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Timber community centre built alongside London's last windmill

Local architecture studio Squire & Partners has created an elongated, black community centre in a park alongside the Brixton Windmill in London.

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Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year

Adidas, Stella McCartney, Lululemon and Gucci's parent company Kering have teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium but rivals the look and feel of animal leather.

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Dezeen Showroom offers brands a way to launch products

Launching later this month, Dezeen Showroom is a new affordable space for brands to launch new products and showcase their designers and projects. It will put the most exciting design launches and initiatives in front of Dezeen's huge global audience.

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Adytum Library in Canberra is arranged around a single book-lined counter

A chunky, wedge-shaped island crafted from plaster and beeswax anchors the sparse interior of this pop-up library, shop and exhibition space that design studio Pattern has created in Canberra.

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Mac Collins' afrofuturist Iklwa chair goes into production with Benchmark

Furniture brand Benchmark is producing a collection designed by Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins as a celebration of his connection to the African diaspora.

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The Hoxton offers "homely spaces" in its Working From_Southwark co-working space

Dezeen promotion: open-house hotelier The Hoxton has reopened the shared workspace inside its Southwark-based hotel in London.

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Lost House by David Adjaye features black interiors and bedroom with a pool

Black walls, built-in raw concrete furniture and a fish pond in a lightwell define Lost House, a residential project designed by David Adjaye in London's King's Cross, which has recently come on the market.

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White brick walls wrap trees and patios to form Casa RA in Mexico

White brickwork wrapping a courtyard in this house is Mexico is broken up by slatted metal, a balcony and the shape of a staircase.

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Steven Holl shapes Winter Visual Arts Building around 200-year-old trees

Curving glass walls enclose the Winter Visual Arts Building, which Steven Holl Architects has completed in the arboretum of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Google ditches signature Gmail envelope in revamped logo

The envelope stamped with the red letter M, which has featured in every Gmail logo since its launch in 2004, has been abandoned as part of a new simplified, multi-coloured brand identity for Google's G Suite tools.

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Zilio A&C presents three seating designs that prioritise simplicity

Products fair: Zilio A&C has released three minimal furniture items with practical design quirks, including a sofa with wide armrests that double up as a perch for drinks and a chair that has no visible fixings.

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Kinoko sofa by Mentsen for Zilio A&C

Products fair: London studio Mentsen has designed this two-seater sofa for Zilio A&C with wide, wooden armrests that provide a resting spot for drinks and books.

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Candid chair by Note Design Studio for Zilio A&C

Products fair: Stockholm-based Note Design Studio designed the compact Candid dining chair for Zilio A&C after failing to find a "straightforward" chair for its interiors projects.

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Upon chair by Sylvain Willenz for Zilio A&C

Products fair: The Upon chair, created by Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz for Zilio A&C, features a curved plywood backrest that appears to rest atop its tubular metal frame without screws or supports.

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