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Two MIT students have developed a prototype for a 3D printer that uses artificial intelligence to transform food waste into objects such as cup holders and small containers. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: the USA and Canada have a rich history of furniture design and production. The following six products aim to demonstrate the variety of the countries' output. Read more

Global architecture firm SOM has completed the restoration of the art deco Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan in an attempt to "bridge the gap between the past and future". Read more

Promotion: Design Mumbai is set to host its second edition in November, returning to the city's Jio World Garden with an extensive programme of events over four days. Read more

Moving manufacturing back to major cities and updating old designs with new materials should be priorities for design in the US, industrial designer Bruce Hannah tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile manufacturer Marazzi has used its latest technologies to create a contemporary take on slate with the Mystone Pietra Ligure range. Read more

Australian studio Lovell Burton has extended a 19th-century workers' cottage in Melbourne for its founders, "loosely demarcating space" with sliding walls and rotating glass doors. Read more

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors at the Venice Architecture Biennale before it journeys to Brazil for COP30. Read more

A design by Finnish studio JKMM Architects with sloped facades made from recycled brick has been announced as the winner of a contest for a design museum in Helsinki, which is set to be built on the site of the city's ill-fated Guggenheim museum. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a Notting Hill home renovation by Knox Bhaven featuring oak joinery and white surfaces. Read more

Designer Paul Cocksedge has created a weathered steel sculpture in Trafalgar Square for London Design Festival that incorporates AI-generated films showing how the city has evolved over the centuries. Read more

Non-profit collective Design Everything is touring the A Seat at the Table exhibition across London in the back of a van to tackle the rising costs and red tape that it says come with showing at the city's design festival. Read more

Fisher & Paykel appliances add steel accents to this brick-and-timber house in Melbourne, Australia, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. Read more

Central Saint Martins graduate Doris Xu has created a weighted planter that shifts from side to side as the plant absorbs water, allowing users to observe its rhythms of growth. Read more

BIG, Gensler, and KPF are among the architecture studios involved in ongoing bids for three casino licenses set to be awarded later this year for developments around New York, with multiple including skyscrapers. Read more

Chairs made with spools of denim and furniture with stylish mixes of wood and metal were on show at the second iteration of Belgian design fair Collectible in New York. Here, US editor Ben Dreith selects 10 standout objects, exhibitions, and collections. Read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Gustaf Westman's colourful tableware collection for IKEA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

During this year's London Design Festival, Dezeen is co-hosting a series of events, including talks with Ustwo, Programa and Morrama, and a cocktail party with Henge. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Polish design brand Bonum has released a chair named Code with a "flirtatious, light form" and locally-sourced ash and metal frame. Read more

A fully-glazed corner offers panoramic views of Barcelona and the Balearic Sea at this coastal home, designed by UK studio Ström Architects as a reference to California's modernist Case Study Houses. Read more