Rooms exhibit furniture influenced by post-Soviet era objects at Design Miami
Visitors to a booth at Design Miami were invited to damage furniture created by Georgian design duo Rooms. More
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The Ocean Cleanup to make products from collected marine plastic
The Ocean Cleanup has revealed plans to turn the plastic it has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into "beautiful, sustainable products". More
"How to not solve a non-existent problem"
In this week's comment update, readers share their thoughts on the feasibility of suspended shelving in a university library and question the aesthetics of an at-home insemination kit. More
World's first commercial electric plane takes off near Vancouver
The world's first commercial all-electric plane, the six-seater Harbour Air ePlane with an engine designed by Australian engineering firm MagniX, has taken flight in Canada. More
"Fictional reality" of North Korea's architecture revealed in Model City Pyongyang
Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić have photographed architecture across the capital of North Korea for their book Model City Pyongyang. Here they reveal six of the most interesting buildings in the city. More
Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2019
This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from the backlash against concrete to a chair that prevents "manspreading". For our review of the year, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at 10 of the most polarising. More
Guests "enter into an Archigram world" at Design Trust gala in Hong Kong
In this Dezeen movie, architects Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton explain how they drew from the Archigram archive to create the concept for the 2019 Design Trust gala in Hong Kong. More
Rei Kawakubo designs costumes for Vienna State Opera
Comme des Garcons designer Rei Kawakubo has created the costumes for a Vienna State Opera production of Virginia Woolf's Orlando. More
Shanghai's Single Person gallery is designed to resemble a cave
Architecture studio Offhand Practice created textured walls and faux skylights within this Shanghai design gallery to evoke the feeling of being inside a cave. More
Floor Skrabanja designs 3D-knitted furniture without staples or stitches
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Floor Skrabanja has created a collection of seats made from a single piece of 3D-knitted upholstery that needs no gluing or stitching, so can easily be deconstructed. More
Riluxa expands Corian collection to push the boundaries of bathroom design
Dezeen promotion: Riluxa has expanded its Corian surface material collection with an array of new colours to help users create vibrant yet minimal bathrooms. More
Concrete grid forms student housing block in Paris by Atelier Villemard et Associé
Atelier Villemard et Associés used a structural grid of exposed concrete to define the exterior and interior of this student housing block on the outskirts of Paris. More