Designers "would rather make gardens" to avoid harming the environment says Es Devlin
Artists and designers are turning away from working on projects that damage the planet and instead exploring ways to benefit it, according to Es Devlin. More
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Es Devlin creates indoor forest as venue for COP26 events
British designer Es Devlin has created the Conference of the Trees as the venue for The New York Times Climate Hub, which is running alongside the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. More
Gaetano Fornarelli proposes "moving the countryside to the city" by creating car-free garden cities
The next finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Gaetano Fornarelli, who has proposed creating car-free cities covered in trees to improve people's health and reduce humanity's impact on the environment. More
Angelo Renna and Oleksandr Nenenko envision a world dominated by "superorganism" trees
Angelo Renna and Oleksandr Nenenko have proposed covering planet Earth with huge genetically engineered trees, one of 15 finalist projects for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More
Commenter is "looking forward to lawnmower races down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Es Devlin's vision for the future and discussing other top stories. More
"It's 1 November 2036 and every city has swapped cars for trees" says Es Devlin
In the first of 15 manifestos written for the Dezeen 15 digital festival celebrating Dezeen's 15th birthday, Es Devlin imagines looking back from 15 years in the future at the positive progress made since the COP26 climate conference. More
Es Devlin to hold "conference" of trees as an installation during COP26
British designer Es Devlin will unveil a temporary installation of 197 trees and plant species to highlight issues related to climate change during the COP26 conference. More
Forestami project will see "one tree for every inhabitant" planted in Milan
Two hundred potted trees that adorned the Supersalone fair in Milan earlier this month will be planted as part of an initiative to grow three million new trees in the city by 2030. More
IKEA Sundvik furniture allegedly made from illegal Russian wood
Investigative research organisation Earthsight has released a report that claims the pine found in IKEA's Sundvik children's furniture range comes from trees illegally felled in protected Russian forests. More
Claims that planting trees won't slow climate change are "absolute garbage" says commenter
In this week's comments update, our story quoting experts who say planting trees "doesn't make any sense" in the fight against climate change has triggered a furious reaction from readers. More
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Planting trees "doesn't make any sense" in the fight against climate change due to permanence concerns, say experts
Afforestation is an unreliable way of permanently sequestering atmospheric carbon, according to several key figures interviewed by Dezeen as part of our carbon revolution series. More
Five designers planting trees to highlight climate change
Designers including Es Devlin, Superflux and Maya Lin have planted forests full of trees in major cities to raise awareness of climate change or to campaign for sustainability goals. More
Tree grows through circular opening in courtyard canopy of Mexico house by Daniela Bucio Sistos
Mexican architect Daniela Bucio Sistos has created a red brick and coloured concrete house in Morelia, Mexico, that features round windows and a disc-shaped canopy over a courtyard. More
Superflux creates forest of over 400 fire-blackened pine trees at Vienna Biennale
Design studio Superflux has set up hundreds of trees damaged by forest fires around an oasis of living plants for an installation called Invocation for Hope at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. More
Es Devlin designs Forest for Change at London Design Biennale as "a place of transformation"
British designer Es Devlin has filled the courtyard of Somerset House with trees for her Forest for Change installation as part of this year's London Design Biennale. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
EFFEKT plants 1,200 trees to grow during the Venice Architecture Biennale
Danish architecture studio EFFEKT has planted hundreds of pine seedlings around seven architectural models at the Venice Architecture Biennale using a hydroponics system that's remote-controlled from Copenhagen. More
Maya Lin installs Ghost Forest of dead trees in Midtown Manhattan
Artist and designer Maya Lin has installed 49 dead cedar trees in Midtown Manhattan's Madison Square Park to raise awareness of ecosystem die-off due to climate change. More
Gerardo Osio weaves chair into weeping willow tree on the Dommel river
Designer Gerardo Osio has woven the living branches of a weeping willow tree together to form a "living seat" along the Dommel river in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. More
Ten domestic interiors featuring statement plants that help bring nature indoors
If your home doesn't have a garden or a balcony, a well-chosen houseplant can bring the natural world inside. The second of a trio of spring lookbooks this Easter weekend showcases 10 domestic interiors with carefully chosen plants. More
Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
A forest is set to be planted in the heart of central London this summer as part of an installation that set designer Es Devlin has designed for the city's design biennale. More