In this week's comments update, our story quoting experts who say planting trees "doesn't make any sense" in the fight against climate change has triggered a furious reaction from readers. More about Claims that planting trees won't slow climate change are "absolute garbage" says commenter
British designer Paul Cocksedge explains how customers can configure his new Gravity Chandelier for Moooi in this video Dezeen produced for the Dutch design brand. More about Paul Cocksedge's new chandelier for Moooi is "shaped by gravity"
3D-printed shoes and a bathroom that adapts to different age groups are included in Dezeen's latest school show by product design students at Falmouth University. More about Falmouth University presents eight student product design projects
Last week, UN climate champion Nigel Topping claimed that architects have been slow to sign up to its net-zero carbon emissions programme. This "unfairly presented architects and top firms in a negative light," writes 2021 AIA Gold Medal winner Edward Mazria. More about "The Race to Zero is neither highly ambitious nor providing the leadership needed at this critical time"
Dezeen promotion: as German company Hansgrohe turns 120 years old this year, Dezeen looks back at some of its most important product innovations and how they have helped to shape the bathroom of today. More about Hansgrohe reflects on 120 years of kitchen and bathroom innovation
Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos has completed a house alongside a long swimming pool in the Alentejo region of Portugal. More about Bak Gordon Arquitectos builds Casa Azul alongside elongated pool
Creating furniture from locally sourced wood has allowed Sebastian Cox to make his company and his employees carbon negative, the British designer claims. More about "We are already carbon negative by some long stretch" says furniture maker Sebastian Cox
Design studio Daytrip looked to Margate's dramatic beach landscape when designing this shop for the Turner Contemporary gallery, which sits perched on the town's seafront. More about Daytrip channels Margate's rippled beach in revamped Turner Contemporary store
3XN and SLA have completed a climate centre in Lemvig, Denmark, featuring a wavy wooden facade influenced by the port town's boat-building history. More about Klimatorium is a landmark climate centre in a Danish harbour
Designer Christopher Al-Jumah has created Daughter, a community-oriented cafe in Brooklyn's Crown Heights with interiors informed by the staircases of local brownstone buildings. More about Daughter cafe in Brooklyn has stepped seating that mimics brownstone stoops
Designed as a cross between a treehouse and a garden folly, this cedar-clad guesthouse by Jerome Byron was built for a family who needed a space for writing and play at their Los Feliz home. More about Monon Guesthouse by Jerome Byron offers creative escape in LA garden
New York State governor Andrew M Cuomo has launched a $9 million fund to support research into ways of capturing atmospheric carbon and turning it into useful products. More about New York State announces million fund as part of bid to become leading "carbontech" innovation hub
A gender-inclusive hair salon and a cafe that aims to help break down mental health barriers are included in Dezeen's latest school show from students at the University of Huddersfield. More about University of Huddersfield spotlights ten student interior design projects
Melbourne firm FMD Architects has completed a farmhouse in rural Tasmania featuring a plywood-lined interior and corrugated metal cladding that references vernacular agricultural buildings. More about Coopworth residence is a modern take on a traditional Tasmanian farmhouse
Afforestation is an unreliable way of permanently sequestering atmospheric carbon, according to several key figures interviewed by Dezeen as part of our carbon revolution series. More about Planting trees "doesn't make any sense" in the fight against climate change due to permanence concerns, say experts
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Tacchini has reissued the Pigreco chair by architect Tobia Scarpa, characterised by its "elegance of ratio" created through the combination of geometries and intersecting lines. More about Pigreco chair by Tobia Scarpa for Tacchini
A 10th-century castle in the Umbrian hills has been restored and transformed into a hotel by Count Benedikt Bolza and his family, who created custom furniture for its 36 suites, restaurant and spa. More about Bolza family turns 1,000-year-old Italian castle into Hotel Castello di Reschio
Danish architecture studio BIG's flexible tube light that can be moulded to adapt to architectural elements is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about La Linea outdoor light by BIG for Artemide among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Design studio Halleroed has used travertine podiums to display sneakers like sculptures in the Paris store of streetwear label Axel Arigato. More about Halleroed inserts sculptural travertine display plinths in Axel Arigato's Paris store
Estudio ALA used thatched roofs and rammed-earth walls for this hotel in Pescadero on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. More about Estudio ALA designs El Perdido Hotel with rammed earth walls and thatched roofs