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This bakery in Porto by Portuguese architect Paulo Merlini has a wavy ceiling that's designed to look like a dripping cake topping (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Spanish architecture studio Lucas y Hernández-Gill used powdery walls and pastel-hued fixtures to reflect the sweet treats on offer in this cafe in Madrid. Read more View the full article

Stockholm 2011: architects Claesson Koivisto Rune presented this layered lamp for Swedish brand Örsjö Belysning at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

These previously unseen photographs show the faceted modular structure of the Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, which was designed and completed in just eight months (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2012: process and outcome are literally given equal weighting in this installation of work by Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler, shown on weighing scales at Wait and See shop in Milan this week. (more…) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: two enormous girders slice through the Arsenale exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale thanks to Madrid architect Antón García-Abril of Ensamble Studio. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This cantilevered house in Suffolk, England, by MVDRV of Rotterdam and British firm Mole Architects will be the first of five homes from Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project available for rent on 22 October. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here are some photographs by Edmund Sumner of the completed Balancing Barn holiday home in Suffolk, UK, by MVRDV and Mole Architects, including a swing under the 15 metre cantilever. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

There's room for work, rest and play inside software company Grammarly's office in Kiev, which includes its own conference hall, nap pods, and a soundproof music room. Read more

Product news: Paris designer Inga Sempé has extended her range of little round wall-mounted shelves and dishes for French brand Moustache. (more…) View the full article

Architects Paul de Ruiter and Chris Collaris have transformed a former private museum in Rotterdam into an energy-neutral townhouse, featuring outdoor spaces on each level of its remodelled rear facade ( + slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Balconies fan out like leaves from the mixed-use L'Arbre Blanc tower, which Sou Fujimoto has completed in Montpellier with Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes. Read more

Colombian practice A5 Arquitectura ran steel balconies and staircases up the front of The Somos hotel so visitors can enjoy the year-round good weather in Medellín. Read more View the full article

WORKac has unveiled its design for the Beirut Museum of Art in Lebanon, which features a facade of mismatched balconies that will be used to exhibit artwork. Read more

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. Read more View the full article

French fashion house Balenciaga is being sued for creating key rings that closely resemble Little Trees, the popular in-car air fresheners. Read more View the full article

A dark walnut staircase merges with a kitchen counter and a bathtub inside this renovated apartment in Mayfair, London, by architecture studio KHBT (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Samsung introduced its vision of robots as "life companions" at this year's Consumer Electronics Show – a tiny, ball-shaped AI device that rolls around the house and responds to commands like a pet dog. Read more View the full article

This floating bench by Japanese studio h220430 appears to be held up by bunches of balloons at either end. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Berlin-based designer Uli Budde placed a flat disc above the bulb of this lamp so that it looks like a hot air balloon taking flight. (more…) View the full article

Children would swing beneath a giant colourful hot-air balloon in this proposal for a sculpture park in Queens by Australian architect Jesse Lockhart-Krause. (more…) View the full article

German animator Moritz Reichartz created a new world filled with fluid forms and dancing goo figures for a track by OY. Read more View the full article

Slideshow: the faceted copper envelope of this house extension near Sydney was designed by architects Innovarchi to resemble a roof. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This extension to a family house with marble brise-soleils on the rear façade in New South Wales, Australia, is by Australian practice Carter Williamson Architects. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Rina Lovko Studio has combined bottle-green surfaces with low lighting to create the moody interior of this drinks bar at the heart of Kiev's city centre. Read more View the full article