Following the opening of his first hotel in Portugal, French designer Christian Louboutin, famous for his red-soled shoes, discusses creativity and sustainability in this exclusive interview. More about "It's fine to be useless, totally fine" says Christian Louboutin
Pods are more popular than ever but offer far more than merely a place to take a call in a busy office, writes Freyja Sewell. More about "Pods have quietly become a standard part of our open-plan interior landscape"
Dezeen's co-CEOs Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li have been named leaders of the year for media and the digital industries at The Drum Awards 2023. More about Dezeen co-CEOs Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li named leaders of the year
US architecture studio DLA+ has unveiled its design for a multi-purpose sports- and entertainment building in Incheon, South Korea, containing the Cheongna SSG baseball stadium and a shopping centre. More about "World's first" combined baseball stadium and shopping mall proposed for South Korea
As part of our Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, managing director at Snøhetta Design Hedda Foss Lilleng explains where the studio currently stands on recruitment. More about "We're looking for people who are resilient" says Hedda Foss Lilleng
Promotion: office brand Mute has expanded its workplace configuration system OmniRoom to include 17 designs for creating adaptable workspaces. More about Mute's OmniRoom offers diverse selection of adaptable office spaces
Designer Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has created a family of portable power stations with accompanying solar panels for US start-up Yoshino, utilising ultra-efficient solid-state batteries. More about Fuseproject designs "world's first" portable solid-state power station
Breeze-block walls and a roof cutout for a palm tree are among the special features at an Arizona house designed by The Ranch Mine, which took cues from a mid-century modern dwelling across the street. More about The Ranch Mine creates White Dates house for desert site in Phoenix
Dezeen Showroom: Italian ceramics brand Atlas Concorde has advertised a selection of its most recently released tiles on Dezeen Showroom. More about Atlas Concorde showcases stone-effect tiles on Dezeen Showroom
Australian studio Spaceagency has consolidated three apartments in a heritage-listed cereal factory into a single-family home in North Fremantle, Western Australia. More about Spaceagency converts former Weeties warehouse into family home
For the latest roundup in Dezeen's review of 2023, we've collected 10 cabins published this year, including a hut disguised as a boulder and a home where sliding walls open up to the elements. More about Dezeen's top 10 cabins of 2023
MoMA curator Paola Antonelli believes humans will go extinct, quite possibly as a result of climate change, but is "very positive" about how designers can help to slow the decline, she tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Our task is not to live forever" says Paola Antonelli
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Danish studio BIG's design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. More about "Feels like it's aimed at Instagram" says commenter
French designer Audrey Large has been named emerging designer of the year at the Dezeen Awards 2023 ceremony. More about Audrey Large named emerging designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2023
Next year's edition of British tradeshow London Design Fair has been cancelled, as the organisers said it had difficulties in serving the "very broad spectrum of companies exhibiting at the fair effectively". More about London Design Fair postponed "for the immediate future"
British studio Foster + Partners has revealed its design for The Alton, a mixed-use development with a concrete structure that will draw on the surrounding architecture of Miami Beach, Florida. More about Foster + Partners references "Florida's vernacular architecture" for The Alton in Miami
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a contemporary art gallery for Ota Fine Arts in Shanghai with a focus on the "sublime beauty of the banal". More about Neri&Hu highlights simplicity and functionality at Shanghai art gallery
Promotion: Mexican artist Fernando Laposse and French champagne house Perrier-Jouët have unveiled a floral installation during Design Miami composed of 3D-printed flowers and animals. More about Fernando Laposse and Perrier-Jouët unveil floral installation at Design Miami
Norwegian studio Feste Landscape/Architecture has unveiled a series of wooden cabins that can be freely used by hikers exploring the mountainous coastal landscape of Norway's Agder region. More about Feste designs free-to-use cabins for 25 locations in southern Norway
UK-based designer Lara Bohinc has unveiled a series of bulbous furniture and decorative objects for public use at the Miami Design District during the city's art week. More about Lara Bohinc uses colour-coated cork for bulbous outdoor furniture in Miami