This week on Dezeen, the "world's first" plant-based hotel suite was unveiled by Bompas & Parr, and plans for the debut Vegan Fashion Week in Los Angeles were announced.
In a bid to show that veganism is "no longer only a dining trend", food design studio Bompas & Parr designed a vegan guest suite for a hotel in London.
The suite is upholstered in a number of plant-based materials including Piñatex, a leather-alternative made from the cellulose fibres in pineapple leaves.
World's first Vegan Fashion Week to launch in Los Angeles
The news followed the announcement of the world's first Vegan Fashion Week, which will launch in Los Angeles in February 2019.
Over the course of four days, the topics of animal rights, social justice, technology and intersectionality will be highlighted through a series of runway shows, exhibitions and panel discussions. Tower Fifth supertall skyscraper proposed for Midtown Manhattan
In the US, WeWork's parent company opened a shop, cafe and workplace that can used by the public, in New York.
Also in the city Harry Macklowe and Gensler unveiled visuals of a 96-storey office tower in Midtown Manhattan. If built, the glassy, rectangular structure named Tower Fifth could become New York's tallest skyscraper by roof height.
Jade + QA unveils "groundscraper" hotel in Chinese quarry
Two long-awaited projects in China were unveiled. Jade + QA revealed a hotel that descends 16 stories into an abandoned qua...