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Swiss architecture studio dB_dubail begert architectes have completed this translucent extension of a residential building in Le Noirmont, Switzerland. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York architects SO-IL have designed these coloured acrylic display cases in geometric shapes to showcase pieces by German porcelain brand Meissen in an exhibition at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Austrian designer Marco Dessí will present a collection of furniture made from folded and tubular steel in Milan next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka designed this boutique to display fashion designer Issey Miyake’s 132 5. collection of garments, which fold from two-dimensional geometric shapes into structured clothes (see our earlier story). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Shoes are displayed on conveyor belts at this store in Barcelona by Spanish firm Bailo+Rull ADD Arquitectura. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In this VDF x Alcova interview, Ismail and Adnane Tazi of homeware brand Trame discussed how their cross-cultural collections build "virtual bridges across the Mediterranean". Read more View the full article

DezeenTV: Cologne designer Eric Degenhardt rounded off the second day of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, discussing his move from architecture to design and his love of Castiglioni’s Primate kneeling stool. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design duo Kiki & Joost has created a collection of solar panels for MyEnergySkin, a Dutch company that wants to make products attractive enough to cover building facades. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. You can now pick up a copy for just £8 in our summer sale. (more…) View the full article

Readers have been discussing “the abundance of introverted architecture that is coming out of Japan” recently, so here’s another Japanese house that blocks all views to and from the street but still draws light and air inside. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The leaves of an artificial tree at this year's Burning Man festival illuminated with "light flocks" in response to visitors' movements, heart beats and brain activity. Read more View the full article

Comments update: Italian architect Renzo Piano, designer of The Shard in London, unveiled a new skyscraper proposal for the city last week – and readers weren't impressed. Read on for more on this and explore our comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions. (more…) View the full article

Canadian-Iranian designer Roya Aghighi has created clothes made from algae that turn carbon dioxide into oxygen via photosynthesis, as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion. Read more

German designer Kilian Schindler has created this adaptable modular kitchen system for German kitchen accessories brand Naber. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Space: Swedish designers studio vit present a special configuration of their storage system called 11 Boxes at Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A couple of large-scale projects reached completion in China this week, including OMA's Shenzhen Stock Exchange and MAD's horseshoe-shaped hotel in Huzhou (pictured). Scroll on for more architecture and design news, as well as our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

Folds, pleats and tucks in this suit by graduate designer Carolina Reis exaggerate the movements of its wearer. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch architects Concrete designed flattened parasols of rusted steel to shelter the terraced restaurant outside a historic castle in Girona, Spain. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Threefold Architects of London have converted a set of Grade II-listed warehouses into a family home just outside Bath, England. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Furniture designers Tom and Danielle Raffield have used steam-bent timber to cover this extension to an old gamekeeper's lodge in Cornish woodland, which featured in UK television show Grand Designs earlier this month. Read more View the full article

This Virtual Design Festival school show features work by nine design students from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, including an AR headset that gamifies everyday life and an aluminium light that embodies fairytale narratives. Read more View the full article

A vintage El Camino parked outside this house in Austin designed by Texas firm Mark Odom Studio adds to its mid-century modern aesthetic. Read more View the full article

The roof and upper walls of a house in Tübingen, Germany, are covered in rubber, like a fisherman’s hat pulled low over his eyes. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including positions at Foster + Partners in London and Archi-Union in Shanghai, plus the last chance to apply for roles at Viaduct, David Morley Architects, HBM and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2010: this multilevel bench formed of plywood wedges is by Brussels firm JDS Architects and one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article