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A selection of more than 70 architects, artists and designers including Carol Ross Barney, LOT-EK and Anupama Kundoo have been selected to participate in Chicago‘s architecture festival in the fall, organised around the theme « This Is a Rehearsal ». Read more

Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom brand Bette has launched BetteMono, a range of coloured enamelled fittings to complete the look of monochrome baths. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: architect and designer Joanna Laajisto worked with 100-year-old wood – embracing cracks and imperfections – to create the Centenniale coffee table for Finnish brand Nikari. Read more

Architecture studio Brown & Brown has married stone salvaged from a dilapidated farmstead with timber and board-marked concrete to create The Arbor House in Scotland. Read more

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. Read more

“Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” – Kurt Vonnegut

Architect India Mahdavi has updated six rooms within Rome‘s 16th-century Villa Medici to feature an array of contemporary and colourful furniture. Read more

British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities. Read more

Architecture-branded products like Kith and New Balance’s recently released Frank Lloyd Wright sneakers undermine the values of the profession, writes Ryan Scavnicky. Read more