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South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has created a collection of benches that explore the structure and shapes of seating, with the aim of finding an uncommon form. (more…) View the full article

Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa has transformed the interior of a concrete building in Tokyo into a space for fashion designer Issey Miyake's pleated menswear collection (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Montreal studio Pelletier de Fontenay has included a plywood-lined meditation room in one of the three gabled volumes that form this home in Hatley, Quebec. Read more

An exhibition at Stockholm Design Week, called A Second Ago, sees 12 students examine some the most pressing issues of our time through made objects. Read more

Dezeen promotion: German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Grohe has used 3D printing to reimagine two of its popular tap styles. Read more

Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has added a bronze funnel that appears to erupt from the ground above the 12th-century Pacherhof wine cellar in Italy. Read more

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the final behind-the-scenes movie about our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition, Pernilla Ohrstedt explains the concept behind her stand design for the show. (more...) View the full article

News: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. (more…) View the full article

News: Google's latest research project equips smartphones with the ability to map their surroundings and build navigable three-dimensional virtual environments that can be used to give directions indoors. (more...) View the full article

This year's Royal Academy Architecture Prize has been awarded to Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, founders of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Read more

London Design Festival 2014: Ace Hotel Shoreditch London is hosting Super Stimuli and the Extra-Ordinary Gallery, a series of installations including flower displays by Bethan Laura Wood, ceramics by Max Lamb and furniture by Martino Gamper (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese designer Rikako Nagashima looked to ink stains on printer paper when creating this abstract curtain collection for Kinnasand that addresses the problem of waste. Read more

Australian studio Splinter Society has redesigned a Californian-style bungalow in Melbourne, as a Japanese influenced house with strong connections to its garden. Read more

News: Steven Holl has been appointed to rework the campus of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and will add new buildings to offer a "complementary contrast" to structures by Mies van der Rohe and Rafael Moneo. (more…) View the full article

Maison&Objet 2015: light from this table lamp by Cuban designer René Barba is diffused by a lollipop-shaped envelope made from a non-woven fabric. (more…) View the full article

Pink neon signs appear alongside teal blue surfaces and monochromatic tile floors inside Grind, an all-day restaurant in southeast London designed by Biasol. Read more

Danish furniture brand Muuto has expanded its existing Copenhagen offices, creating a showroom and a series of versatile workspaces decked out in pastel hues. Read more

The first 3D zebra crossing in the UK has been painted on a road in north-west London in an effort to improve road safety in the area. Read more

Light-up walls, mirrored partitions, and colourful stone surfaces help channel a "cool bar" aesthetic inside this dental office in Berlin, which has been completed by Studio Karhard – the designers of renowned nightclub Berghain. Read more

News: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been shortlisted in two categories for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2014. (more...) View the full article

Our new Pinterest board showcases the varied medium of architectural illustration, including Zaha Hadid's abstract paintings and Tishk Barzanji's psychedelic domestic scenes. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

Bibliophiles can take pleasure in looking through Dezeen's pick of the best libraries, including one in the Netherlands that occupies an old locomotive shed, and another in China that resembles an eye. Read more

Gabled barns featuring wine-stained barrels, repurposed redwood and large stretches of glass make up this winery in Sonoma Valley, designed by Californian studio Piechota Architecture. Read more

How will technology transform architecture? Dezeen's Tom Ravenscroft and Lizzie Crook will be taking to Twitter on Wednesday 21 August at 4pm UK time to discuss how technology including software, AI and drones will impact architecture. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. Read more

This week we've chosen four paid architecture and design internships available on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at Scandinavian firm CF Møller Architects and Swiss running brand On. Read more