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David Kohn Architects has refurbished a series of galleries in London's V&A to create a new photography centre that houses the museum's sensitive collection. Read more View the full article

Reception desks, carpets and mid-century furniture found in Midtown Manhattan lobbies informed the design of menswear brand Jack Erwin's flagship store in New York. Read more

Four designers from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College have developed a series of machines that turn seafood waste into a biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic. Read more

Dezeen promotion: a historic hotel in China and a cocoon-like guest lodge in Sri Lanka are among the hospitality projects commended in this year's AHEAD Asia Awards. Read more

Chinese architects Approach Design has added a new hall to the Hangzhou Cloud Town Exhibition Centre in China and concealed it under a green roof featuring a running track and sports courts. Read more

An exhibition of cork furniture by Jasper Morrison has opened at the Kasmin Gallery in New York's Chelsea, the designer's first solo show in North America. Read more

Nigerian designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal is using fashion to challenge racial and gender stereotypes. Speaking to Dezeen, he says he wants his label Orange Culture to kickstart a global movement for diversity. Read more

Italian designer Elena Tamburini has created a collection of four everyday objects that aim to facilitate affection in elderly individuals and couples. Read more

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a proposal to re-freeze sea water in the Arctic and seesaws installed on the US-Mexico border wall so children in both countries can play together. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

This week we've chosen four paid architecture and design internships available on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at Scandinavian firm CF Møller Architects and Swiss running brand On. Read more

A sea-blue storage unit helps arrange living spaces inside this family home in Corseaux, Switzerland, which has been overhauled by Bureau Brisson Architectes. Read more

Fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic will discuss how she started her Roksanda womenswear label at Dezeen Day on 30 October. Read more

Ross Lovegrove has designed this year's Fashion Awards trophy, which consists of a laser-cut DNA double helix that appears to be suspended inside a monolithic crystal. Read more View the full article

Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić have photographed architecture across the capital of North Korea for their book Model City Pyongyang. Here they reveal six of the most interesting buildings in the city. Read more View the full article

US reporter Bridget Cogley has rounded up eight homes in Montreal with interiors that make the most of a monochrome palette – highlighted by Michelle Ogundehin as a key trend for 2020. Read more View the full article

Hem has designed its own headquarters at the centre of Stockholm, with interiors by the furniture brand's in-house design team and Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau. Read more View the full article

For his graduate collection at the London College of Fashion, menswear designer Harikrishnan has matched cropped tailored jackets with billowing latex trousers to create exaggerated silhouettes. Read more View the full article

Pinkish cement covers the exterior of this dwelling in Mexico, which architecture firm PPAA designed for an experimental housing initiative referred to as Infonavit. Read more View the full article

Samsung and Dezeen have teamed up to launch a global contest seeking innovative designs for the home that can be made by repurposing cardboard packaging. Read more View the full article

This week, BIG completed a spiral-shaped museum in the Swiss mountains and John Pawson discussed the reasoning behind his characteristic minimalism in Dezeen's latest podcast. Read more View the full article

This modular chair collection by Thai design studio Kaoi takes cues from the 1980s Memphis Group, featuring four graphic armrests that can be mixed and matched to offer different aesthetic "personalities". Read more View the full article

Readers are debating architect Alison Brooks' claims that coronavirus will lead to a "value shift" in housing design and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Santa Monica office Kanner Architects have designed a see-through house overlooking the ocean for Long Island, New York. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architecture studio Mas-aqui has renovated a 20th-century apartment in the mountains above Barcelona, creating a light-filled home. Read more View the full article

Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken has installed LED panels replicating daylight on a dark staircase in Stockholm. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article