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Contact lens cases, vegetable vases and pill packets are some glass objects by Lund University students in Sweden to explore the material's potential within a more circular economic system. Read more View the full article

Indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change, according to designer and environmentalist Julia Watson. Read more View the full article

Textile artist Daisy May Collingridge has designed a family of fleshy, fabric bodysuits as "a joyful representation of the human form". Read more View the full article

A community of nuns have donated their convent in New Orleans to create the Mirabeau Water Garden wetlands and improve the city's system for flood prevention. Read more View the full article

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

Danish furniture brand Møbel has collaborated with Studio David Thulstrup to create a duo of odd-couple tables – one made entirely from ceramic and the other from contrasting, powder-coated steel. Read more View the full article

An oversized roof supported by large wooden beams shades the interiors of this home that FujiwaraMuro Architects designed in the Japanese city of Nara to take cues from the form of a mountain hut. Read more View the full article

Projects by HOK, Arquitectonica and Morphosis have been singled out for criticism in Trump's draft executive order for federal buildings, which would outlaw brutalist and deconstructivist styles if it becomes law. Read more View the full article

Brooklyn creative agency An Aesthetic Pursuit has designed a bold rental house in Maine with furniture and products that guests can purchase. Read more View the full article

British architecture studio Asif Khan has revealed the entrance gateways to the Dubai Expo 2020, woven from carbon fibre to create 21-metre-high mashrabiya-style lattices. Read more View the full article

Caroline Baumann has "abruptly stepped down" from her position as director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the New York Times has reported. Read more View the full article

Greece has been criticised for plans to erect a floating barrier in the sea to deter people crossing by boat, in a project reminiscent of Trump's border wall. Read more View the full article

In this exclusive video interview filmed as part of our high-tech architecture series, British architect Norman Foster explains how the headquarters he designed for HSBC in Hong Kong in the 1980s transformed his architecture firm into a global brand. Read more View the full article

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed new details of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch, as the country prepares for the games this summer. Read more View the full article

South African architecture studio Counterspace will use cork and bricks made of recycled construction waste to build this year's Serpentine Pavilion, which refers to the experiences of London's migrant communities in its design. Read more View the full article

Yellow-tiled walls that recall grassy meadows and swampy purple ceilings appear inside this travel-themed restaurant at the centre of Amsterdam by Studio Modijefsky. Read more View the full article

Our selection of the top architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at Danish homeware brand Hay and British interior design studio BradyWilliams. Read more View the full article

White metal mesh filters daylight into the terrace of this extension of a 1950s detached home in Barcelona by Bonba Studio. Read more View the full article

New York firm O'Neill McVoy Architects has used a lightwell and clerestory window to illuminate the interiors of this studio in Connecticut for artist Gelah Penn. Read more View the full article

EWE Studio has opened its Mexico City showroom inside a former dance hall from the 1950s, filled with fixtures and furniture by the local design studio. Read more View the full article

A courtyard with a concrete pool sits at the centre of a house on Phillip Island in Australia, designed by Branch Studio Architects and illuminated by large skylights. Read more View the full article

Pastel-hued surfaces and colourful onyx feature in a hybrid office, store and cafe in Amsterdam, designed by Anne Claus Interiors. Read more View the full article

This week, we've updated our kitchens Pinterest board with images showcasing colourful and unusual designs. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. Read more View the full article

Studio Drift has created Ego, a kinetic sculpture made of 10 miles of ultra-fine nylon, for the Dutch National Touring Opera's production of L'Orfeo. Read more View the full article

American designer Marc Thorpe has created a simple, off-the-grid dwelling in Upstate New York that is meant to exist "in perfect balance with its environment". Read more View the full article