An exhibition at the 21_21 Design Sight gallery in Tokyo shows how human excrement and other types of waste can become more valuable to people and planet. More about Pooploop exhibition at 21_21 explores new uses for "waste and excrement"
South African furniture brand Wunders has worked with designer Heath Nash to open its waste stores permanently to local Cape Town makers following a workshop and exhibition that showed the potential of reclaimed materials. More about Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic and Shigeru Ban have unveiled doghouses and other pet-centric designs at the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Italy. More about Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
From the solo furniture shows of Jomo Tariku, Chris Schank and Norman Teague to an exhibition imagining the ramifications of cities on a planetary scale, Dezeen's US editor Ben Dreith selects worthwhile exhibitions from the United States. More about Dezeen selects standout American design and architecture events from November
Designers including Mona Chalabi and Black Artists + Designers Guild have created installations focusing on the design of the home for the Making Home exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. More about Cooper Hewitt triennial explores cultural and historic aspects of the home
Local firm The MAAK has worked with artists Zayaan Khan and Kent Andreasen to develop a historically sensitive approach to building in District Six – a contentious Cape Town neighbourhood that was razed during apartheid. More about Apartheid-era demolition rubble becomes part of rebuilding in Cape Town's District Six
A beachside installation made of 3D-printed concrete stars by artist Carlos Betancourt and a series of giant jewellery by designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo will be on view as part of Miami art week 2024. More about Eight must-see design installations to visit during Miami art week 2024
The inaugural Design Week South Africa included an exhibition bringing together chairs from across the continent of Africa. Here the curators share 10 highlights, ranging from a red garden chair mended with electric wire to a throne made of guns. More about Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent
Architecture studios OMA and Andrea Tabocchini Architecture have remodelled the Gallery of the Kings at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, to "reconnect the ancient Egyptian statues to their original context". More about OMA creates aluminium-clad gallery for monumental Egyptian statues
A lamp made of discarded mollusc shells and humming furniture featured in the Beyond Perception exhibition in New York City alongside digitized versions of the pieces for a future AI-driven video game. More about Beyond Perception exhibition pairs furniture with digital twin for video game
Design gallery Galerie Philia has unveiled an exhibition of contemporary designs based on the collections of the Medici family in the greenhouse of Florence's 16th-century Palazzo Corsini al Prato. More about Six designers reimagine Renaissance artefacts for Future Relics exhibition
Ahead of Dezeen Awards' annual party, taking place in London's Hackney Church on 26 November 2024, we've selected five events taking place in the city alongside the ceremony. More about Five architecture and design events taking place in London over November
Local studio Aprdelesp has showcased a line of electrical projects, including wall plugs and power cords, at Ago Projects gallery in Mexico City to forefront items it believes have historically been overlooked in design schemas. More about Aprdelesp forefronts "overlooked" electrical accessories in Mexico City exhibition
This pavilion, designed by architecture firm Semester Studio for a furniture exhibition in Shanghai, was built entirely using materials that were separated and returned to their source after the show. More about Semester Studio creates exhibition pavilion for Camerich using "borrowed materials"
Italian architecture studio Una/Unless has created a wedge-shaped temporary pavilion for the courtyard of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, featuring a shimmering blue skin intended to evoke the ocean. More about Una/Unless installs glossy prismatic pavilion in historic Venetian courtyard
More than 20 local designers worked to revamp sections of a sprawling modernist mansion in Mexico City around the theme of future houses during this year's Design Week Mexico. More about Mexican designers consider the house of the future at Design House
Dezeen has teamed up with Habitare to capture this year's edition of the Finnish design fair, showcasing Nordic design and material innovations including a vibrant lime-green structure wrapped in translucent fabric. More about Dezeen video showcases colourful timber installation by Yatofu at Habitare design fair
Italian designer Martino Gamper has furnished an entire west London house with his eclectic designs for the exhibition Before, After and Beyond. More about Martino Gamper unveils first London design retrospective
Collector Rajan Bijlani has opened up his London residence for an exhibition featuring highlights from his 500-piece collection of furniture made for Le Corbusier's master plan of Chandigarh in the 1950s and 60s. More about Original mid-century Chandigarh furniture exhibited in collector's London townhouse
Dutch design duo Kiki & Joost has opened a public exhibition space attached to the pair's Eindhoven studio, allowing them to showcase their work in a more "open and free" way than in a traditional gallery. More about Kiki & Joost adds self-designed exhibition space to Eindhoven studio