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Australian studio Wolveridge Architects ran a brickwork pathway through the inside and outside of this timber-clad extension to a house in Melbourne, using old bricks found in the garden (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Finnish design graduates Arttu Kuisma and Juho Kruskopf have produced a set of ceramic pots and vases that look deceptively squidgy. (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid's glacier-inspired benches (above) and more new products from Milan feature in Dezeen Mail issue 147, which also includes the lastest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 147 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fornasetti founder Piero Fornasetti (above). With a new wallpaper collection for Cole & Son coming out this month, we met up with Piero's son, Barnaba Fornasetti (below), who told us the story behind the eccentric Italian design house that he now heads (+ interview + slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Due to the popularity of Melvin, a machine we showed on Dezeen Screen that triggers a chain of strange events when an alarm sounds, this month’s top ten is all about machines. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

US technology giant Google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone Project Ara and announced it will begin shipping developer editions later this year (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

In this lecture, part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with CAMP, Snøhetta partner Jenny B Osuldsen discusses the architecture studio's core values and projects, including Times Square and the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture. Read more View the full article

New York architect Stan Allen constructed this pavilion of bamboo scaffolding at a former airport in Taichung, Taiwan. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In our second exclusive video interview with Christo, the artist looks back at some of his most ambitious projects and claims that all critical responses to them are valid. Read more View the full article

Transportation designer Paul Priestman has shared his hack for making a smartphone stand from an egg box to avoid "bad angles" and painful "phone arm" when video calling during the pandemic. Read more View the full article

Czech architecture studio Formafatal has used blackened wood, perforated aluminium panels and a green roof to form this low-lying holiday home in Costa Rica. Read more View the full article

The Royal Institute of British Architects has acted "to right a 180-year wrong" by giving its highest honour to a woman, the body's president has said. (more…) View the full article

Fashion brand Louis Vuitton has collaborated with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama to create a collection of dotty garments featuring Kusama’s obsessional polka dot patterns for a concept store at Selfridges department store in London. (more…) View the full article

Beijing architect Cao Pu has created a compact hostel in a traditional hutong courtyard that gets even smaller when its front wall is rolled back to provide extra external space (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: architects have been surprisingly slow to adopt augmented reality as a design tool, according to co-founder of visualisation studio Inition Andy Millns. (more...) View the full article

The latest issue of Dezeen Mail includes interviews with Thomas Heatherwick on his solo show at the V&A and Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby on designing the London 2012 Olympic torch. There’s also an update from Dezeen Jobs, new competitions and all the best stories and comments from Dezeen as always. Read Dezeen Mail issue 103 » Subscribe to Dezeen Mail » View the full article

Designer Martin Papcún and Czech architects Atelier SAD want to immerse an upside-down shell of a house into the ground of St. Jakob’s Square in Munich. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. Read more View the full article

Japanese firm Torafu Architects has designed a lightweight workstation that can be folded into itself for easy carrying. (more…) View the full article

This house on a narrow site by German office Philipp Architekten follows the slope of its hilly location with a series of stepped levels (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

DesignMarch 2016: product design student Ari Jónsson has combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable bottle. (more…) View the full article

American firm Ward + Blake Architects has completed a residence and guest house in western Wyoming, which features rustic materials and sweeping views of the surrounding mountains (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Coming to London for our Dezeen Day conference and the Dezeen Awards party on 30 October? To help you make the most of your trip, here's a guide to the best shows in town. Read more View the full article

Traditional Japanese toys inspired this modular furniture by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates for the East Japan Project. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A converted nineteenth century farm building once used for drying hops has been nominated for the RIBA Manser Medal for the best new house in the UK, following a renovation and extension by architects Duggan Morris (+slideshow). (more…) View the full article