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Dutch designer Ineke Hans has created signposts and furniture to complement an art trail that lines a busy motorway in northern Holland (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: international carpet tile manufacturer Interface has announced the release of Human Nature, a new flooring collection inspired by forest floors, grassy fields and pebbled garden paths. (more...) View the full article

French architect Jean Nouvel teamed up with botanist Patrick Blanc to create this pair of plant-covered Sydney towers that reflect light into their lower levels with a huge cantilevered panel of mirrors. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: when the team behind the Rosetta space mission landed Philae on a moving comet last week, they celebrated in a grey control room – the kind of uniquely bland space that has been the backdrop to some of the 21st century's most iconic moments, says Will Wiles. (more...) View the full article

Small square openings are scattered across the facade of this after-school clubhouse in Cannes, France, offering glimpses of the activities taking place within its courtyard playground (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Extra Moooi: take a closer look at the huge portraits that provide the backdrop for new furniture, homeware and carpets by Dutch brand Moooi with this digital version of its Unexpected Welcome exhibition in Milan. (more…) View the full article

It's been a big week for trainers: Converse has redesigned their classic Chuck Taylor All Star for the first time in almost 80 years while Zaha Hadid and Pharrell Williams have collaborated on a pair of Adidas shell toes (pictured). See all our stories about sneakers » View the full article

Russian artist Nikolay Polissky has transformed a dilapidated building in the village of Zvizzhi into a pavilion covered in pieces of timber, which he described as "a sculpture you can walk through" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail includes Renzo Piano's luxury tower for Miami, palatial homes for the super rich (pictured) and a sex toy that can be mounted like a vaulting horse. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 278 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Rounded windows and skylights allow daylight to filter into this Parisian swimming pool by Mikou Studio, which features a grassy rooftop solarium (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed a retractable and refillable pen for Acme Studio that doubles as an architect's scale ruler. (more…) View the full article

Four matching staircases lead up to the rooftop terrace of this Algarve hotel by Portuguese studio PAr, offering guests views out towards a nearby lagoon (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: Zaha Hadid Architects announced it will continue to practice without its founder following her sudden death in the same week as the company's proposal for a car park in Miami Beach was rejected. (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: with the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 just around the corner, we examined some of the key themes already emerging from the world's biggest architectural exhibition, including robotic construction (pictured) and the housing crisis. (more…) View the full article

NeoCon 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has interpreted a print from his Spring Summer 2015 collection as a patterned textile for US company Maharam. (more…) View the full article

Soft brown leather seats and a grey-toned iron bar feature inside this seafood restaurant overlooking Copenhagen's Torvehallerne food market. (more…) View the full article

Miami studio Cúre and Penabad has completed the corporate headquarters of a Guatemalan sugar cane plantation, which includes an open-plan workspace illuminated by a monumental skylight (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled plans for a delivery "van of the future" that features fully automated cargo loading and drones that drop off packages (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Kiosks with stainless steel canopies and a towering glass and chrome sculpture are among the recent enhancements made to Chicago's Navy Pier, one of the largest public piers in the world (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for transport/infrastructure architects at Grimshaw's studio in Sydney, which unveiled designs for a high-rise school earlier this year (pictured). Read more stories on Grimshaw, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

A plywood staircase with built-in cupboards and bookshelves frames a doorway in this Madrid apartment – which follows the London home with a combined bookshelf and staircase we published yesterday. (more…) View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a full-time professor in product design at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (pictured). Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Lance O'Donnell of o2 Architecture has overseen the completion of two dwellings in Palm Springs – a contemporary home he designed, and a never-built residence by famed mid-century modernist architect Al Beadle. Read more View the full article

Fashion brand COS turns 10 this year, and to celebrate it is releasing a capsule collection of 10 pieces inspired by Japanese silhouettes. Read more View the full article

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has created a golden hued events pavilion with a broad scooped roof in the grounds of a historic chateau near Maastricht. Read more View the full article