Plastic has a crucial role to play in the battle against climate change, according to Thomas Drustrup, managing director of the Danish trade association for plastics. More about "Plastic has an image problem" says Danish Plastics Federation CEO
Pool houses that nestle into gardens of homes around the world are the focus of this roundup, which includes a semicircular pavilion in the UK and a pink-concrete shelter in Belgium. More about Ten tranquil pool houses that add luxury to gardens
Industrial designer Min Chen has joined Dezeen Awards China 2023 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his work. More about Five key projects by industrial designer and Dezeen Awards China judge Min Chen
A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. More about DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
Local architecture firm Studio North designed a custom garden and garage combination complete with Corten steel planters and a green roof in Calgary, Alberta. More about Studio North juxtaposes industrial garage with delicate garden in Calgary
Dezeen School Shows: an acoustic solution made from ancient ship sails and lime is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Portsmouth. More about University of Portsmouth presents 13 architecture and design projects
Dezeen Showroom: we've rounded up six furniture and lighting pieces by artisans and design studios based in Australia that have been listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Dezeen Showroom spotlights furniture and lighting products by Australian designers
Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a prefabricated steel-framed home with a pyramidal copper roof overlooking a tidal saltmarsh on the Isle of Wight. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects creates glasshouse-informed steel pavilion on the Isle of Wight
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for July 2023 include minimalist homes informed by Case Study houses and Japanese aesthetics, in locations ranging from the UK to Australia. More about Dezeen's top five houses of July 2023
Design involving artificial intelligence will always require a human touch, write YuJune Park and Caspar Lam as part of our AItopia series. More about "As machine learning progresses tactile design becomes ever more important"
With IKEA turning 80 this year, Dezeen spoke to its global design managers Eva Lilja Löwenhielm and Johan Ejdemo about AI, working with external designers and why it remains a "unique low-price brand". More about Mass production "a possibility to drive progress and change" say IKEA design managers
Chart Art Fair and the Peter Cook: Cities exhibition are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this August. More about Five architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: research suggests people prefer to have their backs to the wall in open-plan workspaces, so Form Us With Love has developed a furniture system that simulates the experience. More about Form Us With Love explores how to create cosy corners in open workspaces with Cubicle
Toronto studio Giannone Petricone Associates has spent a decade restoring a dilapidated hotel in Ontario, linking the building's past and present through regionally influenced design details. More about Giannone Petricone Associates rescues Ontario hotel from ruin
Dezeen School Shows: a foldable mobile structure designed for Google's community outreach initiatives is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Florida Atlantic University. More about Florida Atlantic University presents 10 architecture projects
A perforated facade provides light, air and privacy to Veil House, a home in Taiwan that architecture studio Paperfarm designed to reference the area's history of brick manufacturing. More about Paperfarm conceals home in Taiwan behind perforated "brick veil"
For those who don't want to keep their wine collection hidden away, our latest lookbook showcases some of the most inventive ways of showcasing wine bottles within a contemporary home interior. More about Ten homes featuring clever wine storage solutions
Game developer Pat Naoum has launched a video game with backgrounds, creatures and scenery entirely painted by hand, which took seven years to complete. More about The Master's Pupil is a hand-painted video game informed by Monet's artworks
The offices that Montreal's Ivy Studio has designed for digital advertising agency Cardigan include a mesh-wrapped mezzanine and a "futuristic" basement within a former bank building. More about Ivy Studio converts historic bank building into offices for Montreal ad agency
Dezeen School Shows: a museum redevelopment project informed by the history of animation is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at London South Bank University. More about London South Bank University presents 10 architecture student projects