor's rail for Louisville Orchestra
Design studio Studio S II has collaborated with artists Grace Whiteside and Liz Collins to showcase furniture by a majority of women, trans and non-binary designers in Brooklyn as part of NYCxDesign. More about "Eccentric" furniture by queer designers fills Bushwick space
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' plans to convert a Latvian warehouse into a ferry terminal. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "tastefully understated" ferry terminal plans by ZHA
Dutch studio OMA has converted an early-1900s bakery and warehouse into an arts centre punctuated by 1,000 windows as part of the Little Village development. More about OMA converts derelict Detroit bakery into Lantern arts space
From sculptural installations constructed using 3D printing to handmade furniture made in wood, Dezeen highlights the work of eight designers creating unique objects in Portland as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More about Eight independent design studios to know in Portland
Promotion: Italian lighting brand iGuzzini has launched an updated version of its Spacepad track light that is double the length of its previous model. More about Spacepad light by iGuzzini provides "extreme flexibility" in offices
A cluster of white-plaster volumes steps down a hillside to frame views of the Mediterranean Sea at Bundle House, a villa in Menorca by architecture practice Nomo Studio. More about Stepped villa in Menorca by Nomo Studio offers "an abundance of textures"
French post office La Poste has introduced a stamp designed by Stéphane Humbert-Basset that gives off the scent of bread when scratched to celebrate the baguette. More about La Poste launches scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like baguettes
Silver eggs and a giant floating pot are among the inflatables installed outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague as part of this year's BlowUp Art The Hague festival. More about Marcel Wanders and Studio Job create inflatable installations for BlowUp Art The Hague
With just nine days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, last year's winners detail the positive outcomes of winning. More about Winning a Dezeen Award "reaffirmed our commitment to innovation" says past winner
Stockholm-based Studio TOOJ has designed Contourage, a bright-blue table with a wood-grain pattern that was constructed from 3D-printed sand using a binder jetting process. More about Studio TOOJ 3D-prints Contourage console table from sand
French artist Daniel Buren has created installations at six Belmond hotels, including a colourful pergola in Mallorca, mirrored totems in Cape Town and a window takeover in Rio de Janeiro. More about Daniel Buren brings his signature colours to six hotels around the world
Inflated and spiralled metal furniture by three female designers have been featured in an inaugural exhibition by Lyle Gallery during the city's NYCxDesign week. More about Lyle Gallery showcases "metalwork through a feminine lens" in New York
Local architecture studio DF Arquitectos has wrapped an expansive clubhouse for a football team in volcanic stone in the shadow of a rocky cliff in Mexico City. More about DF Arquitectos uses volcanic rock for sports club in Mexico