North Carolina firm Plantd Materials has developed a material consisting of processed perennial grasses that it says will be lighter and stronger than traditional timber boards while capturing more carbon.
More about Plantd Materials creates OSB board alternative from processed grass
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf presented "surreal" tulle ballgowns that feature striking sideways and upside-down silhouettes for its latest collection at Paris Couture Week. More about Viktor & Rolf creates rotated ballgowns for Paris Couture Week
Austere concrete walls create labyrinthine paths and pockets of greenery around this home in Melbourne, Australia, which was designed by local practice FGR Architects. More about FGR Architects hides Melbourne house behind high concrete walls
Nine in 10 UK architecture studios feel Brexit has had a negative impact on them, exclusive Dezeen research has found. More about Dezeen survey finds 84 per cent of UK architecture studios want to reverse Brexit "catastrophe"
Somerset-founded architecture practice Invisible Studio is moving its operations outside of the UK as a response to Brexit, Dezeen has learned. More about Piers Taylor's Invisible Studio moving out of UK over Brexit "havoc"
Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to "look like a raised garden". More about Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape
The bemusement of the rioters who made their way into Brasília's National Congress this month pointed to an increasing disaffection with architectural symbols of power, writes Will Wiles. More about "The architecture does matter in the storming of the National Congress"
Launching this Friday, Dezeen In Depth is a new monthly newsletter that delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design. Subscribe now or read on to find out more. More about Introducing Dezeen In Depth, a new monthly newsletter
Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened its latest store in China, which was designed by Stockholm studio Halleroed and is located in the submerged SKP department store designed by Sybarite in Chengdu, China. More about Halleroed combines futuristic and primitive for Acne Studios store in Chengdu
Architect Lee Ivett, designer Simon Harlow and developer Duncan Blackmore have turned a 25-square-metre apartment in Glasgow into a brightly coloured space that doesn't contain any freestanding furniture. More about Tiny Glasgow apartment transformed into playful pied-à-terre
Local firm Studio Noju has updated a two-storey Madrid apartment within the Torres Blancas high-rise with a renovation that remains "in constant dialogue" with the original apartment design. More about Studio Noju renovates curvy apartment in brutalist Torres Blancas tower
Architecture studio Design, Bitches has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious". More about Design, Bitches creates Venice Beach bungalow that shows "resilience of archetypes"
American company Steelcase has used archival designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to create the Racine Collection, a line of home office furniture. More about Steelcase launches furniture line based on Frank Lloyd Wright designs
Designer Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has launched a digital division, Fusedigital, after acquiring Lisbon digital agency Mindshaker. More about Yves Béhar expands in Europe with launch of Fusedigital division
Architecture studio OMA has designed the backdrop for the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale, which is being hosted in the Western Hajj Terminal at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia. More about OMA creates scenography for Islamic Arts Biennale within SOM-designed Jeddah airport
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed Urban Farming Office, its own head office in Ho Chi Minh City, creating a concrete-framed building covered in a "vertical farm" of vegetables, fruits and herbs. More about Vo Trong Nghia Architects wraps own office in urban fruit and vegetables farm
Architecture studio Fabric has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. More about Fabric builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest
Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa paid homage to the food on offer when designing the Saga Hirakawaya tofu restaurant, which hopes to revitalise a depopulated community in Japan. More about Keiji Ashizawa draws on "whiteness of tofu" for tactile Saga Hirakawaya restaurant
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing whether energy savings from home insulation "vanish" after four years and Pelli Clarke & Partners' Mexico City skyscraper. More about Energy savings from home insulation "don't 'vanish' after four years" says commenter
In this exclusive video by Dezeen, the Design Museum curator Kathryn Johnson discusses the work of the Campana brothers, currently featured in the Design Museum's exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today. More about Campana brothers showcase design "through contamination" in the Design Museum's Objects of Desire exhibition