Timber "policy car crash"| Plant-covered social housing | Mac Collins interview

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View online     Stefano Boeri covers social housing tower with 10,000 plants Italian architect Stefano Boeri has completed the plant-covered Trudo Vertical Forest social housing tower in Eindhoven. Read more ›   "I'd like to think I'm having success regardless of my skin colour" says Mac Collins Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins recently won the Emerging Designer Medal at the London Design Medal awards. In an exclusive interview, he tells Dezeen how he doesn't want to be pigeonholed as a "Black designer". Read more ›   Surf task chair by Narbutas Dezeen Showroom: Narbutas has released the Surf task chair, which features a sail-like backrest designed to keep the user comfortable for hours. Read more ›   Sunnei transforms former recording studio into fashion brand HQ in Milan Italian fashion brand Sunnei has renovated the interior of an ex-recording studio to create a minimalist headquarters as a canvas for furniture and art pieces by the brand's collaborators. Read more ›   Forest Crayons reveal the spectrum of colours within Japanese wood Design studio Playfool has created a set of sustainable crayons made entirely from Japanese wood, which was designed to celebrate the unseen colours within a forest's trees. Read more ›   FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. Read more ›   UK rules on building with timber are a "policy car crash" says Andrew Waugh Rules restricting the use of wood in UK buildings are hampering the switch to low-carbon building methods, according to timber architecture expert Andrew Waugh. Read more ›   New York approves use of cross-laminated timber for six storey buildings The New York City Council has approved the use of mass timber for the construction of buildings of up to 85 feet tall in the city. Read more ›   Albert Kuip Coffee chair by APE for Zuiver Dezeen Showroom: Dutch furniture brand Zuiver has released a new version of its Albert Kuip chair by APE, with a brown textured seat made from used coffee grounds. Read more ›   Ergonomically designed versatile seating from Leolux LX features on Dezeen Showroom Leolux LX has presented a selection of highly customisable seating on Dezeen Showroom, including cocooning armchairs that embrace the sitter and ergonomic office chairs with adjustable headrests. Read more ›   Bay Sofa by Omayra Maymó for Broste Copenhagen Dezeen Showroom: Omayra Maymó has designed a sofa named Bay for interiors brand Broste Copenhagen, equipped with a deep seat and rounded edges. Read more ›   Salboy to create swimming pool and spa in Victorian arches under Manchester Central Dezeen promotion: property developer Salboy has unveiled plans to convert the Victorian arches under the former Manchester Central railway station into luxury facilities for a new residential tower. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise