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Dezeen Showroom: designs that hark back to the « golden age of wallpaper » are celebrated by German brand Wallpaper from the 70s, which remakes vintage styles to a contemporary high quality. Read more

Belgian designer Raf Simons has announced he is closing the fashion label that bears his name after 27 years of operation. Read more

Animal rights organisation PETA has launched the Vegan Wool Challenge, calling on designers and researchers to develop a vegan alternative to sheep’s wool with a lower environmental impact. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Japanese design brand Yamagiwa has listed a range of lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom, including a pendant lamp with a shade made from steel. Read more

Promotion: in the Italian ceramic tile industry « nothing is wasted » according to Ceramics of Italy, which enables mineral resources to be conserved and reduces carbon emissions. Read more

We’ve selected five job opportunities for designers and architects based in the USA, which are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at The Met, Herzog & de Meuron and Rapt Studio. Read more

A selection of international gallerists and studios showcased design and art collections at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan’s Upper East Side during the Salon Art + Design fair. Read more

Architecture studio AGD has created a hillside home in California for two industrial designers that incorporates fireproofing strategies such as fibre-cement siding and a metal structural system. Read more

Design collective Europarc has been selected to renovate the European Parliament’s Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels, with a design featuring a latticed framework and a rooftop botanical garden. Read more

Promotion: with the UIA World Congress of Architects taking place in Copenhagen in 2023, we take a look at some of the city’s most innovative examples of contemporary architecture and landscape design. Read more