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The Ocean Cleanup has revealed plans to turn the plastic it has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into "beautiful, sustainable products". Read more View the full article

Oak-covered living rooms and bathrooms clad in large panels of veined marble add a touch of luxury to this otherwise simple apartment in the heart of London (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Comments update: readers are calling on Miami's city officials to reconsider their decision over Zaha Hadid's car park design, which was rejected just weeks after her sudden death. (more…) View the full article

Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. Read more View the full article

Cologne 2014: German designer Christian Werner has created a sofa for French brand Ligne Roset with backrests that can be placed in any position (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This top-heavy white house in Kanagawa, Japan, was designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a keen surfer and his family (+ slideshow). (more…)

Papermaker GF Smith has opened its first show space in London, which includes a gallery filled with an undulating installation of colourful paper rolls. Read more View the full article

Construction has begun on an aluminium-clad museum in Norway by Danish architecture studios COBE and Transform. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Mottled grey walls meet black-brick partitions to form the monochromatic interiors of Yakusha Design's self-designed office and showroom in Kiev, Ukraine. Read more

Manchester School of Art presents Radical Response, an exhibition showcasing work of its academic staff, at the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will talk to design gallerist Rossana Orlandi about her Guiltless Plastic initiative in a discussion hosted by Istituto Marangoni London. Watch the talk here live from 11am UK time on Thursday 19 October. Read more

The juxtaposition of natural and manmade materials characterises Fractall's homeware collection, which it is presenting as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

To celebrate the long weekend, Dezeen Watch Store is giving readers 10 per cent off any watch on the website. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Awards has introduced two new design categories for 2020, including one that will honour the best architectural lighting design project of the year. Read more View the full article

Architect Timothee Mercier of Studio XM has converted a ruined farm building in France into an "intimate refuge" for his parents. Read more View the full article

The Royal College of Art has again been named the world's leading art and design university, according to a recent international survey. Read more View the full article

A timber lattice supports shelves, worktops, lighting and mirrors down one side of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yasunari Tsukada (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This scaly apartment block in alpine Slovenia appears to have had its corners sliced away to create triangular balconies. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

BIG has revealed visuals of the "whimsical" plant-covered H C Andersen Hotel it has designed for the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen. Read more

Studiomama has overhauled this tiny single-storey house in north London with built-in plywood furniture including a fold-out bed, a standing desk and extendable dining benches with pink cushions. Read more View the full article

A shiny copper chapel hovers above the entrance to this Catholic school in Gloucestershire, England, by London studio Nicholas Hare Architects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

British designer Es Devlin and U2's creative director Willie Williams have transformed Bono into a giant avatar version of himself using augmented reality for the band's latest tour. Read more View the full article

Spring is here, and with it a slew of architecture and design events around the world. Check out the highlights for April, May and June in our comprehensive guide to 2019 events include the big Milan design week next week, Copenhagen Architecture Festival, Design Miami/Basel plus design weeks in Bucharest and San Francisco. More ›

Dezeen Wire: art and design critics have questioned whether the posters unveiled on Friday to celebrate next year’s London Olympics truly represent the best of British creativity. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

To celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Pig, we've collected examples of Chinese restaurants with mouth-watering interiors from around the world. Read more