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White boxes contain different spaces for socialising and working inside this multifunctional building in China, which was recently fitted out by Lukstudio. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Biennale Interieur returns to Kortrijk, Belgium, from 17 to 26 October 2014, with a special exhibition of new work by nine past winners of the event's Designer of the Year award. (more...) View the full article

Open House New York 2019 kicks off today, with designer and architects' studios across the city opening their doors to offer a glimpse inside. We roundup 10 not to miss. Read more View the full article

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Frida Escobedo, Stefano Boeri and others take part in this panel discussion about the relationship between art and architecture organised by Therme Art as part of Virtual Design Festival today. Watch the talk here live at 2:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Opinion: sci-fi films, comic books and wild hypothetical ideas by architectural theorists like Archigram and Cedric Price have helped shape the world we live in today. Darran Anderson identifies the next wave of unwitting futurists who could change the way architecture functions. (more…) View the full article

The Nordic Office of Architecture and Haptic have won the competition to redesign the Norwegian government headquarters after it was damaged during a fatal terrorist attack six years ago. Read more View the full article

Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth selects his pick of this year's gadgets, including concepts, prototypes and commercial products for cooking, cleaning, cycling and even masturbating (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2013: Dutch brand Moooi has sent us these sketches by designers including Marcel Wanders, Studio Job and Joost van Bleiswijk for the Dutch firm's new collection launching in Milan next week. (more...) View the full article

Funhouse mirrors are mounted on the gabled ends of this playground pavilion in Copenhagen, as well as behind the doors. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: following our story this week on wallpaper for faking a Renaissance palazzo, here’s a roundup of all Dezeen’s stories about wallpaper. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Maison&Objet 2014: British designer Sebastian Bergne has created a letter stand from a folded sheet of metal to keep post and stationery tidied away. (more...) View the full article

Norm Architects has worked alongside furniture brands Menu and Dux to curate an installation that resembles eclectic living quarters as part of Stockholm Design Week. Read more View the full article

This apartment in Alicante has had its interior walls removed to create a bright and spacious living space punctuated by brightly coloured niches inspired by the palette used by Danish design brand Hay. Read more View the full article

Charred cedar clads the walls of this house in Aichi, Japan, by architecture studio MDS, while exposed wooden beams create a rack-like effect on the underside of the diagonally slanted roof. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: online design retailer Fab is calling for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York on 21 May. (more...) View the full article

London-based designer Freyja Sewell has created eight decorative face masks, made from commonplace objects including felt, yoghurt pots and pool table triangles, in honour of coronavirus key workers. Read more View the full article

The best architecture and design positions available on Dezeen Jobs this week include roles at Santiago Calatrava, Arup and Heatherwick Studio. Read more

This eye-tracking camera by Royal College of Art graduate Mimi Zou is controlled by blinking and squinting – and even recognises your friends when it looks into their eyes (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: designers including Marcel Wanders, Yves Behar, Tom Dixon and Konstantin Grcic discuss the importance of Milan design week, which ended in the city yesterday, and whether it can retain its title as the world's leading event. (more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are annoyed after architect Bjarke Ingels met with the president of Brazil to work on a tourism masterplan for the country. Read more View the full article

Dezeen has teamed up with Oak Publishing to give away five copies of The Red Thread: Nordic Design – a comprehensive look at objects designed "for a practical lifestyle" from Scandinavia and Finland. Read more View the full article

Wooden stools by Mexican design students, rock-like cabinets produced in rural Quebec, and alabaster vessels are among the top creations at this year's WantedDesign show, as selected by Dezeen's US reporter Bridget Cogley. Read more

Dyson has cancelled its plans to build an electric car, which was expected to launch next year, claiming the project is not "commercially viable". Read more

This week on Dezeen, architects and politicians praised Mikhail Riches' "ground-breaking" Goldsmith Street after it became the first social-housing scheme to win the RIBA Stirling Prize. Read more

Patterned grills screen the windows of this terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City, which has been designed by local studio Sanuki Daisuke Architects to make the most of the site's little natural light (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article