IKEA is working on plans for a linear store that would depart from the Swedish home-furnishings retailer's usual labyrinthine layout, Dezeen can reveal. More about IKEA to build two-kilometre-long store that is "impossible to get lost in"
Minimalist British designer John Pawson has ditched his pared-back aesthetic in favour of full-blown maximalism, Dezeen understands. More about Curtains for minimalism as John Pawson goes maximalist
Digital police have arrested dozens of avatars who rampaged at a party in the metaverse, causing damage to NFT objects worth billions of dollars. More about Metaverse suffers "extensive damage" in riot at virtual art gallery
New York City planners are working on secret plans for a controversial new pedestrian walkway on top of the High Line, dubbed "The Even Higher Line". More about Secret proposal for "Even Higher Line" on top of New York's High Line revealed
German car brand Volkswagen announced that it is changing its name to Voltswagen in the USA, but the move turned out to be an early April Fool's Day joke. More about Confusion as Volkswagen claims it is rebranding itself as Voltswagen
Swedish company TRIWA is selling a limited-edition watch that features the hair of US president Donald Trump as hands, after the success of an April Fools-day prank. More about Trump Comb-over watch goes into production following April Fools prank
Did we fool you with our spoof story? Here are eight of this year's best architecture and design April fools including plans for a gondola in Edinburgh, a dog-walking drone and Swiss Army sunglasses. More about Eight of the best April Fools' Day pranks from architecture and design
The soon-to-be-approved Tulip may be superseded as the tallest building in the City of London before it's even built now that Norman Foster has revealed plans for a supertall co-working and living space suspended above Bloomberg HQ. More about Norman Foster unveils plans for The Unicorn tower to rival The Tulip
Did you spot our April Fool story earlier today? Here's a roundup of other spoof stories we've run over the years, including bread-shaped skyscrapers and a hotel on the moon. More about On April Fools Day, five of the best architecture and design pranks from the Dezeen archive
Audio brand Master & Dynamic has revealed designs for headphones made from leather that changes colour to match different moods. More about Master & Dynamic unveils design for headphones made from colour-changing leather
Photographer Ed Reeve has applied for planning consent to dig a private railway station underneath his home – the David Adjaye-designed Sunken House in north London. More about Private Crossrail station planned underneath Adjaye-designed London house
UK pizza chain Domino's has launched the world's first fleet of driverless delivery vehicles (+ movie). More about Domino's launches world's first driverless pizza delivery vehicles
News: Richard Branson has today revealed new architectural designs from Virgin, including a New York skyscraper shaped like a bunch of balloons, a Sydney tower with the form of a space shuttle and a moon hotel that looks like tubular bells. More about Richard Branson launches plane-shaped skyscraper and moon hotel
News: plans have been revealed this morning for a series of loaf-shaped skyscrapers to accompany the Cheesegrater, Can of Ham, Toast Rack and Gherkin buildings in central London. More about London's bread-shaped skyscrapers unveiled on first day of April
London Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for a floating motorway to be constructed on the River Thames, intended to ease congestion in the city ahead of the London 2012 Olympic games this summer. More about Floating Olympic Lanes by Dowling Jonesand Stone
Plans have been unveiled for a 12 metre-high bronze statue of London Mayor Boris Johnson overlooking the River Thames in London. More about Bronze Boris Bike Statue by Dowling Jones & Stone