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Japanese studio Torafu Architects has designed a collection of small and lightweight wooden furniture (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Peter Zumthor has revealed that the visualisations for his new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which proved controversial with Dezeen readers, do not show the building as he intends it. Read more View the full article

Design Indaba 2016: the 1996 ad campaign that encouraged British housewives to throw away their fussy furnishings helped transform attitudes to design, according to ad executive Naresh Ramchandani (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Black and white surfaces, indoor trees and a rooftop workspace all feature at the new head office for website building service Squarespace in New York (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: SilentLab will be showcasing its range of self-contained private workspaces at this year's London Design Fair. Read more

Los Angeles university SCI-Arc has granted Frank Gehry an honorary masters degree in recognition of his "unparalleled" impact on architecture. Read more

Dezeen has teamed up with Instagram to help launch its new @design account – and we’re looking for five founding contributors to be featured on the account during Milan design week. Read more View the full article

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

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior design engineer at London studio rAndom International, whose Rain Room (pictured) is currently installed as part of the EXPO 1: New York exhibition at the MoMA PS1 in New York and allows visitors to play in the rain without getting wet. See more stories about rAndom International on Dezeen here. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Daylight funnels into this dark concrete house in Japan through two narrow light wells in the roof. (more…) View the full article

A tree-filled courtyard is glimpsed through the shimmering glass-brick facade of this house in Hiroshima, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

The ascetic living quarters of 19th-century nuns is now host to the August hotel, which features contemporary pared-back interiors developed by Vincent Van Duysen. Read more

Design practice 24° Studio linked together hundreds of hollow paper stars to line a tunnel and stairway in Santorini, Greece. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: lighting consultancy LightCollective has collaborated with electronics brand Philips to create a smartphone app enabling lighting designers to collect and share their inspirations, available to download and trial for free from today on Apple and Android (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Dutch designer Roeland Otten uses mosaic tiles, paint and photographic prints to disguise scruffy public buildings like this former public toilet in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Two Dutch designers have worked with refugees to create a rucksack from discarded boats and life vests. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Richard Hutten has enlisted nine leading designers, architects and artists from the Netherlands, including himself, to create an eclectic collection of rugs. Read more

Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: Italian designer Denis Guidone has designed a watch based on smooth, flat pebbles - and the Stone watch is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Read more View the full article

Continuing our review of the year, the restoration of the Cutty Sark tea clipper by Grimshaw was our most-read story in April, plus we set up Dezeen Studio in Milan. (more...) View the full article

This holiday home on the south coast of Iceland features a sheltered central courtyard lined by a pair of timber volumes and a terrace with a panoramic view of a nearby lake. Read more View the full article

A curvy glass facade lined with chainmail fronts the first location of American department store Nordstrom in New York City. Read more View the full article

Undulations in the green roof of the Macallan Distillery by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners hint at the bulbous whisky stills situated below. Read more View the full article

Our pick of the ads on Dezeen Jobs this week is an opportunity for designers to work with Neri&Hu at its London, New York and Shanghai offices. Neri&Hu, founded by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, is a design and research practice whose work includes The Waterhouse at South Bund (pictured), which transformed a disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel and won World Interior of the Year in 2011. See more stories about Neri&Hu on Dezeen » Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article