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Moooi has given each of its products a unique digital identity that customers can access by scanning with a mobile app, to instantly verify the item's authenticity. Read more View the full article

Sports brand Puma has unveiled its Puma Fi trainers, which have laces that can be tightened at the swipe of a finger. Read more

Designers need to change the model of leadership to create a more a diverse and critical industry, says designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who has directed the documentary I Am (Not) A Monster. Read more

The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtual and augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. Read more

Dedicated to the most promising designers under 35, the Salone Satellite show in Milan uncovers budding talent in the design industry. Design reporter Natashah Hitti has selected 10 of this year's future stars. Read more

Open-air walkways and staircases overlook landscaped gardens at this dormitory by US studio LOHA at a central California university, which was built using durable and economical materials. Read more

CetraRuddy has designed a chevron-patterned tower for the developers of New York's Rockefeller Center, which draws on the art deco architecture of the complex. Read more

Architecture studio Wallgren Arkitekter and Swedish construction company BOX Bygg have created a parametric design tool called Finch, which can generate floor plans adapted to the constraints of a site. Read more

Northumbria University graduate Danielle Coffey has designed a device that transforms oils and fats leftover from cooking into soap, to prevent them from polluting household water systems. Read more

As congested and low-lying Jakarta sinks rapidly, Indonesia's government has revealed that the new capital city will be built on the island of Borneo. Read more

The rocky hillside surrounding an 800-year-old fortress forms several of the walls and floors of this school by DesignAware in Hyderabad, India. Read more View the full article

Oriented strand board panels can slide back and forth to create a flexible floor plan whilst concealing utilities in this family apartment remodelled for a single inhabitant in Madrid by TallerDE2 Architects (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Karen Blixens Plads in Copenhagen is an undulating plaza with sheltered parking for over 2,000 bicycles designed by Danish architecture firm COBE. Read more View the full article

New York studio VonDalwig Architecture has overhauled the bottom two floors of a Brooklyn townhouse, adding in more windows and preserving details inside. Read more View the full article

British cutlery company Viners has released a collection of kitchen knives with rounded tips in a bid to reduce knife-related incidents. Read more View the full article

The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a building by Morphosis that some readers think looks like Donald Trump's hair and detailed images showing the surface of the sun. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

This captioned video shows catwalk footage of bulging latex garments designed by London College of Fashion graduate Harikrishnan. Read more View the full article

American architect Marc Thorpe has developed a conceptual installation near Marfa and the border of Mexico that resembles a large spaceship landing on earth. Read more View the full article

Portuguese studio Site Specific Arquitectura has renovated a 1950s school in Lisbon and added a dual-level extension with round openings connecting its outdoor spaces. Read more View the full article

Object Carpet has teamed up with Ippolito Fleitz Group to create its latest carpet collection, which is launching as part of VDF x Ventura Projects. Read more View the full article

In our final lecture as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Architects, not Architecture, Dutch architect Francine Houben talks about her influences and the founding of Mecanoo. Read more View the full article

US architecture firm MASS Design Group has suggested that restaurants add barriers, remove bar seating and seek local produce sources to curtail the spread of infection and allow patrons to safely eat out following the coronavirus lockdown. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn reviews last week’s furniture fair in Milan – link. Related: see all Dezeen’s stories from Milan 2010. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Barcelona studio Miel Arquitectos have completed the renovation of a flat in Barcelona, Spain, divided diagonally by two golden strips. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll down for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs this week, including positions with architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and designer Tom Dixon. This is also the last chance to apply to work with Arata Isozaki & Associates Shanghai, Schmidt Hammer Lassen and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article