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Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features. Read more View the full article

This slatted structure by architects Plasma Studio looks like it's crawling over an apartment building in the Italian Dolomites (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Plants are expected to grow up the sides of this treehouse-inspired house extension in Melbourne, by AM Architecture. Read more View the full article

This week, Dezeen reported from Dutch Design Week where a series of talks, installations and exhibitions tackled the role of architecture and design in both causing and fighting the climate crisis. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Book of Interviews: our new book featuring conversations with 45 of the most talented and inspiring people from the global design scene is now available with free shipping in the UK. (more...) View the full article

This sofa by Danish designer Anne Boysen can be arranged as an armchair, a chaise longue or for two people to sit facing each other thanks to its moveable armrests. (more…) View the full article

California firms Brooks + Scarpa and Plant Prefab have unveiled a low-cost housing concept for fallow urban sites, which comprise prefabricated, modular units that can be arranged in various configurations. Read more View the full article

These previously unseen photographs show the faceted modular structure of the Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, which was designed and completed in just eight months (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

From a smart forest in Mexico to a Nevada desert city powered by blockchain, a wave of smart cities are being proposed in North America. Here are five examples from the continent that hint at the shape of future neighbourhoods. Read more View the full article

News: this Saturday the V&A museum opens its new permanent gallery for furniture, displaying objects from the middle ages to the present day by designers including Thomas Chippendale, Charles and Ray Eames and Ron Arad. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Jobs has launched a new advertising campaign featuring people who have met the perfect match through the site. Read more View the full article

Luotuowan Pergola's undulating geodesic canopy has been made by LUO Studio from wooden beams salvaged during the renovation of Luotuowan village in China. Read more

In our latest competition, we've teamed up with Clerkenwell Design Week for its 10th anniversary to give away a floor lamp by London design studio Haberdashery. Read more

Product news: the covers of these sofas by Italian industrial designer Giulio Iacchetti look like they're made of crumpled paper (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the 2020 winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, a shield designed to protect against coronavirus and "Europe's longest overhanging pool". Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

Ithaca design studio CODA has installed a wall that squirts water and is clad with skateboard offcuts in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 in New York. (more...) View the full article

Today's Google Doodle features an illustration of American writer and urban planning activist Jane Jacobs, who successfully campaigned against major infrastructure projects in New York and Toronto. (more…) View the full article

Creative agency Virtue has partnered with Copenhagen Pride to develop the world's first genderless voice, which aims to eradicate bias in technology. Read more

These cabinets by Esrawe Studio are based on the process of making mezcal – a traditional Mexican alcohol. Read more View the full article

Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. Read more View the full article

UK menswear designer Tom Cridland has launched a unisex sweater that comes with a 30-year guarantee, to promote sustainable fashion. (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

American interior designer Kelly Wearstler scoured vintage shops to source the eclectic furniture that decorates the living room-style lobby of this hotel in Santa Monica, California. Read more View the full article

A monochrome clothing boutique in China has been awarded the World Interior of the Year prize at Inside 2016. Read more View the full article

These handmade electrical plugs allow you to plug a second appliance into the back. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Say Architects has completed a grooming salon for pets in Hangzhou, China, which includes a sunken cafe, playground and a paddling pool where four-legged visitors can dip their paws. Read more View the full article