New York architect Debbie Kropf has designed a boutique wellness retreat in the Hamptons, Long Island, which teams Japanese details and elements of the local architecture. More about Japanese-influenced Shou Sugi Ban House provides a wellness retreat in the Hamptons
The LA Design Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday with an exhibition spotlighting the city's top talent. US editor Eleanor Gibson selects six local designers and studios from the showcase to watch. More about Six design studios shaping the Los Angeles design scene
New Orleans firm Office of Jonathan Tate has transformed a vacant, tree-studded site into a residential complex for soldiers and their families, with dwellings arranged in a way that aims to foster social bonding and prevent isolation. More about OJT creates Bastion Community housing complex for war veterans in New Orleans
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramic tile manufacturer Iris Ceramica Group has transformed an office space in Clerkenwell, London, into its first showroom in the UK. More about Iris Ceramica Group opens first UK showroom in London's Clerkenwell
Experimental architecture studio Bureau has taken a building apart and put it back together again, to create a home for the fictional protagonist of 1963 film The Servant. More about Bureau uses "surgical intervention" to transform chalet into Mr Barrett's House
Curator Aric Chen has explored how we will use materials in a new geological age, in the headline exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel. More about Design Miami/Basel explores the anthropocene with Elements: Earth exhibition
Australian studio Splinter Society has redesigned a Californian-style bungalow in Melbourne, as a Japanese influenced house with strong connections to its garden. More about Splinter Society transforms Melbourne bungalow into Japanese-inspired home
Creative digital studio Squint/Opera has worked with BIG and UNStudio to create Hyperform, a tool that allows architects and planners to collaborate in virtual reality. More about Squint/Opera, BIG and UNStudio create virtual-reality collaborative design tool
Designer Yinka Ilori invites visitors to the Cannes Lions festival to "tap into their inner child" at his colourful, geometric-patterned playground installation for Pinterest. More about Yinka Ilori covers adult playground in Pinterest's most pinned colours at Cannes Lions
Architecture studio Precht has unveiled Bert, a conceptual modular treehouse shaped like a tree trunk, with large round windows designed to make it look like the single-eyed character from the film Minions. More about Bert modular treehouse designed to look like cartoon characters
Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue has joined forces with the Star Wars franchise to interpret iconic characters from the cult series as a collection of armchairs, footstools and lamps. More about Kenneth Cobonpue and Disney create Star Wars furniture collection
A barrel-vault topped with corrugated steel forms the dramatic pine living space within this summer cabin near the town of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark. More about Valbæk Brørup Architects designs barrel-vaulted cabin in Danish forest