Foscarini acquires Ingo Maurer lighting brand
Italian lighting company Foscarini has acquired Ingo Maurer – the eponymous brand of the late German designer and "poet of light" – with the aim of bringing his designs to a larger international audience. More
Ten gravity-defying homes that are raised up on stilts
From an artist's cabin perched above a tidal salt marsh to an entire elevated apartment block in Italy, here is a roundup of 10 homes on stilts from the Dezeen archives. More
BIG completes "world's most environmentally friendly furniture factory" in Norway
Architecture firm BIG has constructed a mass-timber Passivhaus factory in a Norwegian forest for outdoor furniture maker Vestre, which features a green roof and solar panels as well as an exterior slide. More
Buro Happold works with indigenous builders to develop climate resilience strategies for cities
Roofs made from living trees and floating houses on reed islands are among the urban planning concepts developed by engineering studio Buro Happold in collaboration with Indigenous communities as part of an installation called Symbiocene. More
Ten green living rooms that prove the colour's versatility
A fashion editor's apartment in São Paulo and a home covered in panels of mint-green metal mesh feature in our latest lookbook, which rounds up ten lounge interiors where green is used both as a background colour and a striking design statement. More
Kim Kardashian launches inclusive SKIMS collection for people with limited mobility
Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand SKIMS has released an underwear line for people with disabilities, which combines easy-access closures with a range of sizes and colours to suit different skin tones and body types. More
MB>CO2 installation visualises internet's hidden impact on the environment
Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker has developed a machine that shows the emissions associated with everyday online activities from video chats and emails to trading NFTs as visible puffs of CO2. More
Ten kids' rooms with space-saving loft beds and bunk beds
Our latest lookbook features 10 compact children's bedrooms that use bunk beds to conserve precious space and make more room for play. More
Studio Olafur Eliasson wants to be "carbon neutral as soon as possible" says head of design
Studio Olafur Eliasson is writing a no-fly rule into contracts, transporting its artworks by train and remote installing them via video calls in a bid to become carbon neutral in the next decade, says the practice's head of design Sebastian Behmann in this interview. More
Jony Ive and Prince Charles announce winners of Terra Carta Design Lab competition
Aerodynamic seed pods and a methane-catching cow muzzle are among the winning projects of the inaugural Terra Carta Design Lab competition, run by The Prince of Wales and former Apple designer Jony Ive. More
Foster's plans for Kharkiv rebuild are "100 per cent ineffective" says Ukrainian architect
Plans for British architect Norman Foster to lead the reconstruction of Kharkiv are premature and neglect other cities across Ukraine that have also been destroyed by Russian troops, according to Slava Balbek of local architecture studio Balbek Bureau. More
Ukrainian president tasks Balbek Bureau with building temporary housing near Kyiv
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Balbek Bureau to discuss the architecture studio constructing a temporary shelter complex near Kyiv to house locals while their homes are being rebuilt following Russia's invasion. More
Harry Teng develops "shower-proof" prosthetic leg to help amputees wash with dignity and ease
Interchangeable modular components eliminate the need for expensive custom building in the Lytra lower-limb prosthesis, created by industrial designer Harry Teng to offer amputees a safe, low-cost standing aid in the shower. More
Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments
Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. More
EBBA Architects layers recycled paper to form flat-pack Plod stool
London studio EBBA Architects has branched out into furniture design with the release of a recycled paper stool that can be used alone or combined in pairs to form a coffee table. More
Ten social kitchen interiors with built-in seating nooks
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up ten kitchens that integrated seating – from window seats with garden views to benches that double up as vinyl storage. More
Justin Bieber ventures into scooter design with flaming all-white Vespa
Vespa has revealed a monochrome version of its classic Sprint scooter designed by musician Justin Bieber that is surrounded by a ring of icy white flames to give it a "Justin spin". More
Carolina Härdh crafts furniture for restaurant Vrå from its own food waste
Rice starch, fish bones and oyster shells from the kitchen of Gothenburg restaurant Vrå were combined to form this dual-purpose stool and side table, created by local designer Carolina Härdh. More
Architecture "lagging behind all other sectors" in climate change fight says IPCC report author
Efforts to halt catastrophic climate change are being held back by "inertia" in the built environment sector, according to Yamina Saheb, co-author of the latest report from the United Nations climate change panel. More
CAN forms "otherworldly" Liquid Geology tables from recycled car tyres
Impressionist paintings and deep-sea trenches informed the first furniture range from London architecture studio CAN, which combines speckled enamel tabletops with craggy rubber legs. More