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Product news: this stocky, robust-looking chair by Polish designer Tomek Rygalik is called Dumbo after Disney's cartoon baby elephant. (more...) View the full article

A medical illustrator behind the first 3D images of the coronavirus particle has spoken to Dezeen about how his team branded an invisible disease that "needed an identity". Read more View the full article

Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of ceramic tableware with handles to help store them in compact spaces and carry hot food. (more…) View the full article

Brickwork, terrazzo surfaces and green-hued furnishings add character to the interiors of this east London townhouse, which has been renovated and extended by architecture studio HÛT. Read more

The perforated brick walls of this triangular house in Barcelona overlap at the corners. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Danish designer Simon Legald has added a two-seater sofa to his Era lounge collection for Normann Copenhagen, responding to market demand for smaller sofas (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen podcast: in this podcast recorded on our recent architectural tour of Basel and Zurich, leading Swiss architects talk about their work and offer opinions on the current state of Swiss architecture. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela has completed his first hotel interiors at the Maison Champs Elysées in Paris. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Perforated wooden shutters allow the residents of this São Paulo apartment building by Studio MK27 to control the levels of daylight in their living spaces (+ slideshow). (more…)

Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have released footage from a film, showing the impact of flooding in Venice. Read more View the full article

Opinion: Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center transit hub may be Instagram-friendly, but it is part of a troubling trend for public spending on spaces that aren't really public at all, says Alan G Brake. (more…) View the full article

Tate Modern has devoted an area of its new Switch House building to exploring the work of British designer Jasper Morrison. (more…) View the full article

A shallow pool of water wraps around the grey brick facade of this house in Goirle, the Netherlands. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Slatted screens of stained black wood surround the first-floor extension of an 1830s Georgian cottage in Essex, designed by Studio Bark but built largely by the clients themselves. Read more

Construction photos, released along with new renderings, show that French architect Jean Nouvel's supertall skyscraper in Manhattan has reached the 58th floor. Read more View the full article

Italian design office Make That Studio has unveiled a jug based on the water-smoothed shapes of riverbed pebbles (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A smooth, curved concrete shell forms the exterior of this art studio in Boeotia, central Greece by Athens studio A31 Architecture (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architects CZWG have completed a bronzed, hexagonal library that leans across a dock in south London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Finnish studio Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects has created a timber pavilion that functions both as a sauna and a hub for social activities. Read more View the full article

British sculptor Antony Gormley is among a handful of artists who have collaborated with White Cube gallery to document their life and work in lockdown via Instagram, in a bid to stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Phineas Harper's claims that the pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown. Read more

Concrete surfaces and just a smattering of furnishings provide a "silent stage" for members using this Berlin co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: check out the future of hotel design in the Sleepotel conceptual hotel installation at The Sleep Event in London later this month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: designer Philippe Starck says that not being able to save lives and tackle key global issues in his work leaves him feeling “impotent”- The Independent The designer has created a new photobooth that meets his aims of designing democratic and affordable products. Starck claims they offer a solution for those who can’t afford a camera, adding that photos help us to “exist.” He also laments the modern propensity for vandalism that threatens the booths, saying: “Twenty years ago it was possible to design something pretty and people to respect it. Not now.” </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View…

Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs speaks to an expert panel about how designers can shape the anthropocene to prevent global catastrophe in our latest Good Design for a Bad World talk. Watch it live from 3pm UK time. Read more View the full article