IKEA prioritises space for overhaul of living pod in Mars Desert Research Station
IKEA has redesigned the tiny living pod on the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, filling its interior with space-saving furnishings. More
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SCI-Arc founding director and "unparalleled" architect Ray Kappe dies aged 92
SCI-Arc founding director and celebrated Californian modernist Ray Kappe has passed away aged 92, leaving behind "a body of architecture of the highest level". More
Dark oak and aged copper create cosy atmosphere in Samara bistro by Mutuus Studio
Architecture practice Mutuus Studio used rustic materials and earth tones to create a "sense of timelessness and comfort" within a Seattle farm-to-table restaurant. More
Donald Judd's collection of works by Alvar Aalto and John Chamberlain go on show in New York
This exhibition at the Judd Foundation in New York pairs together furniture by architect Alvar Aalto and paintings by sculptor John Chamberlain from late American artist Donald Judd's archive. More
Solange directs Getty Center performance to be "extension of Richard Meier's architecture"
Musician Solange has sent us behind-the-scenes photos of the performance she directed at the Richard Meier-designed Getty Center in Los Angeles. In this interview she tells Dezeen why she's targeted major art museums with her music. More
KOS+A builds cedar-clad Amagansett house with wood interiors
Long Island architecture studio Kevin O'Sullivan + Associates has created a house in Amagansett, New York with wood prevalent inside and out to highlight the vernacular architecture in the region. More
FAR adds studio with corrugated plastic door to artist's Los Angeles residence
This artist's studio, which architecture firm FAR has added to a Los Angeles house, includes a large plastic door that folds in half and a rooftop covered in blue tiles. More
Olson Kundig unveils Recompose Seattle facility for composting human bodies
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has revealed plans for an after-death facility in Seattle where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. More
Air Co launches as "world's first carbon-negative vodka"
Brooklyn company Air Co has developed a process for making vodka that converts carbon dioxide into alcohol. More
Refik Anadol uses AI to create mesmerising film of New York City
Turkish artist Refik Anadol has used artificial intelligence to turn millions of photographs of New York into the Machine Hallucination film. More
AHMM unveils shipping-container housing development in Oklahoma
Squirrel Park is a scheme of four houses made from converted shipping containers in Oklahoma City, USA, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. More
Herzog & de Meuron's Dominus Winery photographed 20 years after completion
These photographs taken by Yueqi "Jazzy" Li capture the "mesmerising" dappled light inside Herzog & de Meuron's Dominus Winery. More
Graham Baba Architects creates relaxed atmosphere within Seattle cannabis dispensary
Wooden decor and glass vitrines feature in this cannabis shop in the Pacific Northwest, which was designed by US studio Graham Baba Architects to provide a "personalised, leisurely browsing experience". More
Sandow acquires Metropolis magazine
Architecture and design magazine Metropolis has been acquired by media company Sandow. More
Lunya styles Manhattan store like a "glitzy, upscale New York apartment"
Los Angeles clothing brand Lunya has created its New York store with vintage and contemporary finds to decorate zones as if they were a dining room, bedroom and living area. More
The Ranch Mine creates modern courtyard home in the Arizona desert
American studio The Ranch Mine has completed a residence in Phoenix that features a mix of gabled and flat volumes wrapped in corrugated metal, white stucco and honey-toned wood. More
Waechter Architecture builds ring of cabins on old school campus to create The Society Hotel Bingen
A converted schoolhouse and a series of detached cabins forms this boutique hotel in Washington State. More
The Future Perfect celebrates "radical, feckless" ceramics in Mess exhibition
Design gallery The Future Perfect is exhibiting weird and wonderful ceramic homeware and accessories across its locations in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. More
Architecture Office's co-working space in Syracuse "reinvigorates the notion of a cubicle"
Black mesh screens encase the work cubicles in a co-working space designed by American studio Architecture Office in downtown Syracuse, New York. More
Steven Holl dismisses concerns over new Long Island City library as "wrinkles"
Steven Holl Architects has brushed off criticisms of its Hunters Point Library in Long Island City, which opened in September with a number of areas inaccessible to people with disabilities. More