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London Design Festival 2014: London designers Matteo Fogale and Laetitia de Allegri have designed a range of furniture and tableware that looks like stone, but is in fact made from composite materials comprising recycled denim, cotton and paper (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This jacket by Oslo studio Drap og Design illuminates to imitate the colours of whatever the wearer is touching (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

A factory hall is one of Frank Gehry's three contributions to the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. Twenty-five years after its completion, Swiss architect Aurélie Blanchard has revamped the building's canteen (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Design March 2015: Reykjavík designer Unnur Valdís Kristjánsdóttir has produced a set of floatation devices to keep users' bodies just below the surface of the water while soaking in the country's hot springs (+ slideshow). (more…)

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an intermediate architect/designer at Clive Wilkinson Architects, the firm behind the West Hollywood offices for comedy video production company Funny or Die (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Swiss childrenswear brand L'asticot has collaborated with architecture firm Bureau A to install a miniature cardboard city at its Geneva store (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival 2015: design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby worked with age-old methods of production in Japan to create a range of paper lanterns. (more…) View the full article

London design collective WMB Studio has created a miniature modular park that monitors air quality and offers plant-covered seating for passersby (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Stuttgart architect Achim Menges has developed designs for a robot-fabricated pavilion based on the wings of flying beetles, which will be erected in the V&A museum courtyard in London. (more…) View the full article

The Hyperloop high-speed transportation network has taken a step towards construction in eastern Europe, with a proposal that would allow passengers to travel between Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest in under 20 minutes. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a system of smart modular seats that can be adjusted with an app or hand gestures into different configurations (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its designs for a new central business district for Prague next to the Masaryk railway station. (more…) View the full article

Canadian firm Robitaille Curtis has completed a cabin in the Laurentian Mountains that sits atop wooden pilotis, enabling melting snow to flow under the home (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Proposals for a travelling kitchen and a website that enables refugees to sell their own photographs are included in the five winning projects of the first What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge. (more…) View the full article

A bright white summer house on the Santorini coastline (pictured), the latest news from our Brexit design summit and a colostomy bag designed to suit intimate moments feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail. Read Dezeen Mail issue 316 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

The controversial Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge is to come under further scrutiny, as London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a review to assess whether the project provides value for money. (more…) View the full article

German designer Pia Maria Raeder has combined thousands of beech rods to create spiny furniture that resembles sea anemones. Read more View the full article

Cracks in the concrete facade of this office block in Aarhus by Danish architecture practice Sleth provide glimpses of the building's illuminated interior. Read more View the full article

Now the Stockholm Furniture Fair has ended, we're reflecting on some of the most promising talent spotted during the event. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm +ADD has used ash louvers and exposed ceilings to provide a bright workspace for Paperless Post's new headquarters in New York. Read more View the full article

David Adjaye's temple-like canopy, Bjarke Ingels' looped auditorium and Sou Fujimoto's spiralling pathway are among the seven shortlisted proposals for an events pavilion in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more View the full article

Snarkitecture is set to create an immersive installation for fashion brand COS in Seoul, which will see thousands of glass marbles travelling around a gallery. Read more View the full article

Renault has devised a concept for an autonomous, electric vehicle that would provide city dwellers with an alternative to public transport. Read more View the full article

Expanding a remodelled bungalow in Los Angeles and connecting it to an adjacent commercial building has allowed architect Martin Fenlon to create more living spaces for his family and offices for his studio. Read more View the full article

American designer Geoffrey von Oeyen has created a home office in southern California that features wooden exterior walls and a highly abstracted sawtooth roof. Read more View the full article