Rammed Earth Finishes clay plasters by Clayworks
Dezeen Showroom: the Rammed Earth Finishes range of clay plaster by UK brand Clayworks is designed to create monolithic and earthy wall finishes. More
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Olafur Eliasson perches giant astronomical instrument on top of glacier
Set on the summit of the Hochjochferner glacier in the Italian Alps, the latest artwork by artist Olafur Eliasson invites visitors to see manmade climate change from wider "planetary and glacial perspectives". More
Smooth Finishes clay plasters by Clayworks
Dezeen Showroom: Clayworks has created a range of Smooth Finishes clay plasters that are made entirely from natural materials and offer seamless, earthy surface finishes. More
Video reveals Obel Award-winning community centre in Bangladesh
This video shows the building of a rammed-earth community centre in Bangladesh designed by German architect Anna Heringer, which recently won the Obel Award. More
Caspar Schols develops Cabin ANNA from the garden shed he built for his mother
Architectural designer Caspar Schols has developed the design for a garden shed with moving walls that he built for his parents into a flat-pack cabin for living and for working. More
"This is going to be the future of many metropole cities around the world" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are intrigued by Kris Provoost's latest photography series, Eden of the Orient, and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Old gymnasium transformed into lofty apartment in Amsterdam
Wooden detailing and black-painted steel fill the lofty interiors of The Gymnasium apartment that Robbert De Goede has built within an old sports hall in the Netherlands. More
Morag Myerscough's A New Now installation offers an optimistic response to coronavirus
British designer Morag Myerscough has created a colourful installation in Paris that offers a fresh take on the phrase "a new normal", which has become a popular way of referring to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. More
Yves Béhar designs first product from The Ocean Cleanup plastic
The Ocean Cleanup has teamed up with Yves Béhar to create a pair of sunglasses from plastic that the non-profit has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. More
Dezeen shortlisted for 15 awards including best podcast, best awards event and brand of the year
Dezeen has been shortlisted for 15 awards at five different ceremonies this autumn, with Dezeen Awards, Virtual Design Festival and the Dezeen Day conference all in the running for prizes. More
Masterplanet is Bjarke Ingels' plan to redesign Earth and stop climate change
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a masterplan for the Earth to "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies". More
Jean Nouvel reveals cave hotel in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert
French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled the design for a subterranean hotel that will be carved into a sandstone hill in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More
Lim + Lu bridges old and new inside Yung's Bistro in Hong Kong
Multidisciplinary studio Lim + Lu has based the interior of Yung's Bistro in Hong Kong on the rich history of its 78-year-old sister restaurant. More
Hopper credenza by James Burleigh
Dezeen showroom: the colourful Hopper credenza created by British furniture maker James Burleigh can be customised to suit almost any interior. More
Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Europe 2020 hospitality awards
Dezeen promotion: a guest villa in rural Mallorca and a log-clad hotel near the Arctic circle are some of the hospitality projects to be shortlisted in this year's AHEAD Europe awards. More
Rely chair by Hee Welling for &tradition
Dezeen Showroom: Hee Welling has designed the Rely chair, which has a shell made from 100-per-cent-recycled plastic, for Danish brand &tradition. More
Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste
Designer Alice Potts combined food waste with flowers from London parks to create a series of bioplastic face shields for the NGV Triennial. More
Final talk in Exhibit Columbus series discusses Indigenous design in the US
Exhibit Columbus concluded its New Middles symposium with a live conversation broadcast on Dezeen that explored the past and future of Midwest landscapes and Indigenous design. More
Five proposals to protect Washington DC's Tidal Basin from climate change
A bridge to the White House and man-made islands are among the conceptual proposals five architecture studios have developed for preserving Washington DC's Tidal Basin reservoir and the National Mall. More
Plastic is "part of the solution" to climate change says Bolon's head of sustainability
Plastic can help create more energy-efficient products that reduce the need for fossil fuels, according to Håkan Nordin, head of sustainability at flooring company Bolon. More