Haute couture fashion design is rooted in craftsmanship and movement, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "Fashion is a form of art and it's so closely related to dance" says Iris van Herpen
Wassily Kandinsky's abstract paintings influenced the colourful yet understated interiors that design studio Holloway Li has created inside the Locke hotel in Munich. More about Holloway Li transforms Munich office building into Wunderlocke hotel
Design collective Andra Formen has created the E-metabolism collection of lamps, chairs and vases made from electric scooters fished out of the canals of Malmö, Sweden, which was recently shown at Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters
Gabled forms clad in Texas limestone and fibre cement form a family home by US studio Clayton Korte, which is meant to blend in with the character of its Austin neighbourhood. More about Clayton Korte clads Hartford Residence in Austin with limestone and fibre cement
Promotion: artist and designer Daniel Arsham and global brand Kohler launched the world premiere of Divided Layers, a large-scale immersive art experience at this year's Milan design week, which drew thousands of visitors, according to the brand. More about Daniel Arsham creates a "portal experience" installation for Kohler in Milan
An inverted pyramid tilted over a pond defines the Chapel of Eternal Light, which Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created in a small village in the Azores. More about Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
Following the recent news about an avocado alternative called Ecovado, here is a roundup of 10 innovations that aim to reduce the carbon impact of the food industry and our diets. More about Ten food innovations to reduce the carbon impact of our diets
Fashion brand Balenciaga has created a limited-edition bag in collaboration with Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen that it describes as "part bag, part Bluetooth sound system". More about Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen release Speaker Bag that plays music
Danish architecture studio 3XN and Swiss studio Itten+Brechbühl have unveiled the design for Ecotope, an expansion to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. More about 3XN and Itten+Brechbühl design mass-timber campus for Swiss university
Architects should see themselves as the representatives of the community in the building process and not simply as an agent of developers, argues low-cost housing specialist Victor Body-Lawson in this interview. More about "The best tool for empowering people is through affordable housing" says architect Victor Body-Lawson
Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, co-founders of French architectural firm Bruther, gave the 31st Annual Architecture Lecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. More about Bruther co-founders speak at the Royal Academy's 2022 annual architecture lecture
New York interior designer Sarita Posada has layered "lived-in" details and rich textures inside the first London store from fashion and lifestyle label Aimé Leon Dore. More about Aimé Leon Dore's London boutique homages modernist architect Adolf Loos
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of recyclable surface materials that mimic the appearance of veined marble and terrazzo is among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Stone-effect surfaces by Sustonable among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: a pavilion wrapped in a ceramic-like "skin" and topped with an undulating wooden roof has been installed in Valencia's town square for World Design Capital Valencia 2022. More about Valencia's World Design Capital 2022 pavilion is an ode to local craft
Researchers from space agency NASA are building a swarm of mobile phone-sized robots to swim through oceans on moons in space in search of extraterrestrial life. More about NASA develops swarm of swimming robots to "look for signs of alien life" in space
Project Dove by Toronto studio Agathom Co. was designed to replicate the feeling of a "cottage in the city", offering a variety of spaces for family life that include a greenhouse. More about Agathom equips "cottage in the city" with angular ceilings and a greenhouse
A mixture of curved, pitched and sawtooth roofs creates different spatial qualities in the classrooms of this school in Deyang, China, designed by Beijing-based studio Trace Architecture Office. More about Trace Architecture Office creates school to be "like a cluster of huts in fairy tales"
For our latest lookbook, we've chosen 10 residential glass extensions that create airy, light-filled and modern additions to homes. More about Ten homes with light-filled glass extensions
Greek architectural studio Kapsimalis Architects has designed a hotel in Fira on the island of Santorini using entirely vegan materials and fittings. More about Kapsimalis Architects converts Santorini home into Ethos Vegan Suites hotel
Traditional designs from Korea, from houses to hairpins, are reworked to create the interiors of this Manhattan restaurant by New York studio AvroKO. More about AvroKO draws on Korean culture for Oiji Mi restaurant in New York