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Imagine if every discarded disposable cup grew into a beautiful plant. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a design architect at 3XN in Sydney, whose plans for a new aquatics centre in Linköping include undulating timber and glass facades (pictured). More › View the full article

A near-complete bullet-shaped skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox in Shenzhen generated a debate between readers over phallic architecture in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Performance venues don’t get any more intimate than this. Folk in a Box provides just enough space for a single musician to play to an audience of one. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design graduate Joe Buttigieg has created a tubular steel chair that can be easily stored over the surface of a desk or table. (more...) View the full article

Ceramicist Gregg Moore has created crockery for the Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant outside New York, that is made from the bones of the very cows whose dairy and meat is served. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Mail issue 172 leads with a facade that appears to have slipped into the front garden and includes all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 172 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dutch tile manufacturer Mosa has launched a new range of ceramic tiles named "μ" (mu), which appears to change colour throughout the day. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: the Oslo Counter & Bar Stool for Muuto has been designed to be both "inviting and sculptural", say its designers Anderssen & Voll. Read more View the full article

German designer Konstantin Grcic has updated Rado's minimal Ceramica watch with a new case and matt black finish (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Montreal studio YH2 has completed a retreat for Polish-Canadian sculptor Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, with a vertical form that takes cues from the surrounding forest (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: urban improvements such as cycle paths, parks and public transport could transform Brooklyn and help turn New York City into the USA's leading location for technology firms, according to plans unveiled this week. (more...) View the full article

Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week. Read more View the full article

Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled conceptual plans for Stockholm's tallest building – a 133-metre wooden skyscraper covered in numbers, which would be erected on top of a 1960s car park in the city centre. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: book publisher Laurence King is giving Dezeen readers a 35 per cent discount on its Detail series to celebrate the addition of two new titles to the collection. (more...) View the full article

The translucent back wall of this pop-up headphone shop changes colour in response to the noise made by Christmas shoppers. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tributes have poured in for architect and critic Michael Sorkin, who has died aged 71 of complications caused by Covid-19. Read more View the full article

Dezeen's managing editor Olivia Mull has picked up a prestigious industry award for Dezeen Hot List, which was named Best Content Idea – Digital at the BSME Talent Awards 2017. Read more View the full article

German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten's glass-covered design for the Shenzhen Art Museum and Library complex in China beat proposals from a number of star architects. (more…) View the full article

Five slim white volumes linked by glass corridors, open patios and a pool form this retreat on the Spanish island of Ibiza, designed by architecture studio Marià Castelló. Read more View the full article

Japanese studio Nendo has created a perfume bottle for Paris fashion house Kenzo in the shape of a tiny totem pole. (more…) View the full article

Ready yourself for civil unrest without cluttering your apartment: this coffee table incorporates a handy riot shield. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Sergio Pininfarina, the Italian car designer who worked for brands including Ferrari, Maserati and Lancia, has died aged 85 (via Reuters). Pininfarina worked at and later ran the family-run Pininfarina design studio from 1950 until 2006, working on models including the Ferrari Testarossa, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and Bentley Azure. View the full article

Architects Eureka have made a bicycle shop in Hong Kong where recycled paper tubes can be pushed in and out to make an ever-changing display wall. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has unveiled a boutique hotel in Tokyo, featuring 24 new design products. Read more View the full article