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Scandinavian designers Andreas Engesvik and Jens Fager have created a collection of lightweight pressed-felt room dividers from recycled bottles for office furniture brand Edsbyn (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This renovated family home in Japan by designer Yasunari Tsukada features large internal windows and a mezzanine loft, creating apertures and vantage points for looking into different rooms (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. (more...) View the full article

Maison&Objet 2015: Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a tableware collection to reflect the fusion of different cultures, customs and traditions in current dining trends (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has added an augmented reality function to its 2014 catalogue, allowing customers to see what products will look like in their homes. (more...) View the full article

Here are more public spaces on the back of bikes: a swarm of tiny mobile parks covered in grass are being pedalled around the city of Baku this month (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a family of superyachts for German shipbuilders Blohm+Voss (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named in the Hospital Club 100 list of the most influential people in the media and creative industries. (more...) View the full article

We've reached the final day of our festive countdown, so in the first of three final posts today here's Chinese architect Li Xiaodong, whose projects include a school that bridges a creek between two castles and a library clad with firewood (pictured). See more architecture by Li Xiaodong » View the full article

French firm Dominique Perrault Architecture has completed a 220-metre skyscraper with a folded glass facade in Vienna, which has now become Austria's tallest building. (more...) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Lego, Studio Drift, Mecanoo architecten and east London designer Lee Broom, whose lamps made from crystal decanters are pictured. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Samsung Design Europe, Gensler, Moooi and more... (more...) View the full article

Shifting ceiling heights, sliding partitions and contrasting materials create a variety of spaces inside this house in Shiga, Japan, by Kouichi Kimura of Japanese studio Form (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Hamburg office PFP Architekten has designed a school building with overlapping boxes that jut out towards a piazza in the historic centre of Genoa, Italy (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Book of Interviews: our new book featuring conversations with 45 of the most talented and inspiring people from the global design scene is now available with free shipping in the UK. (more...) View the full article

In a market increasingly dominated by websites and blogs, a series of new print titles are offering an alternative approach to writing about design. In the first of a series, Dezeen speaks to Anna Bates about carving out a niche for domestic design criticism with Dirty Furniture magazine (+ slideshow + interview). (more...) View the full article

London architect Henry Goss has revealed how photo-realistic and 3D visualisations helped shape his design for this house in Hertfordshire, England, which is also the first output from the renderings studio he recently launched with fellow artist Peter Guthrie (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architecture studio Snøhetta has created a ceiling of intersecting domes inside Aesop's first outpost in Norway – the Australian skincare brand's 100th boutique (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The concrete and chipboard components of this irregularly shaped holiday home in Japan have been designed to deal with the difficult conditions of its woodland site, from restricted lighting to hilly topography (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Slabs of concrete create sunshades that look like open shutters for the windows of this house in Argentina, designed by architect duo Santiago Carlos Viale and Daniella Beviglia (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: this year's Clerkenwell Design Week festival in London will present new product launches across four exhibitions from 19 to 21 May. (more…)

Dear readers, there are only two voting days left for the Webby Awards. Help us beat our formidable rivals the Guardian, CNN, Vice and Google... Share the glove. Vote Dezeen! (more…) View the full article

British architect Atkins has started work on a 460-metre-high skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the tallest building in Vietnam on completion. (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects has had to give up its battle over the Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium after failing to secure a construction company for its design. (more…) View the full article

Our newly improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs has launched a cheeky campaign encouraging companies to expand their teams and fill empty desk space. (more…) View the full article

Comments update: controversial gun laws in America were hotly contested this week, after the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas resigned over a new state law that will allow students to carry firearms on campus. (more…) View the full article