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New York designer Joe Doucet has launched a solid birch chair with a silicone tubular backrest that flexes to the shape of the sitter. (more...) View the full article

Dutch studio Daphna Laurens‘s latest collection of furniture includes this floor lamp that leans against the wall as if it is peaking through to the other side. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen in Israel: these high-heeled shoes that look like inflatable sex dolls are part of a collection of footwear by Tel Aviv designer Kobi Levi. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Music manuscripts and recordings of the late British composer Benjamin Britten are held within a temperature-controlled concrete chamber at this archive building in Suffolk, England by architecture firm Stanton Williams (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Lithuanian studio Inblum Architects has inserted a bar into the attic of an old house in Minsk, Belarus (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Opinion: following yesterday's column on how disruptive technology for emerging markets will affect the high-end tech giants, Justin McGuirk asks why contemporary design critics are obsessed with analysing technology. (more...) View the full article

Light floods into this Kyoto house by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects through a light well in its enormous chimney. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s an update from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including positions with Foster + Partners in London, Zwimpfer Partner Architekten in Basel and Carlorattiassociati in Turin, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Tom Dixon, Architonic, Heatherwick Studio and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A mosaic rainbow of glazed ceramic tiles lines an egg-shaped dome at the heart of a library in Pécs, Hungary. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week on Dezeen, we spoke to architect Alison Brooks about the change in housing design after coronavirus and interviewed Killing Eve's set decorator about what it takes to dress a cult classic. Read more View the full article

Milan 2016: furniture brands are slow to embrace technology and could go out of business as a result, according to American architect and designer Greg Lynn (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

Flooring made from concrete, wood and two types of tile helps to define the various rooms inside this Paris apartment, which has been renovated by local architecture studio Septembre (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including work by Foster + Partners, Daniel Libeskind and Renzo Piano, plus Rem Koolhaas gives us a private tour of OMA/Progress at the Barbican. There’s also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen and all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here. Dezeen Mail is sent out every couple of weeks and you can subscribe here. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Curved bow windows animate the facades of VI Castle Lane, a housing block in London designed by architecture studio DROO. Read more

A sloping wall clad in slim white tiles hides the formerly problematic facade of this minimal patisserie in Hangzhou, China, which has been designed by Say Architects. Read more View the full article

The 1970s are back, according to an interior-design report by online furniture platform Clippings. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Berlin-based studio Läufer & Keichel has created a solid wood table for furniture manufacturer Zeitraum that features undulating legs designed to look like curtain drapes. Read more View the full article

A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. Read more View the full article

A Dallas art museum by Thom Mayne, a spiritual retreat at Stanford University and Jeanne Gang's Chicago boathouse are among the 18 recipients of prestigious design awards given by the American Institute of Architects (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Tiled walls, purple carpeting and leathery cabinets are among the features Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev and partner Tyler Billinger have included in the renovation of their New York apartment. Read more View the full article

Stockholm 2012: these outdoor chairs by Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand are joined together like shopping trolleys to encourage park visitors to tidy them away when they leave. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: fifteen international design teams are in with a chance of redesigning one of three sites on Washington’s National Mall following the announcement of the shortlist for the National Mall Design Competition. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

American firm Olson Kundig Architects has revealed plans for an after-death facility in Seattle where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. Read more View the full article

London's Museum of the Home has launched a UK-wide project that calls for members of the public to submit photos and personal accounts of their living experience during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Competition: we’ve teamed up with Dutch author Jeroen Junte to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new book, Hands On: 21st Century Dutch Design. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article