IKEA is set to open a pop-up shop in the metaverse in collaboration with game platform Roblox, allowing players to add classic IKEA designs to their virtual homes. More about IKEA launches pop-up furniture shop in Roblox game
Rumours of the metaverse's demise are greatly exaggerated – particularly when it comes to designing virtual buildings, writes Sarah Housley. More about "The idea of designing for virtual worlds is just getting started"
Digital spaces can create communities but the ownership-obsessed metaverses envisioned by tech companies are depressing and uninspiring, writes Holly Nielsen. More about "Metaverses will be the digital equivalent of huge empty cities without character or community"
With the Consumer Electronics Show well underway in Las Vegas, we look at the biggest trends among this year's offering of tech gadgets, including haptic devices for the metaverse and the latest AI-powered products. More about Nine tech trends from CES 2023
Architecture and design studio Space Popular has unveiled Search History, an exhibition at the MAXXI museum in Rome that applies the writings of Italian architect Aldo Rossi to virtual worlds. More about Space Popular reinterprets Aldo Rossi's architectural theories for the metaverse
Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road. More about Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi create metaverse social spaces
Virtual clothes worn by avatars are becoming more important than real garments to many users of the online gaming and social platform Roblox, says the company's Christina Wootton in this interview. More about Digital fashion means designers' "imagination can go wild" says Roblox vice president
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo could soon be replicated in both real space and the metaverse, as its original architect Kisho Kurokawa's studio is auctioning the rights to rebuild it. More about Rights to rebuild Nakagin Capsule Tower for sale
Tequila brand Jose Cuervo has opened a metaverse distillery designed by Mexico-based Rojkind Arquitectos and British designers Bompas & Parr, where attractions include a barrel maze and a pool party. More about Rojkind Arquitectos and Bompas & Parr design Jose Cuervo distillery in the metaverse
Designers have created a number of virtual buildings for metaverse community The Row, including a giant statue turned into a house designed by Daniel Arsham and a home that changes colour during the day. More about Metaverse real estate community The Row launches with six architectural designs by artists
UK studio PLP Architecture has created 5,000 NFTs based on the concept for a virtual skyscraper in the metaverse. More about PLP Architecture launches collection of 5,000 skyscraper NFTs
Social media brand Meta has announced plans to launch its Avatars Store, where users of its social media platforms can dress digital avatars in Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne clothing. More about Meta launches store selling digital Prada and Balenciaga clothing for avatars
Hotel developer CitizenM has announced plans to build a hotel in the metaverse, which will be set in gaming world The Sandbox and could eventually become a real-life location. More about CitizenM to become "first hospitality company to build in the metaverse"
Digital police have arrested dozens of avatars who rampaged at a party in the metaverse, causing damage to NFT objects worth billions of dollars. More about Metaverse suffers "extensive damage" in riot at virtual art gallery
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital Cobras trainers designed to be worn in the metaverse. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital trainers
Luxury footwear brand Giuseppe Zanotti has released a digital edition of its Cobras trainers in the metaverse to coincide with Metaverse Fashion Week. More about Giuseppe Zanotti releases snake-wrapped Cobras trainers in the metaverse
Digital fashion brand Auroboros has collaborated with architecture studio Voxel Architects to create a rocket-shaped virtual building to host the closing event of Metaverse Fashion Week tonight. More about Voxel Architects designs "mystic" virtual arena to host Metaverse Fashion Week closing event
The latest edition of our Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' design for a "cyber-urban" city in the metaverse, which allows people to buy plots of land with cryptocurrency and enter digital buildings as an avatar. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' metaverse city features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a "cyber-urban" city in the metaverse where people can buy plots of land with cryptocurrency and enter digital buildings as an avatar. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs virtual Liberland Metaverse city
A panel including Liam Young, Refik Anadol and Space Popular expressed both optimism and trepidation about the rise of the metaverse in a talk hosted by Dezeen in collaboration with NeueHouse during Frieze Los Angeles. More about The metaverse "will be equal parts fear and wonder" says Liam Young