Swedish designer Lena Bergström has created the world's first object made from steel produced without creating carbon emissions. More about Lena Bergström's fossil-free candle holder "symbolizes the light at the end of the tunnel"
Furniture retailer IKEA is branching out to become a renewable energy supplier with its Strömma subscription service, which is set to bring wind and solar power to Swedish households from September. More about IKEA launches "accessible and affordable" subscription for renewable energy in Sweden
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has created a pale-yellow interior informed by Wes Anderson movies and the aesthetics of Cuba for Stockholm restaurant Cafe Banacado. More about ASKA draws on Wes Anderson films for pastel-coloured Cafe Banacado design
The closure of Sweden's biggest cement factory on environmental grounds could cause up to 400,000 job losses and wipe out the country's GDP growth, according to an alliance of construction bodies. More about Sweden faces "very serious" economic impacts as environmental ruling threatens cement plant
Cement giant HeidelbergCement has announced plans to eliminate carbon emissions from a plant in Sweden in a bid to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting industries. More about "World's first carbon-neutral cement plant" to be built in Sweden
Construction in Sweden could grind to a halt after the country's biggest cement factory was stripped of its licence to mine limestone on environmental grounds. More about Swedish construction faces "crisis situation" as environmental court shuts down cement factory
The dark-wood interiors of Japanese bars and restaurants informed this wine-bar-cum-office in Stockholm designed by local studio Note for Swedish digital technology consultancy Samsen. More about Note Design Studio creates warm-hued wine bar that doubles as an office
Danish architecture firm 3XN has built a brick-clad office block next to a renovated 19th-century building in central Stockholm, linking the two with a twisting upper storey. More about Twisting facade connects historic Stockholm building with red-brick office by 3XN
Danish architecture studio Cobe has won the competition for the new University of Gothenburg library, with a design that evokes the pages of a book being opened. More about Cobe reveals design for Gothenburg University Library with facade curved like book pages
Architecture firm BIG has updated its plans for a transport hub designed for Swedish city Västerås, which will feature a building with a dramatically sweeping roof. More about BIG unveils design for Västerås Travel Center with curved timber ceiling
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has refurbished haircare brand Maria Nila's headquarters and salon in Stockholm, creating an undulating ceiling installation that looks like dripping shampoo. More about ASKA uses organic shapes and pastel colours for Maria Nila hair salon
Dezeen promotion: Swedish furniture brand Lammhults has opened its redesigned flagship showroom designed by Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau in Stockholm, marking an evolution in its creative direction. More about Lammhults relaunches Stockholm showroom to mark new creative direction
Design fairs will have to radically change as brands switch to digital marketing channels, according to Sanna Gebeyehu of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. More about "The old way of producing a physical fair is gone" says Stockholm furniture fair organiser
Dezeen Showroom: Stripes is a graphic wool rug collection created by Swedish design duo Bernadotte & Kylberg for their lifestyle brand NJRD. More about Stripes rug collection by NJRD
Dark bricks cover this house on the southern tip of Sweden, which Lund-based studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur arranged around a lush courtyard and swimming pool. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur completes brick house in a Swedish forest
Creative studio TypeO has opened the doors to a shoppable guesthouse in southern Sweden where those wary of holidaying during a pandemic can relax in seclusion. More about TypeO Loft is a shoppable Swedish holiday apartment designed for the "new normal"
Norm Architects has completed Archipelago House, a pine-clad holiday home on the coast of Sweden that's designed to embody both Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics. More about Archipelago House by Norm Architects is a minimal family getaway in Sweden
The colourful bedrooms that Note Design Studio has slotted beneath the roof of this Stockholm loft apartment are meant to resemble "life-sized building blocks". More about Note Design Studio inserts colour-block rooms into The Mantelpiece Loft in Stockholm
The next part of today's VDF collaboration with ArkDes features a video interview with Australian artist Linda Tegg, who has temporarily rewilded the car park outside Sweden's national centre for architecture and design. More about Artist Linda Tegg transforms car park in Stockholm into biodiverse meadow for ArkDes
Danish architecture studio Cobe has revealed its Uni3 design centre for Chinese car manufacturer Geely in Gothenburg, which will include a hidden laboratory for car brand Lynk & Co. More about Cobe designs "chamber of secrets" in Sweden to develop Lynk & Co subscription car