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View online     Snug House by Proctor & Shaw features cosy room overlooking the garden Proctor & Shaw has extended the south London home of a retired teacher, adding a timber-lined snug that can be used for reading or birdwatching. Read more ›   "People are afraid to talk about toxic masculinity" says Orange Culture's Adebayo Oke-Lawal Nigerian designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal is using fashion to challenge racial and gender stereotypes. Speaking to Dezeen, he says he wants his label Orange Culture to kickstart a global movement for diversity. Read more ›   Hay debuts new homeware collection inside ornate 18th-century palace in Copenhagen Danish brand Hay has unveiled its latest range of furniture and homeware, in a pop-up co-working space installed inside Copenhagen's Lindencrone Mansion for 3 Days of Design. Read more ›   LooWatt's waterless toilet system turns waste into electricity and fertiliser LooWatt is a toilet that can be flushed without the need for any water, safely disposing of human waste to be turned into electricity and fertiliser. Read more ›   Retractable desks turn tiny office into presentation space in seconds LUO Studio has designed a tiny 9.6-square-metre office in Beijing, with seven movable desks so that it can be transformed from an office into an amphitheatre-style presentation room. Read more ›   Shahar Livne makes bio-leather shoes from slaughterhouse waste Israeli designer Shahar Livne has designed a pair of sneakers with alternative leather inserts made from the wasted fat, bones and blood of animals. Read more ›   Concrete spiral staircase twists through open-plan office by Hildebrand A spiral staircase made of concrete rises through the centre of an open-plan office designed by architecture studio Hildebrand in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Read more ›   Moriyama & Teshima Architects creates subterranean visitor centre for Parliament of Canada in Ottawa Canadian firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects has designed an underground visitor centre in Ottawa with gothic-style details that echo historic government buildings nearby. Read more ›   AIA announces winners of Small Project Awards 2019 BIG's tiny cabin in Upstate New York, a prayer room in Arizona and an outdoor toilet with gabion walls are among the 12 winners of this year's AIA Small Projects Awards. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features the Jishou Art Museum and our guide to the best podcasts The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly includes our guide to the best architecture and design podcasts, and an art museum in China that doubles as a footbridge. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Five leading AR designers creating face filters for Instagram With augmented reality technology becoming more readily available, young designers are creating face filters for social media platforms. Design reporter Gunseli Yalcinkaya picks five of the most interesting examples. Read more ›   Taller Héctor Barroso designs Sierra Mimbres housing in Mexico City for three brothers Giant windows puncture this white concrete apartment building in Mexico City, which Mexican firm Taller Héctor Barroso designed as a home for siblings. Read more ›   Salk Institute develops a plant that offers a solution to climate change California's Salk Institute for Biological Studies is developing a plant that can store excess carbon dioxide in its roots, in a bid to curb the effects of climate change. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise