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Architect Matthew Springett and educator Fiona MacDonald, who collaborate as Matt + Fiona, have worked with children with autism to design and build a sensory playground. Read more

This all-black house in the Yucca Valley desert was designed by Los Angeles office Oller & Pejic to look "like a shadow" (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Ever judged a book by its cover? Amsterdam creative studio Moore has reversed the well-known idiom – designing a sleeve that scans your face and won't open unless approached without prejudice (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Design Miami 2014: Seattle studio Olson Kundig Architects used stacks of timber beams to form the collector's lounge at this year's Design Miami fair (+ interview + slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Briefed to design a holiday home that feels like a campsite, Australian studio Dunn & Hillam Architects has completed a residence in New South Wales based on the old "dogtrot houses" of the American deep south (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed a bespoke projection lens that "unravels light" to turn an arc-shaped section of Amsterdam's Centraal Station into a rainbow (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Czech studio Stempel & Tesar has completed a house that looks likes it's being swallowed up by the landscape (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Danish design brand Karakter has relaunched furniture and lighting created by Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo in the 1960s (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our selection of the best opportunities in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week include Heatherwick Studio and Ingenhoven Architects. Read more

Designer Elissa Brunato has created the Bio Iridescent Sequin, a shimmering embellishment made from trees that is more sustainable than regular plastic sequins. Read more

Brazilian architecture studio Arquitetura Nacional has transformed a duplex apartment in Porto Alegre using a black spiral staircase, brise-soleil and locally sourced furniture. Read more

Archmongers has turned a section of walled garden in a 1980s house in south London into a living space with sawtooth roof, earning it the dinosaur-inspired name Stego. Read more

White metal panels imprinted with a geometric pattern line the walls of this penthouse apartment in Tel Aviv by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Traditional maritime construction and the harsh climate of Canada's Atlantic coast influenced the architecture studio Atelier Pierre Thibault's design of this house, which is raised on pilotis above a sandy site. Read more

The jagged outline of a maple leaf informed the profile of this shooting range in Ontario, Canada, which was designed by Berlin firm Magma Architecture for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. (more…) View the full article

British designer Lee Broom has opened an exhibition of his work called Park Life, in a car park beneath the Space Furniture showroom in Sydney. Read more

Colours inspired by the Mexican city of Monterrey are used to decorate the interior of this taco restaurant in Vigo, Spain by locally based designers Erbalunga Estudio. Read more

Hanson Robotics has created a "little sister" version of AI robot Sophia, intended to help young girls learn to code and gain an understanding of STEM subjects. Read more

Dezeen Awards 2019 has launched at a party in Stockholm hosted with event partner Vestre, which was attended by leading architects and designers including Michael Young and Richard Hutten. Read more

Samsung has unveiled the latest version of its Galaxy smartphone series featuring an updated slim, cinematic form and stylus pen better suited to creating and editing content. Read more

Why Architects Group has converted a residential building in Mashhad, Iran, into a commercial showroom for the Bouzarjomehr Company with a brick staircase leading to a public roof terrace. Read more

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Young designers were among the standout exhibitors at the second edition of Collectible, the Brussels fair dedicated to contemporary collectible design. Dezeen's Anna Winston selects her highlights. Read more

Scooter sharing platform Bird has launched a new electric scooter that claims to be "more durable, powerful and longer-lasting" than previous models, and can be bought as well as hired. Read more

Dezeen promotion: the first 20 speakers have been announced for the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town next month, including architectural designer John Pawson and The Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree. Read more