Dezeen promotion: wooden cladding and decking brand Thermory's thermo-ash cladding wraps the interior and exterior of a contemporary country home in the Netherlands designed by Maas Architecten. More about Thermo-ash cladding gives tone and texture to Dutch forest house
Dezeen promotion: metaverse platform Mona has launched Renaissance, a digital competition calling for designers, architects and artists to create new virtual worlds. More about Call for entries to Mona's Renaissance metaverse competition
Dezeen promotion: Netherlands-based yacht manufacturer KM Yachtbuilders has launched the Bestevaer 53 M/Y, a motor yacht with a minimalist design and an "understated elegance". More about KM Yachtbuilders launches minimalist Bestevaer 53 M/Y yacht with "bare aluminium" exterior
Dezeen promotion: coffee brand Nespresso has enhanced its boutique windows through augmented reality, adding a digital experience to its festive campaign called Gifts of the Forest. More about Nespresso creates "enchanting phygital experience for the senses" with Gifts of the Forest campaign
Dezeen promotion: glass bricks designed by Seves animate the pared-back exterior of the Comedor Restaurant, which US architecture studio Olson Kundig has completed in Austin, Texas. More about Seves glass bricks front Mexican restaurant in Texas by Olson Kundig
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramic brand Ceramiche Refin has launched a collection of porcelain tiles that reference the textured surfaces and rich colours of traditional frescos. More about Ceramiche Refin designs porcelain tiles that take cues from traditional frescos
Dezeen promotion: Samsung Design has launched a "design story" called Together for a Better Home, which aims to demonstrate how connected homes and smart devices can improve day-to-day life. More about Smart devices are "essential" to the changing function of the home says Samsung Design
Dezeen promotion: the intelligence and technologies that architects need to decarbonise the built environment are accessible now and must be utilised, according to engineering consultancy Buro Happold. More about Architects and engineers have "significant potential to impact climate change" says Buro Happold
Dezeen promotion: students will explore how urban spaces can better coexist alongside the natural world in an upcoming exhibition organised by Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool. More about My ArchiSchool to host exhibition examining the relationship between architecture and biodiversity
Dezeen promotion: a new book presents 17 years of visionary projects by Chinese architect Ma Yansong and his studio MAD, from organically shaped skyscrapers to rooftop landscapes. More about MAD Rhapsody showcases 23 projects by Ma Yansong's studio
Dezeen promotion: UNStudio and Nihon Sekkei have created a semi-enclosed commercial complex in Shanghai, which comprises stacked blocks of different shapes and materials arranged around a courtyard. More about UNStudio and Nihon Sekkei unveil Shanghai Jiuguang Center
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture and design fair Maison & Objet has presented a selection of furniture pieces on Dezeen Showroom, including a modular shelving unit that can be arranged into different designs. More about Modular furniture presented at Maison & Objet feature on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen promotion: two dancers move seamlessly around Italian brand Porada's latest furniture in a video the brand has released to showcase its recent designs. More about Porada releases dance video spotlighting its furniture collections
In this captioned video produced by Dezeen for Shaw Contract, the winners of the flooring brand's 2021 Design Awards are revealed, including a music school in Chile and a live-work office space in Tokyo. More about Shaw Contract announces the winners of its 2021 Design Awards
Dezeen promotion: a panel of esteemed industry professionals discussed how working as a team during the early stages of a project can drive solutions in this talk hosted by Longboard Architectural Products, as part of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Longboard Products presents a discussion on the importance of collaboration in architectural projects
Dezeen promotion: German lighting brand Tobias Grau has launched a lamp called Team Home, which is intended to improve people's productivity and wellbeing when working from home. More about Tobias Grau launches Team Home light that "fits flexibly into the domestic space"
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with Japanese brand Muji to put together a Christmas gift guide, featuring festive candles, skincare sourced from Japanese mountains and winter accessories. More about Muji's Christmas gift guide features Japanese skincare products and festive candles
Dezeen promotion: architects can now create visualisations of their projects directly in CAD, using Enscape's real-time rendering plug-in. More about Enscape brings architectural visualisation into 3D modelling software
In the second Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Japanese architect Kazuko Akamatsu explains how she used voids to create a feeling of openness at the Shibuya Stream skyscraper in Japan. More about Kazuko Akamatsu outlines Shibuya skyscraper design in video by CCA
Dezeen promotion: visitors to this year's Design Miami will be able to see themselves represented as an array of natural species in an interactive digital projection created by Austrian design studio Mischer'Traxler for French champagne house Perrier-Jouët. More about Mischer'Traxler and Perrier-Jouët present interactive Embodied Nature installation at Design Miami