Yiannis Ghikas creates blown-glass Soda coffee table for Miniforms
Dezeen promotion: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed the Soda coffee table from hand-blown Murano glass for Italian furniture makers Miniforms. More
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Imafuku Architects completes Dongshang bar in Beijing with bamboo surfaces
Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. More
Dezeen Showroom launches with products from Vitra, Hem, Luceplan and Maruni
Dezeen Showroom has launched today featuring furniture and lighting products by designers including Jasper Morrison, Stephen Burks, Faye Toogood, Naoto Fukasawa and Barber Osgerby. More
Jony Ive to design "the next generation of Airbnb products"
Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive has been hired by online rental service Airbnb to develop new products and services for the platform. More
UK government's housing formula "does not make sense" say planning groups
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More
Trypta by Stephen Burks for Luceplan
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has worked alongside Italian lighting brand Luceplan to create Trypta, a pendant light that helps improve spatial acoustics. More
Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More
Vitra remakes Barber Osgerby's Tip Ton chair from recycled plastic
Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. More
RAMSA designs St. George's Mansions with sweeping views across Hong Kong's lush Kadoorie Hill neighbourhood
Dezeen promotion: Robert A M Stern's New York firm RAMSA will add another "ultra-luxury" residential building to Hong Kong's skyline. More
Tako furniture collection by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni
Dezeen Showroom: the Tako furniture collection, designed for Japanese brand Maruni by its longtime art director Naoto Fukasawa, includes a dining table and chair with legs resembling the sinuous silhouette of tentacles. More
Fugu furniture collection by Jasper Morrison for Maruni
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a wooden chair and coffee table duo for Maruni, which form a collection named Fugu after the Japanese word for blowfish. More
Morris + Company designs modular prefabricated housing system
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More
Puffy Lounge Chair by Faye Toogood for Hem
Dezeen Showroom: chubby upholstery spills over the modernist steel frame of this lounge chair created for Hem by British designer Faye Toogood as a study in contrasts. More
Rammed-earth counter anchors Flamingo Estate pop-up in Los Angeles
Vibrant green walls surround a chunky rammed-earth counter in this garden-themed pop-up shop in LA that creatives Alex Reed and Dutra Brown have designed for lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate. More
Kris Provoost captures "immense density" of Hong Kong's housing
Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong's "hyper-dense" housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. More
Recycled plastic bottle backpack winner of Dezeen Awards public vote
British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. More
Green-painted sunroom with cathedral views features in renovated Toronto apartment
Canadian studio Odami has redesigned a 1980s apartment in Toronto with bold and rich features like dark quartzite, walnut and green walls. More
Fei Architects designs apartment block that frames residents' daily lives in Guangzhou
The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in Guangzhou, China, designed by Fei Architects to show off its occupants. More
This week we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote
This week on Dezeen, we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards public vote and Italian furniture designer Enzo Mari passed away. More
Slatted wood encloses glass Engawa House in Chile
An external walkway and glazed living space are hidden behind sliding slatted woodwork in this house in Chile, designed by architects Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla. More