Architect Jô Vasconcellos has connected blue boxes of different dimensions in a long line to form this museum dedicated to Brazil's most popular alcoholic spirit, cachaça, in the city of Salinas (+ slideshow). More about Cachaça Museum by Jô Vasconcellos has bright blue blocky facades
Described as an update of the "classic string shelf", this customisable shelving system by Berlin design firm Studio Hausen comprises a series of steel and ash wood modules. More about The Link Shelf offers an update on a classic modular shelving system
There are few designers who haven't relied on a caffeine fix to get them through a long night before a major deadline. So in honour of the under-celebrated International Coffee Day we've collected together 11 of the best coffee-related designs from the pages of Dezeen. More about 11 of the best designs for coffee-lovers
Dezeen Book of Interviews: in the third extract from our latest book, London-based architect David Adjaye discusses his longstanding fascination with Africa and the opportunities it holds for architects. More about David Adjaye: "Africa offers an extraordinary opportunity"
London Design Festival 2014: this angular steel chair by Georgian designer Sandro Lominashvili has a seat with four corners, but only three are attached to the frame. More about Chair 3/4 by Sandro Lominashvili looks like an optical illusion
Comments update: a prototype for a flying car was the focus of a debate on the future of transport this week, while a classic piece of Brutalist architecture divided readers over the merits of high-rise social housing. More about "As useful as a concrete cushion"
Architects Marina Stassinopoulos and Konstantios Daskalakis have slotted a house with three courtyards around existing oak trees on the Greek island of Kea (+ slideshow). More about House in Kea is a concrete residence built around oak trees on a Greek isle
London design studio PostlerFerguson has collaborated with Viennese jewellers A.E. Köchert to make a set of bespoke microphone accessories for DJ Ken Hayakawa, being presented for Vienna Design Week. More about PostlerFerguson partners with Viennese jewellers to design bespoke microphone accessories
Hong Kong studio Rural Urban Framework has completed a grey-brick hospital in the Chinese village of Angdong that is intended to set a benchmark for health facilities in rural areas (+ slideshow). More about Hospital for a rural Chinese community features a ramp that slopes up to the roof
American brand Proper Coffee has developed a machine that can take up to four hours to brew one pot of coffee – a process expected to improve the richness and reduce acidity. More about Proper Coffee's Imperial Drip machine brews drinks slowly to improve flavour