Lipstick made from algae and lampshades grown from bacteria feature at Isola Design Festival, a six-month event dedicated to emerging designers and independent studios that culminates during Milan design week. More about Six designs to see at the 2021 Isola Design Festival
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU have used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop. More about Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
For our latest lookbook, we've collected ten interiors that reference the style of the Shakers, a Christian sect that believed in simplicity and utility. More about Ten functional Shaker-style interiors with a focus on craftsmanship
This week on Dezeen, BIG founder Bjarke Ingels revealed that he is master planning a "new city in America" for five million people. More about This week Bjarke Ingels designed a desert city in America
Mediterranean influences, warm wood tones and vintage objects are found throughout this Los Angeles hotel with interiors by Home Studios. More about Alsace LA hotel by Home Studios has a Mediterranean flavour
Riparia Architecture Studio has completed an apartment building in a Mexican resort town that consists of three volumes, one of which has a large screen and "opens like a fan towards the jungle." More about Riparia creates concrete Kokonut building in the Yucatán Peninsula
Dezeen promotion: Italian furniture brand Arper is exhibiting a curated selection of its chairs and sofas at this year's Salone del Mobile, including its production of Lina Bo Bardi's Bowl Chair. More about Arper to showcase new and classic chairs at Salone del Mobile
Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has inserted a red staircase that resembles a children's slide in the middle of this clothing store to create a playful interior. More about AIM Architecture adds slide-like staircase to Shanghai store In the Park
Dezeen has teamed up with Milan's Salone del Mobile to live stream a panel discussion each day during Supersalone for its Open Talks series, from 6-10 September. More about Dezeen to live stream Open Talks from Supersalone in Milan
Dezeen has teamed up with London's Royal Academy of Arts to broadcast this year's annual architecture lecture by Atelier Bow-Wow founders Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima. More about Watch Atelier Bow-Wow's 2021 Royal Academy annual architecture lecture
Children can play, hide and climb inside a series of sculptural spheres in a playground in Vårbergstoppen, Stockholm designed by Swedish architecture studio AndrénFogelström. More about AndrénFogelström installs sculptural spheres in Stockholm park
Palisociety and North 45 Projects have preserved original details at this early 20th-century hotel in Portland, Oregon, which reopened this year as the Hotel Grand Stark. More about Palisociety and North 45 Projects return grand Portland hotel to its original use
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a renovation of Eileen Gray's E-1027 modernist house in southern France. More about The renovation of Eileen Gray's E-1027 house features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Architecture firm OMA has put the finishing touches to an extension of a Jewish temple on Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard. More about OMA designs Audrey Irmas Pavilion as extension to Jewish temple in Los Angeles
From stylish water-saving taps to sculptural baths and basins, here are ten contemporary bathroom products from Dezeen Showroom to upgrade any bathroom interior. More about Ten contemporary products to elevate bathroom interiors
Promotion: car brand KDW Automobile has unveiled an underground showroom in Warsaw, created by architectural studio Unism in collaboration with Arup to hold eight Aston Martins – the largest private collection in eastern Europe. More about Unism reveals underground car showroom designed as a "secret cave-like space"
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed a bottle and oak case for the Gordon & MacPhail Generations 80YO whisky from Glenlivet Distillery. More about David Adjaye designs bottle to celebrate world's oldest single malt whisky
A double-height living area crossed by a small wooden bridge sits at the centre of this home in Girona, Spain, renovated and extended by SAU Taller d'Arquitectura. More about SAU Taller d'Arquitectura opens up narrow interior during Spanish home renovation
The Dezeen Awards 2021 shortlists will be announced next week. After this, we’re inviting all Dezeen readers to vote for their favourite entries in our second annual public vote. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote opens soon
Visualisation techniques from video games could help planners and the public understand architecture, according to architects that use gaming software. More about Gaming technology can help architects "engage people in a more dynamic and inclusive way"