Design

Dezeen Showroom: UK-based brand Quadrant has released a flooring solution for commercial interiors made from surplus corks from the wine industry in Portugal. Read more

The inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial wants to create practical solutions to the global challenges that are being exacerbated by the built environment, says director Josephine Michau in this interview. Read more

A foldable metal armchair and a nougat-like bench are among the standout products on show at this year's Lake Como Design Festival. Read more

Australian artist duo Craig & Karl has created inflatable interventions for several walking bridges in Brisbane, Australia, incorporating sweeping arches and domes that respond to the unique architecture of each structure. Read more

Mexican studio V Taller has completed a residential complex in Tulum, Mexico that features a series of vaulted apartments surrounding a tower representative of the mythical Tower of Babel, all finished in pink stucco. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: traditional table lamps are made cordless and rechargeable by Zafferano America in the Poldina Classic light, characterised by a pleated shade and statuesque aluminium body. Read more

Patterned walls of rammed-earth bricks and carpentry in local hardwoods celebrate "ancestral materials and methods" at the African Flow School, a kindergarten in Cameroon designed by Barcelona-based architecture studio Urbanitree. Read more

On the heels of the 20th anniversary edition of Helsinki Design Week, Dezeen reporter Jane Englefield rounds up five enduring Finnish design principles she spotted at the city's biggest industry festival. Read more

The government of Canada has launched Build Canada Homes, a federal agency that will leverage public-private partnership "to build affordable housing at scale and at speed" in order to address the country's housing crisis. Read more

Designer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian is taking over London's Institute of Contemporary Arts to host a pop-up design fair that doesn't charge for participation, in a bid to "redistribute access and opportunities" within the industry. Read more

Artist Roo Dhissou and UK studio Intervention Architecture have designed Heal, Home, Hmm, a modular pavilion made using Punjabi mud building techniques, which is on display at the V&A as part of the London Design Festival. Read more

Architecture studio All(zone) has curated the Shanghai Picnic installation for the RAM Assembles architecture biennial, which features a series of pavilions made from colourful fabrics. Read more

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an interview with Hyundai Design Centre head Simon Loasby, following the release of its compact EV concept. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and landscape designer Piet Oudolf have completed the Calder Gardens art institution, composed of underground galleries and a large reflective wall that slices through its site in Philadelphia. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: a multifunctional space designed to fit the varying needs of families is among the projects from Istituto Europeo di Design. Read more

Architecture studio Harp and Harp has finished a residential development in London with pale bricks, red roof tiles and pale green window frames in a characterful take on its Art and Crafts-style neighbours. Read more

Mechanical and mythical Singaporean creatures take centre stage at the Unnatural History Museum of Singapore exhibition, which has been created as part of this year's Singapore Design Week. Read more

Design needs to shift its focus away from self-critique towards galvanising the public to resist the socio-political crises facing the US and the world, writes Susan Yelavich. Read more

British studio Foster + Partners Industrial Design has collaborated with furniture brand Isokon on Join, a plywood collection launched during this year's London Design Festival. Read more

The World Design Congress saw some of the world's leading architects and designers gather in London to discuss the planet's future. Here, Dezeen's Max Fraser picks out the most prominent themes from the event.
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