Thinking of using timber in your architecture or design project? Our guide to 15 of the most popular types of wood and wood products has links to hundreds of examples for inspiration. More about The Dezeen guide to wood in architecture, interiors and design
Porcelain-covered handbags, extension cord ornaments and a vaccination board game are among the student projects featured in this school show from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. More about Nine projects from ArtEZ product design students that rethink everyday objects
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress constructed from ocean plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans, which was cut into trilateral pieces to form a tessellated, translucent garment. More about Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Architecture studio DeDraft has remodelled a terraced house in east London, adding a kitchen extension clad in green aluminium panels that connects the interior with the garden. More about DeDraft completes green metal extension to east London home
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. More about Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Nike's new laceless trainers. More about Nike's laceless trainers feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Chengdu Future City is a car-free masterplan for the capital of China's Sichuan province designed by architecture studio OMA to focus on the site's existing geography and topography. More about OMA designs Chengdu Future City as "alternative to the typical masterplan"
A new wave of cabin hotels is offering guests the chance to sleep in individual rooms set amid spectacular landscapes instead of in a traditional building with corridors. Here's our selection of 10 of the most interesting cabin hotels. More about Ten escapist hotels featuring luxury cabins nestled in the countryside
Introducing new Dezeen Awards prizes for sustainable architecture, interiors and design! Our three categories celebrating projects that make positive environmental and social contributions are now open for entries. More about Dezeen Awards launches sustainability categories for architecture, interiors and design
Architects and developers Tom and James Teatum have launched a co-living building in west London where no two homes are the same, and residents can access spaces for working, learning and socialising. More about Noiascape brings variety and maturity to co-living with High Street House
German designer Emilie Burfeind has developed a sock sneaker with a mushroom mycelium sole and a knitted upper made from canine hair that was shed while grooming and would otherwise have been discarded. More about Sneature is a compostable trainer made from 3D-knitted dog hair
Micha Weidmann Studio has created a playful graphic identity for fashion designer Alber Elbaz's new venture, AZ Factory, based on the designer's signature style. More about Micha Weidmann Studio designs graphic identity and packaging for AZ Factory
A five-storey steel framework containing a mix of classrooms, playgrounds and sports facilities form this space-saving school by Belgian firm XDGA. More about XDGA maximises space in Melopee School by stacking playgrounds and sports pitches
A bright pink arch and a giant seashell are among the winning designs for Toronto's annual Winter Stations programme of temporary beach pavilions. More about Socially distanced Winter Stations 2021 beach pavilion designs revealed
Social media users have lined up to compare Amazon's future headquarters in Arlington, Virginia to ice cream, a Christmas tree and a cartoon turd. More about Spiralling glass Amazon HQ2 building "inspired by the poop emoji" say Twitter users
Architecture firm Perkins&Will plans to revive a vacant 1970s office building in Alaska by stripping it back and re-cladding it with an angular, glazed facade that mimics a glacier. More about Perkins&Will redesigns earthquake-damaged Alaska office to evoke glacier
Michelin-starred Aarhus restaurant Substans has moved to a new harbour-side location, designed by local studio Krøyer & Gatten to feel like a Danish home from 50 years ago. More about Krøyer & Gatten celebrates the 1960s and 70s in design for Aarhus restaurant Substans
International architecture firm NBBJ has designed a spiral-shaped glass tower covered in trees and walking trails for online retailer Amazon as its new headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. More about NBBJ reveals spiralling glass tower topped by outdoor hiking trail as Amazon HQ2
Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content. More about Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD
A roofscape modelled on patterns of migratory birds will shelter the four wings of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in southern China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals images of four-winged cultural centre in Zhuhai