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Modular furniture, app-operated doors and a self-serve bar are among the experimental ideas being trialled at MM:NT, a mini-hotel in Berlin that will constantly evolve in response to feedback from guests. Read more

“It’s hard not to be afraid. Be less afraid.” – Susan Sontag (via)

I am a big fan of Monstera Deliciosa. (Funny: it’s also called the Swiss cheese plant.) This is the one I have been growing in my bedroom for the last 9 years. And just now, I stumbled upon the below video and was amazed to learn that it grows fruit, when growing in the wild. …

A flagship store and gallery for camera brand Leica has arrived in New York’s Meatpacking District, designed by Format Architecture Office with a cream brick-screen facade. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: a community hub with commercial and residential programme spaces inspired by Haitian culture is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. Read more

Architecture practice Remix Studio has completed a campus for Futian High School in Shanghai, designed as a « city in the city » and linked by colourful walkways and bridges. Read more

Our latest lookbook features bedrooms where raised platform beds add a stylish touch, ranging from a solid concrete bed in a home in Mexico to a sculptural wooden bed in a Tokyo flat. Read more

This month’s Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the growing trend of luxury car brands building skyscrapers and features an interview with We Design Beirut organiser Mariana Wehbe.  Read more

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. Read more

An exhibit curated by local designers Eliza Axelson-Chidsey and Jess Fügler included a children’s rocking horse and a « self-heimlich tool » as part of an exploration of everyday objects during NYCxDesign week. Read more