Trudie Carter
New Tendency overhauls East German radio centre to create Red Bull music studios
Berlin-based design studio New Tendency has updated a GDR era broadcast building to create a temporary workspace for participants enrolled in Red Bull's music academy scheme. More
Nike adapts super-fast marathon shoe for everyday wear
Nike has applied its signature ZoomX foam to a new running shoe, which the brand describes as its "fastest-ever training product". More
Inflatable pool toys draw attention to plastic crisis in Botter's latest collection
Dutch fashion label Botter's Spring Summer 2019 collection explores the impact of ocean pollution on developing countries. More
Ecoalf unveils Shao sneakers made from algae and ocean plastic
The new footwear collection from Spanish fashion brand Ecoalf is made from recycled waste found in oceans and rivers. More
10 home interiors that make use of board-marked concrete
For this week's roundup of popular images from our Pinterest boards, we've found residences all over the world that feature interiors with textured concrete walls. More
Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2017
From the backlash against gender inequality to the shifting political landscape following Donald Trump's election, 2017 has been full of controversial events for architecture and design. Digital editor Trudie Carter selects the 10 most polarising moments for our review of year. More
Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design movies of 2017
Dezeen's architecture and design videos received over 60 million plays in 2017 – double the figure from last year. Continuing our review of the year, digital editor Trudie Carter reveals the 10 captioned movies that went viral. More
This week, the UK's best new house and London home extensions were revealed
This week on Dezeen, an angular country home based on hop kilns won the title of UK house of the year, and 30 projects were shortlisted for the Don't Move, Improve! 2018 awards. More
Frank Kolkman creates death simulation machine using virtual reality
To tackle "death anxiety" among terminally ill hospital patients, designer Frank Kolkman has created a device that simulates a near-death experience using virtual reality. More
Movie showcases the Jamie Fobert-designed extension to Tate St Ives
This captioned movie offers a tour of the cliffside extension that architect Jamie Fobert added to the Tate gallery in Cornwall, England, which is clad in ceramic tiles to reflect the ocean. More
Super Local uses waste glass to produce sustainable terrazzo homeware collection
Discarded glass is transformed into terrazzo to create this range of furniture and objects, which Dutch studio Super Local designed in collaboration with Zanzibari craftspeople. More
Living Light is an off-grid lamp powered by photosynthesis
Dutch designer Ermi van Oers has created a lamp that uses a living plant to generate its own electricity – and plans to scale up the technology to power entire smart cities. More
Flora-Gato is a cat shelter made from moss and recycled plastic
This captioned movie shows the making of Flora-Gato, a shelter made by Los Angeles-based architects Formation Association, Terremoto and Arktura as part of an annual fundraiser to raise money for the city's stray cats. More
Latest Dezeen Mail features MVRDV's cavernous library and architects' pencils
Photographs showing the drawing tools of architects and designers feature in this week's Dezeen Mail, alongside an eye-shaped library by MVRDV and therapy tools for sexual abuse. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
Striking posters feature on our Pinterest board dedicated to graphic design
We've pinned dozens of posters to our graphic design Pinterest board, including retro-style posters advertising Netflix's Stranger Things, and selected works from a new exhibition focusing on female illustrators. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Yi-Fei Chen designs a stool for escaping uncomfortable social situations
Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen has created a chair that explodes if sat on for too long, giving her an excuse to get up and escape an awkward situation. More
Shahar Livne uses waste plastic to create Lithoplast, a precious material of the future
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Shahar Livne has created a clay-like material using discarded plastic that could be mined by future civilisations. More
Dining Toys tableware turns eating into a sensual activity
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Roxanne Brennen has created a range of dining tools designed to encourage a way of eating that she claims helps to trigger the same brain activity as sexual foreplay. More
10 sustainable foods of the future on show at Dutch Design Week
One of the big exhibitions at Dutch Design Week is an "embassy" exploring the future of food, in the face of depleting resources. Here are 10 suggestions for what we might consume in years to come, from saltwater carrots to insect sausages. More
Watch our final talk at Dutch Design Week on design and politics
Finishing off Good Design for a Bad World, our series of talks about how design could tackle the world's big problems, a panel of speakers debated our turbulent political times live from Dutch Design Week. More