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Graduate shows 2016: this prototype tool by Royal College of Art graduate George Philip Wright can transform users' voices into drums, guitars and other musical instruments (+movie). (more…) View the full article

Our latest Pinterest board collects together the most popular saunas from the pages of Dezeen, including a cavernous steam room built to emulate the form of a seaside grotto, an industrial-looking structure in Gothenburg and a wooden design that staggers up over Norway's rocky terrain. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more saunas on Dezeen View the full article

Denton Corker Marshall has built the new Australian Embassy in Jakarta, adding an assortment of metals mined in Australia and acoustic panels decorated with national landmarks (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London designer Benjamin John Hall has created a collection of shoes that double as spy gadgets (+slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Music: Belgian studio Framekit based its animated music video for French band Toybloïd's track If You Dare on road trip films from the 1960s and 1970s (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Fraher Architects has added a simple extension with a sloping glass roof to an early 19th-century house in London, creating a bright new dining area that opens onto a garden patio (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: experts spoke out about the damaging effects the Brexit vote could have on the UK's creative sector this week as political uncertainty continued to grip the nation. (more…) View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Keren Hu has created a smaller, quieter and faster kettle that's designed specifically for use outside of the kitchen (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect Edgar Papazian of New York studio Doon Architecture has revamped an ageing A-frame home into a frugal family dwelling, in an area of Long Island known for its "outrageous housing market" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Mexican studio Escobedo Soliz has installed a web of brightly hued rope at the MoMA PS1 gallery in Queens, New York. (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for an architect to join Centerbrook Architects, which designed an energy efficient heating facility complete with an undulating green roof (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Landscape architecture firm West 8 has added rolling hills with playgrounds and art installations across Governors Island in New York harbour (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brexit crisis: London art school Central Saint Martins is to fight to save the UK's involvement in the Erasmus students exchange programme, as designers warn of the "loss of opportunity" for young creatives. (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

Dezeen Watch Store: the Essential watch by Hong Kong brand Greyhours is a "sober" timepiece designed to be worn every day. (more…) View the full article

Brexit crisis: London mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed a deputy dedicated to culture and creative industries, as his office continues its push to protect London businesses from the fallout of the EU referendum. (more…) View the full article

In celebration of Canada Day, here's a look at some of the best houses situated in the dramatic landscapes of the vast North American country. Our archive includes cliff-top retreats, mountain cabins and lakeside lodges. See more houses in Canada » View the full article

A swimming pool on the roof of this concrete residence by Brazilian office Studio MK27 sits within the dense canopy of a coastal rainforest in São Paulo state (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The driver of an electric Tesla car has been killed in a road accident after its Autopilot mode failed to recognise an oncoming lorry. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. You can now pick up a copy for just £8 in our summer sale. (more…) View the full article

Three-dimensional oak panelling covers the walls, ceiling and counter of this Aesop store interior in Oslo, designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer to work with Dutch designer Piet Boon, who recently transformed a former military hospital chapel into a restaurant (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Wooden barn-like blocks splay out in various directions to form this Swedish villa by Stockholm studio Murman Arkitekter, framing views of a lake and surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London Festival of Architecture 2016: architects Tomaso Boano and Jonas Prišmontas have created a small pop-up studio to raise awareness of how London's unaffordable rents and education is crippling its creative industries (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brexit crisis: the Creative Industries Federation is organising a series of emergency sessions to prepare the UK's design sector for Brexit, saying "if it is going to happen, we need to mitigate the consequences". (more…) View the full article