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American studio AvroKo has completed a cafeteria and coffee bar in the new San Francisco headquarters for tech company Dropbox, providing a "place of comfort" that aims to keep employees from leaving the office (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. (more…) View the full article

The mirrored glass surface of this park pavilion in Edmonton, Canada, helps the structure merge with its surroundings during the day and glow from within at night (+ slideshow) (more…) View the full article

This house in the Oxfordshire countryside was designed by London studio The Manser Practice with a Cotswold stone facade and a cantilevered terrace overlooking the woods (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architecture office DSDHA has completed an apartment block in London's Fitzrovia, which has a pair of faceted glass penthouses concealed behind its austere grey brick facades. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Serbian brand Dsignedby has packed all the appliances needed for cooking into this space-saving wooden kitchen island. Read more View the full article

Dutch designers Peter van der Jagt, Erik Jan Kwakkel and Arnout Visser have developed a system of kitchen tiles that fit round corners to cover all surfaces of a kitchen without breaking up the grid of grouting. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This Dublin mews house – designed by Irish studio DUA for a young bachelor – features a sunken concrete bathtub, custom fittings, and reclaimed-brick and pine-plywood walls. Read more View the full article

Hong Kong designer Kitmen Keung has created a lounge chair and ottoman but slicing a cube of foam in two. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The inaugural Dubai Design Week will feature projects from 10 international design schools including London's Royal College of Art and Swiss college ÉCAL for its future-themed Global Grad Show (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dubai is undergoing its "next wave of development" after bouncing back from the 2008 financial crisis, according to a local architect. (more…) View the full article

The Dubai Frame is due to open later this year – even though an ongoing lawsuit filed by its architect, Fernando Donis, alleges the design is stolen. Read more View the full article

An oval museum filled with robots and other technological inventions has been scheduled for construction in Dubai (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

News: Barcelona officials are outraged over plans to construct a 300-metre "space hotel" - complete with a zero-gravity spa and vertical wind tunnel - on an artificial island off the coast of the city. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the craft of regional designers will be the focus of 2018's Downtown Editions, a design showcase in Dubai that features limited edition creations from around the world. Read more View the full article

The Temporium: illustrator Vic Lee‘s intricate prints documenting London streets are on show at our Christmas shop The Temporium, open until 24 December at 65 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DG. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Curving walls made up of vertical strips of bleached wood form the inside of this dental practice in Dublin, which was transformed by Urban Agency to make visiting the dentist less daunting (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dutch creative agency The Stone Twins did away with the usual imagery and photos when asked to design this postage stamp, using only words to tell a short story. (more...) View the full article

Twisted bricks create openings in the walls of a speakeasy-style bar in Bangkok, allowing passers-by a sneaky glimpse inside. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A rooftop extension fronted by a grid of metal mesh and glass contrasts with the original brick facade of this building in east London renovated by Duggan Morris Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Huge window bays project from the fat cylindrical volume of this apartment block in Tilburg, the Netherlands, by Dutch architects Bedaux de Brouwer. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Paint brand Dulux has included a "soothing" palette of soft, pastel colours called Dream in its trends forecast for 2019. Read more

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

One half of an extension to a house in north London is surrounded by frameless glass, whilst the other half is encased in slatted timber. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Vienna Design Week 2010: Austrian designer Rainer Mutsch has created a range of outdoor seating moulded from sheets of fiber cement. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article