A hotel in a former military barracks and an urban apartment created on a budget feature in our latest lookbook of intricate interiors that use reclaimed materials. More about Eight interiors transformed using reclaimed materials
Indian studio Madras Spaces has completed The Threshold House, a farmhouse in Tamil Nadu built using a locally sourced palette of repurposed brick, timber and tiles. More about Madras Spaces creates rural Indian home using "only what was necessary"
Studio Lionel Jadot has transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a hotel featuring peeling plaster on the walls and furniture made from reclaimed materials. More about Lionel Jadot converts former military barracks into Jam Hotel Ghent
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. More about MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features sculptural lights made from unwanted glassware by designer Simon Skinner. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about "Amazing concept that should be celebrated" features in Dezeen Debate
Second-hand bowls, ashtrays and cat figurines are stacked on top of each other to form these sculptural lights by Swedish designer Simon Skinner, on show this week as part of Stockholm Creative Edition. More about Simon Skinner arranges unwanted glassware like flowers to create Buké lamps
Jackson 5 member Jackie Jackson, who recently launched furniture brand Hayvenhurst with his wife Emily Jackson and Dutch designer Robert Milder, explains why he made the move from singing to sofas in this exclusive interview. More about "I've always wanted to be in the furniture business" says Jackie Jackson
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch design brand Blended has released a collection of handmade ceramic tiles made out of materials sourced from local demolition sites. More about Fundamentals tiles by Tom van Soest for Blended
Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has created The Park cafe almost entirely from materials salvaged from an abandoned hotel for Design Mumbai 2025. More about Lucas Muñoz makes Design Mumbai cafe from "mined" hotel
Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has created a showroom for furniture brand Sancal in a former office building in Madrid, reusing all materials from the original space that could not be recycled. More about Lucas Muñoz converts 1960s office into offbeat furniture showroom
Some of Johannesburg's most promising young designers joined forces for an exhibition at Design Week South Africa, using locally found and discarded materials to rewrite the narrative about their city. More about Emerging Johannesburg designers turn the city's rags to riches in The Price of Gold exhibition
Fabric from hot air balloons and sheep's wool are among the eclectic mix of salvaged materials used to create Bouwurk, a temporary venue designed by architecture studio Overtreders W for the festival Arcadia 2025 in Friesland, the Netherlands. More about Overtreders W uses salvaged materials for temporary festival venue in the Netherlands
Architecture studio Atelier-r has completed Lookout Above Litomyšl, a viewing tower in the Czech Republic constructed from two long, narrow shipping containers. More about Atelier-r uses two shipping containers to create Czech Republic lookout tower
A rocking horse and a basketball hoop are among the items that designers have reimagined for this London Design Festival exhibition, which includes pieces from 2LG Studio, Pearson Lloyd and more. More about Designers turn discarded objects into one-off furnishings for Unbroken exhibition
Weathered wood salvaged from disused farm buildings has been repurposed in Barn Again, a pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial designed and built by British practice THISS Studio and architectural designer Tom Svilans. More about Deconstructed barns become cocooning pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial
Climbing ropes, tall grass and a balloon pump were among the things Norwegian designers used to modify USM Haller's famous modular furniture for an exhibition at Designers' Saturday in Oslo. More about Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture
Passenger handles from a defunct Japanese train line stack up to form this minimalist ring-shaped lamp by design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse. More about WA lamp by Akasaki & Vanhuyse is crafted from decommissioned Tokyo train parts
Reclaimed bricks, timber and ventilation pipes determined the form of the Inside Out, Downside Up pavilion, hand-built by architecture studio Slaatto Morsbøl for the inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial. More about Reclaimed materials shape Copenhagen Architecture Biennial pavilion by Slaatto Morsbøl
Local studio Nina+Co used responsibly sourced materials, including clay plaster and recycled plastic, to create a layered interior for east London restaurant Ara. More about Nina+Co combines natural and salvaged materials in London restaurant Ara
Architecture practice THISS Studio avoided contract furniture when designing this London office, instead opting to use reclaimed materials sourced second-hand or found on-site. More about THISS Studio takes "strict approach to material reuse" in flexible office