Ganni unveils faux leather jacket made using bacteria instead of cowhide
Fashion brand Ganni and materials company Polybion have debuted a jacket grown by bacteria during the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, marking a milestone for bacterial cellulose as a leather alternative. More
Allbirds creates "world's first net-zero carbon shoe" using regenerative wool
At the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Allbirds has unveiled a woolly sock-style trainer with a bioplastic sole that effectively adds zero emissions to the atmosphere over the course of its life, the shoe brand claims. More
Eight bedrooms defined by statement headboards
For our latest lookbook, we've trawled the Dezeen archive for bedroom interiors that don't sleep on the potential of a good headboard – whether wooden, upholstered or mirrored. More
Glastonbury's mushroom mycelium pavilion explores sustainable stage design
Festival set designer Simon Carroll has created the spiralling Hayes Pavilion from salvaged timber and mycelium at Glastonbury festival to challenge the industry's over-reliance on polystyrene foam. More
Kim Kardashian brings poolside vibes to SKIMS swimwear pop-up at Selfridges
A three-tiered diving board stands next to a metallic palm tree inside this pop-up shop that designer Willo Perron has created for Kim Kardashian's lingerie brand SKIMS in London. More
Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
The Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for companies across sub-Saharan Africa that are working to end plastic pollution. More
"The world ran out of pink" due to Barbie movie production
The sets of Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie required such vast amounts of pink paint, they swallowed up one company's entire global supply, according to production designer Sarah Greenwood. More
Apple unveils mixed-reality headset Vision Pro in first major product launch for a decade
Technology company Apple has entered the metaverse market with the announcement of its latest product – a mixed-reality headset that is set to go on sale in the US early next year. More
Polish pavilion at London Design Biennale collects windows for Ukraine's reconstruction
The medal for this year's best overall contribution to the London Design Biennale has gone to the Polish pavilion, which explores cross-border collaboration and the reframing of everyday objects in times of crisis. More
Six renovated Parisian apartments in historical Haussmann-era buildings
Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris, built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of the French capital. More
Ten standout pavilions from the 2023 London Design Biennale
A giant wind chime, touch-sensing bio-textiles and windows for Ukraine are among the most intriguing installations from the London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More
Parametric design tool Self allows anyone to create their own furniture
American designer Marvell Lahens has launched an app at NYCxDesign that enables everyday people with no professional training to design a piece of furniture and have it produced and shipped to them within three weeks. More
Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More
Make-Do project challenges New York designers to create "improvised chairs" in three days
Tyres, walking frames and branches from New York's public parks are among the materials salvaged to form 24 chairs, as part of an exhibition that Marta gallery and auction house Catalog Sale are hosting inside an abandoned Chinatown building for NYCxDesign. More
Chris Wolston pushes limits of terracotta with Flower Power chairs
New York gallery The Future Perfect is exhibiting a collection of chunky terracotta seats by American designer Chris Wolston as part of NYCxDesign, finished using pre-Columbian craft techniques and moulds of real flowers. More
Needle-felted chair and spiky ceramic egg feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition
Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its sixth annual craft prize, currently on show as part of an exhibition presenting all the shortlisted projects during NYCxDesign. More
Eight houses that integrate swimming pools into their architecture
From a cantilevered rooftop pool in Marbella to a brutalist home with a swim-up lagoon, here are eight houses that don't relegate swimming pools to the garden. More
Basile Studio enlivens Moxy Williamsburg hotel with "eclectic grab-bag" of spaces
Hotel brand Moxy has opened its first outpost in Brooklyn, with plentiful gathering spaces including a bar with motorised 20-feet-tall liquor shelves and an eatery modelled on Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture. More
Eight brutalist Mexican interiors that prove concrete doesn't have to feel cold
Raw concrete surfaces are softened by timber and plenty of daylight inside these Mexican houses, rounded up here as part of our latest lookbook. More
Six key trends from Milan design week 2023
As the most important design event of the year has come to a close, we look back at the biggest industry trends from Milan design week 2023, including everything from maximalism to algorithmic design. More