Giles Tettey Nartey reimagines traditional West African bench as giant game of Oware
Designer Giles Tettey Nartey has presented a communal bench as part of a POOR Collective exhibition at the London Design Festival, with an intricately carved surface that doubles as a game board. More
Ganni unveils handbag made from bacterial leather at LDF
Bacteria were used to grow this one-off edition of the Bou Bag by Danish fashion brand Ganni, made from a leather alternative by London biotech company Modern Synthesis that contains no plastic or petrochemicals. More
IKEA and H&M's design incubator unveils products by 22 emerging London studios
Metro newspapers and Thames debris were used to form this collection of London-centric products, created by local designers as part of the Atelier100 incubator, which is on show at London Design Festival. More
Andu Masebo crafts furniture from remains of a single car at LDF
Designer Andu Masebo took great care to avoid making anything "naff or kitsch" when transforming a scrapped car into eight furniture pieces, currently on display at the V&A for London Design Festival. More
Apple unveils new smartwatches as "first carbon-neutral products"
Apple has released an updated lineup of Apple Watches, which the technology company claims will be its first carbon-neutral products, marking a "key milestone" in its mission to reach net zero emissions by 2030. More
Hanif Kara and Magdalene Odundo among winners of 2023 London Design Medals
AKT II's Hanif Kara has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, with ceramicist Magdalene Odundo, Sound Advice co-founder Pooja Agrawal and social enterprise POOR Collective also recognised for their work. More
Live music shows are all starting to look "kind of the same" says The 1975's set designer
Relying on social media algorithms for visual inspiration has led to stage designs becoming increasingly repetitive according to Tobias Rylander, the designer behind The 1975's viral set depicting a house. More
Japanese patchwork technique informs interior of Sando burger bar in Geneva
Sapid Studio aimed to keep as much of the original fit-out as possible during this renovation project, which saw the Swiss design firm turn one burger restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland, into the home of another. More
Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region
A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France's Cognac region. More
Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details
From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. More
Lamborghini unveils concept for first all-electric car
Italian sports carmaker Lamborghini has shared its Lanzador concept car – a look ahead at the company's first all-electric vehicle, which is set to go into production from 2028. More
This week we marked two years since the closure of Heatherwick's Vessel
This week on Dezeen, architecture writer Matt Shaw reflected on what went wrong with Heatherwick Studio's Vessel, two years after the 16-storey viewpoint in New York's Hudson Yards was closed. More
Tate Modern's Corner cafe revamped to be less "Herzog & de Meuron-y"
Architecture studio Holland Harvey has overhauled the ground-floor cafe at the Tate Modern in London so it doubles as the gallery's first late-night bar. More
Layer rebrands dog supply company using colours visible to canines
Canadian dog brand Earth Rated has received a holistic overhaul from design agency Layer, encompassing new canine-friendly branding and a range of toys designed for more "stimulating, long-lasting and enjoyable play". More
Rise of AI could see "a lot of people living as second-class citizens" warns Sony's Alice Xiang
Killer robots and god-like computers are far from the most pressing threats posed by artificial intelligence, AI ethicist Alice Xiang tells Dezeen in this interview. More
World's "most well funded e-bike brand" VanMoof goes bankrupt
Pioneering electric bicycle manufacturer VanMoof was declared bankrupt in the Netherlands on Monday by the Amsterdam District Court, following the company's pandemic-time boom. More
Eight serene bedrooms with striking natural views
Far-flung homes from New Zealand to Patagonia feature in this lookbook that showcases bedrooms with calm interiors where glazing has been maximised and clutter minimised to keep the focus on the views. More
Ten all-pink buildings to rival Barbie's Dreamhouse
Following the news that Airbnb has created a life-sized Dreamhouse in Malibu, we've rounded up 10 buildings that prove pink facades aren't just for dollhouses – from a Chinese church to a garden pavilion in Somaliland. More
The Lodge hotel takes over 500-year-old farmhouse in Mallorca
A roughly-hewn stone trough and a traditional mill for pressing olive oil were repurposed by interior designer Pilar García-Nieto within this farmhouse-turned-hotel near Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. More
Electric flying car receives approval for test flights in the US
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a special airworthiness certificate to Armada Model Zero, a prototype electric car that can go from driving to flying by launching straight up into the air like a drone. More