Ghisolfa sofa and chair by Raffaella Mangiarotti for IOC Project Partners
Dezeen Showroom: Milan-based designer Raffaella Mangiarotti has created the Ghisolfa sofa and chair collection for Italian office furniture brand IOC Project Partners. More
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Syrinx is an artificial larynx that mimics the wearer's former voice
Japanese engineer Takeuchi Masaki has developed a wearable voice box called Syrinx, which can be strapped on like a neck brace so that people who have lost their larynx to cancer are able to produce speech. More
Ultralight is a partition wall system by IOC Project Partners
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture company IOC Project Partners has developed Ultralight, a flexible partition wall solution for offices. More
Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More
Mississippi votes to officially adopt In God We Trust flag
People in Mississippi have voted to replace the state's official flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle emblem, with a design that has a magnolia blossom in its centre. More
Den Cabin Kit is a DIY wooden guesthouse that can be built in a few days
Cabin-design company Den has launched a flat-packed, kit-of-parts for a steeply pitched cabin, known as an A-frame, that can be assembled in just a few days. More
MINI's Vision Urbanaut vehicle shifts between three interior layouts using a digital "token"
British car brand MINI has unveiled its Vision Urbanaut concept vehicle, which adapts its interior space via a disc-shaped device that turns the dashboard into a daybed and the windscreen into a balcony. More
Opel launches Mokka-e electric car to "change the perception of the brand"
Dezeen promotion: German carmaker Opel has unveiled Mokka-e, which is the first in a new generation of electric cars that aims to redefine the brand by drawing from the bold, sporty designs of its past. More
ROOM+ Design & Build replaces walls of house in Ho Chi Minh City with glass bricks
Vietnam architecture studio ROOM+ Design & Build has carried out a dramatic renovation of a small house and shop in Ho Chi Minh City by replacing its walls with glass bricks. More
AI-generated brutalist buildings feature in hypnotic Moullinex music videos
Lisbon musician Moullinex has shared an exclusive short music video showing an endlessly changing landscape of brutalist buildings drawn up by a generative design algorithm with Dezeen. More
Dezeen commissions artist Kelly Anna to design artwork for Paddington Square
Dezeen and developer Sellar have teamed up to commission illustrator Kelly Anna to create an artwork to wrap around the site of Paddington Square, an upcoming development in London designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
Demolition of Tadao Ando-designed wall in Manchester begins
Demolition has begun on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, which forms part of Japanese architect Tadao Ando's only building in the UK. More
Nook Pod is a gabled workspace
Dezeen Showroom: Nook has created a family of gabled private working pods that respond to changes in office environments after the coronavirus pandemic. More
LG Display and Dezeen launch €46,000 OLEDs Go! design competition
Dezeen has teamed up with LG Display to launch the OLEDS Go! global design competition, which seeks innovative designs that showcase OLED technology in new and creative ways. More
Sara Martinsen creates library of plant fibres to support sustainable manufacturing
Danish designer Sara Martinsen has explored the vast potential of plant fibres in the world of architecture and design at her Phytophilia exhibition at A Petersen in Copenhagen. More
Linear System Series by Thomas Bentzen for Muuto
Dezeen Showroom: Danish designer Thomas Bentzen's Linear System Series for Muuto includes tables, lighting, screens and trays and was designed to adapt to many different workplaces. More
BLAF Architecten builds house in Belgium out of reclaimed bricks
Belgian studio BLAF Architecten used reclaimed bricks to build this house in Ghent with an irregular shape that curves around existing trees. More
Glass tubes and curvy roofs play with light in Steven Holl's Houston arts museum
Translucent glass tubes meet with curvy roofs "imagined from cloud circles" in this art museum US firm Steven Holl designed for Museum of Fine Arts Houston. More
Browsing our kitchens round-up "too much fun" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are choosing their favourites from our round-up of 30 kitchens designed by architects, debating the ethics of lab-grown meat made from human cells and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Adjaye Associates to create student hub for Rice University in Texas
An outdoor auditorium will top the student centre that Adjaye Associates is developing for Rice University's forested campus in Houston, Texas. More