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The best new hotels are stimulating all of their guests' senses, say AHEAD Europe jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. Read more

US company Pliant Energy Systems has turned one of its green energy technologies into a propulsion system for a swimming robot capable of exploring land and sea. Read more

A down-tempo, electronica song by a Montreal singer informed the design of an all-white installation created by students in a studio led by Canadian architect Jean Verville. Read more

Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated this glass, concrete and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake and five volcanoes. Read more

This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you're visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here's a travel guide to the city's best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. Read more

A set of cylindrical golden drawers and a set of geometric tables made from etched and oxidised metals are among the new products launched by Italian furniture brand De Castelli for 2019. Read more

Dezeen promotion: architects Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba have designed a collection of outdoor furniture for Spanish brand Expormim, in tribute to Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor. Read more

A sofa, dining table and bed furnish this shop for luxury sleepwear in Brooklyn, which was designed as a "celebration of the home" to reflect its cosy pieces. Read more

Take a look inside The Colour Palace, a brightly patterned pavilion by designer Yinka Ilori and architecture studio Pricegore, in this 360-degree video filmed by Dezeen. Read more

A glass walkway and terrace connect both halves of this black house near La Juanita beach, Uruguay, which FRAM Arquitectos and Delfina Riverti built almost exclusively out of wood. Read more

Architecture and interiors studio ARRCC has completed a safari retreat in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a South African park that is home to elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes, hippos and cheetahs. Read more

A hardware filter called Winston that users plug into their modem to protect their data has launched, in response to mounting concern over digital privacy and surveillance. Read more

American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have been named architecture laureates for the Japan Art Association's 2019 Praemium Imperiale awards. Read more

LEFT Architects has built a house with a giant vaulted roof in the mountains of the village Niha that is designed to kneel down to one of Lebanon's most visited religious sites. Read more

In this movie, jury members discuss how the finalists in the wallpaper category of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition incorporated elements of nature and colour into their responsive designs. Read more View the full article

Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features. Read more View the full article

As part of Dezeen's yearly review, reporter Natasha Levy has selected the top 10 home interiors of 2019 – among which is a micro flat in Taiwan and a bunker-style apartment in Sydney. Read more View the full article

Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. Read more View the full article

Medieval castles and industrial buildings influenced the design of this multi-storey California home by architecture firm Mutuus Studio, which is intended to have "a modest footprint". Read more View the full article

Breaking news: the giant MIPIM property fair that was due to take place in Cannes, France from 10 to 13 March has been postponed until 2-5 June due to coronavirus. Read more View the full article

These photographs by Brazilian architect Pedro Vannucchi capture an experimental apartment building Oscar Niemeyer completed in Berlin, Germany in the 1950s. Read more View the full article

A sculpture made from iron and yarn that mimics the human body is being exhibited by Cristina Lisot as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: The Duo Series is a collection of minimalist pendant lights by Californian lighting manufacturer Meteor Lighting that glow from both ends. Read more View the full article

Milan 2010: Dutch designer Roel-jan Elsinga has created an angry little felt-covered chair called Fury! (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York architects Axis Mundi have designed a retrofit façade for an office building in Barcelona that replicates rippled water. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article