Ethical smartphone | Mirrored skate ramp | Holiday Inn refurb

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View online     MANA and Scott Oster insert mirrored skate ramp into Parisian store Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. Read more ›   Ditch concrete and steel with our Pinterest boards unearthing alternative building materials Reflecting on last week's climate summit, we're showcasing alternatives to concrete in this week's new Pinterest boards. Branch out with our spruced-up boards featuring cross-laminated timber high rises, bamboo structures and enclosures with rammed-earth walls. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › Read more ›   Fairphone 3 promises to be "real sustainable alternative" to regular smartphones Dutch social enterprise Fairphone has released a new version of its "ethical" smartphone that is designed to be easily taken apart for repairs. Read more ›   Seven Dutch designers exhibit experimental works in New York A chandelier crafted from chicken coop mesh and a leather stool made from fish skin are among the pieces showcased in this exhibition of Dutch designers organised by Ventura Projects and Colony. Read more ›   Modernist Holiday Inn becomes Los Angeles apartment complex Los Angeles' Studio Sucio used a "mish-mash" of styles for the apartments it has created inside a 1960s Holiday Inn in Downtown Los Angeles. 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