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The latest Nokia smartphone features five rear cameras, in a move meant to entice photography enthusiasts who want to do advanced editing. Read more

American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners included a pointy chapel among the tiny black buildings that form this residence in a clearing in Upstate New York. Read more

Spanish studio Husos Arquitectos has created a 46-square-metre plywood-lined apartment in Madrid for a young doctor and his pet bulldog. Read more

American actress Zendaya wore a transforming Tommy Hilfiger dress to the Met Gala last night, which changed colour using technology hidden beneath the skirt. Read more

Design firm Estudio Yeye used a limited palette of colours and materials to create a "simple and efficient" design for a cafe that serves up Mexican coffee. Read more

Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with TU Delft to create the Flying-V aircraft concept, which is designed to consume 20 per cent less fuel than Airbus' A350. Read more

This stainless-steel cooking pot based on a traditional Japanese design uses a double-wall construction to create a vacuum that insulates the contents to retain heat for long periods. Read more

Recessed arches, free-standing stone plinths and hanging rooftop plants are designed to recall the ancient ruins of Babylon inside a restaurant and bar in Sydney. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers disagree with Vivienne Westwood that there should be a ban on private land ownership. Read more

Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can get a discounted rate to Salon Art + Design fair in New York, which will feature designs by Frank Lloyd Wright and Pierre Yovanovitch. Read more View the full article

OMA has installed a golden cube-shaped kiosk and black marble furniture outside the K11 Musea retail development in Hong Kong. Read more View the full article

Climate change is likely to devastate our planet, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. In the second part of an exclusive interview, he tells Dezeen it is "absolutely possible" to create fully CO2 negative buildings. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Awards 2020 opens for entries next week, with eight new architecture, interiors and design categories to enter. Read more View the full article

Architecture studio Sāransh has used an array of materials to define the different living zones of this open-plan studio apartment in Ahmedabad, India. Read more View the full article

The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects has temporarily stepped down from his role due to personal reasons. Read more View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a medical isolation hood, Milan's post-coronavirus plans and rainbow art to raise spirits. Read more View the full article

As the coronavirus pandemic puts a halt on all travel plans, Child Studio has collaborated with Plenaire to envision an idyllic seaside villa for the "perfect holiday". Read more View the full article

Architecture office Spaceworkers has designed the concrete Centro de Interpretação do Românico museum in Portuguese village Lousada to explain the history of Romanesque architecture in the north of the country. Read more View the full article

The Philadelphia Inquirer has apologised for a headline equating the loss of black lives with damage to buildings during protests over the killing of George Floyd in police custody. Read more View the full article

Designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed the interior of a shop in east London that features lighting made of plastic milk bottles. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designers Amandine Chhor and Aïssa Logerot have created a range of furniture and lighting woven from water hyacinths in Cambodia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s another project from last month’s Royal College of Art graduate show, Els Woldhek’s series of unconventional shelving and lamps joined by copper growths. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has proposed two conceptual embassy buildings for the Government Building Agency in the Netherlands. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a range of conservatory furniture for Kettal featuring aluminium frames wrapped in cord. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: former Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has been appointed as chairman of the committee for World Design Capital Helsinki 2012. See press release below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article