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German designer Valentin Loellmann has created a collection of tables and chairs that pair rounded plates of polished brass with wood. (more…) View the full article

Diners at this sushi restaurant on the Italian coast sit inside house-shaped booths, based on the angled silhouettes of stalls in Tokyo's old street markets (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Foster + Partners has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of its Droneport concept at the Arsenale, which is designed to transport medical supplies to remote regions in Africa using unmanned flying vehicles (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: Hong Kong-based brand VOID is launching its first women's watch and popular unisex timepiece in a new colour combination. (more…) View the full article

Health technology company Withings has unveiled a thermometer that uses non-invasive methods to take children's temperatures (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Japanese design brand Muji has revealed the prototype for its latest prefab house, which it will test by having a competition winner move in rent-free for two years (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2016: 50,000 metal triangles make up British designer Benjamin Hubert's undulating Foil installation, which casts light onto the V&A's medieval tapestries (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

David Bowie's extensive collection of Memphis furniture features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with a roundup of 10 minimalist kitchens and the new-look Dezeen. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail › View the full article

Architects, designers and industry figures including Patrik Schumacher, Michael Young, Alison Brooks and Lee Broom joined Dezeen at London's Ace Hotel last week to celebrate the launch of the inaugural Dezeen Hot List. Read more View the full article

American firm Bates Masi + Architects took cues from a historic lifeguard station while designing this cedar-clad dwelling on Long Island, New York. Read more View the full article

Staggering a series of parallel spaces, architect and Columbia University professor Lydia Xynogala has created a hillside home on Skiathos where rooms have secluded terraces facing the ocean. Read more View the full article

Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. Read more View the full article

Architects should be more proactive in driving forward development proposals, says architect Elizabeth Diller in this exclusive video interview Dezeen filmed at the RIBA International Conference in London. Read more View the full article

British motor company Jaguar has announced that it will restart production of the D-type racing car for the first time in over 60 years. Read more View the full article

A road that recharges the batteries of electric vehicles as they drive has opened on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. Read more View the full article

Swedish collective Note Design Studio has created a collection of bathroom furniture and accessories for small living spaces. Read more View the full article

Remote-controlled ceramic models of military vehicles by Bezalel Academy graduate Oz Biri aim to open discourse on the "absurdity" of war. Read more View the full article

Saudi Arabian office Shepherd Design Studio has reinterpreted the traditional Islamic prayer mat to make it more sustainable. Read more

Mars One, the Dutch company that held an open call for volunteer astronauts to settle on Mars, has gone into liquidation. Read more

UNStudio and Monopol Colors have created an extremely reflective white paint to reduce the amount of heat buildings absorb. Read more

Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has revealed plans for a museum in Iquique, Chile, featuring jagged, earthy concrete walls that are intended to evoke "the stark landscape of the Atacama Desert". Read more

Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. Read more

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo is planning to relocate the nation's capital away from Jakarta, the world's fastest-sinking city. Read more

Dezeen has teamed up with Sony to offer readers the chance to win one of three Wena smartwatches, which incorporate all their technology into a band you can attach your favourite analogue face to. Read more

Construction company Bouygues Bâtiment International has built Clement Canopy, a pair of 140-metre-high towers made of prefabricated concrete modules. Read more