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Promotion: six New Zealand design brands have joined forces to create a pavilion of Kiwi design that will be showcased during San Francisco Design Week later this month. Read more

Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has combined wool and vegetable-tanned leather to craft a cremation urn, which will naturally break down in soil once it is buried. Read more

Architect Frank Gehry has designed a children’s institute for no fee in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, which will provide social services to the local community. Read more

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a roundup of eleven supertall skyscrapers. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! Read more

Architecture firm Estudio MMX has spread CAB House in Mexico City over four levels by using a series of towering volumes to integrate the building into a steep site. Read more

Promotion: as part of the DLD22 programme during the DLD Conference last month, Therme Art hosted one of its Wellbeing Culture Forum panels, which explored the future of wellbeing. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau has released a trio of pear-shaped outdoor lamps called Sparkler Lanterns created by Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Gandia Blasco has added new pieces to its Solanas collection of outdoor furniture created by Argentinian architect and designer Daniel Germani. Read more

My super-smart developer friend John told me about One Time Secret. It helps you keep sensitive info out of your email and chat logs. Helpful!

“I want something more concise, more simple, more serious; I want more soul and more love and more heart.” – Vincent van Gogh