Digital spaces can create communities but the ownership-obsessed metaverses envisioned by tech companies are depressing and uninspiring, writes Holly Nielsen. More about "Metaverses will be the digital equivalent of huge empty cities without character or community"
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a concept for connecting a physical furniture piece to an ever-evolving NFT tree, which "grows" through acts of care to incentivise people to keep, repair and recycle their belongings. More about Space10 proposes linking NFTs to furniture to encourage better care
Despite the justified controversy surrounding AI art, architects need not worry about being usurped by software that can generate images of buildings, argues Will Wiles. More about "Architects can rest easy that AI isn't coming for their jobs just yet"
As part of Graphisoft's Building Together 2022 digital conference, Dezeen is teaming up with the design software company to host a live talk exploring digitalisation in architecture. Watch the broadcast here. More about Watch a live talk on digitalisation in architecture with Graphisoft
Internet traffic is controlled by the "logic of the sun" in Solar Protocol, a solar-powered network whose creators argue for digital design within planetary limits. More about Solar Protocol network explores the potential of a solar-powered internet
Digital artist Maxim Zhestkov discusses his Waves immersive digital art installation, which is animated in response to a series of algorithms informed by the laws of physics, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen in collaboration with W1 Curates. More about Maxim Zhestkov creates digital "motion sculptures" with algorithms informed by physics
In this Design Dreams video produced by Dezeen for Moooi, designer Andrés Reisinger explains how his viral Hortensia chair design was brought to life. More about Andrés Reisinger brings virtual Hortensia chair to life for Moooi
With a focus entirely on commercialism, NFTs are the most boring form of digital art being developed, writes Phineas Harper. More about "There are far more radical forms of digital art than the cultural dead end of NFTs"
Hotel developer CitizenM has announced plans to build a hotel in the metaverse, which will be set in gaming world The Sandbox and could eventually become a real-life location. More about CitizenM to become "first hospitality company to build in the metaverse"
Fashion label Maisie Wilen showcased its autumn/winter collection using a cast of seven-foot-tall holograms at its New York Fashion Week show. More about Maisie Wilen uses giant otherworldly holograms to model latest collection
Fashion editors and influencers assumed digital avatars to take up their front-row seats at Jonathan Simkhai's Fall/Winter 2022 runway show, which was presented in the virtual world of Second Life during New York Fashion Week. More about Jonathan Simkhai stages FW22 fashion show in virtual world Second Life
Toronto-based artist Krista Kim has created a digital fabric designed to look like water for Nymph, a clothing collection for digital fashion house The Fabricant. More about Krista Kim and The Fabricant design "fluid" digital fabric for Nymph clothing collection
Lifelike virtual humans and an NFT house are among 10 metaverse designs blurring the line between the physical and digital world, which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2021. More about Dezeen's top 10 designs for the metaverse from 2021
Sportswear brand Nike has announced its acquisition of RTFKT, a digital design studio producing trainers and other collectibles that can be worn across different online environments. More about Nike gets "metaverse-ready" with acquisition of virtual sneaker company RTFKT
Architect and designer Neri Oxman describes Aguahoja III, a pavilion robotically manufactured from organic matter, in this article prepared as part of Oxman's contribution to the Dezeen 15 festival. More about Biopolymer Aguahoja III pavilion shows how "we can begin to redesign our built structures as if they were grown" writes Neri Oxman
A virtual garden where users can change genders and an online resource that maps ecological worlds feature in design studio Superflux's roundup. More about Superflux selects five designs that realign humanity's relationship to the planet
The second week of the Dezeen 15 festival saw Space Popular demonstrating a new type of portal for the metaverse while Henna Burney celebrated salt as a material for the future. More about Highlights from week two of Dezeen 15 include Space Popular predicting a "three-dimensional version of the internet"
Day six of the Dezeen 15 virtual festival saw architects Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular explain their idea for "a civic infrastructure for virtual teleportation" in a live video interview. More about Space Popular sets out its vision for digital portals made of virtual textiles
In their manifesto for the Dezeen 15 online festival, architects Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular propose portals made of virtual textiles to transform the experience of passing between digital worlds. More about Space Popular proposes a "civic infrastructure for virtual teleportation" to help people navigate the metaverse
Google will add a colourful "new set of capabilities" to its digital interfaces, allowing users to further personalise visuals on their phone and tablet screens. More about Google's Material You design language enables more personal interfaces