Designer Melanie Abrantes has used cork and wood leftover from her old projects to create sculptural vases, canisters and baskets influenced by the colours, forms and textures of California's coast. More about Melanie Abrantes turns material scraps into Modern California homeware collection
These renderings offer a full look at Álvaro Siza's luxury condominium tower in New York, which marks the Portuguese architect's first project in the US. More about New details of Álvaro Siza's first US project revealed in images
A historic house in Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighbourhood has been transformed into luxury accommodation with a slatted steel addition on top by local firm Bar Orian Architects. More about Bar Orian Architects tops historic Tel Aviv villa with slatted box to create The Levee
In this week's comments update, readers are struggling to take comparisons between the first space hotel and cruise ships seriously. More about "No way am I going to wear boat shoes in space"
Italian curator and critic Beatrice Leanza has joined the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon as its new executive director. More about Beatrice Leanza appointed executive director of MAAT in Lisbon
Low-lying volumes topped with overhanging roofs form this holiday home in the Pacific Northwest, which was designed by US studio Wittman Estes for a family of impassioned naturalists. More about Wittman Estes tucks Hood Cliff Retreat into a coastal forest in Washington
The Dezeen Awards 2019 interior shortlist has been announced. It includes a gothic-inspired cafe, a compact black house designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture and Europe's first underwater restaurant. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 interiors shortlist announced
Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar have envisioned using bamboo grown and harvested on Mars to build the first colony on the red planet. More about Malaysian designers propose building colony on Mars from locally grown bamboo
Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, will give a keynote speech at Dezeen Day, our new international architecture and design conference taking place in London on 30 October. More about Paola Antonelli of MoMA to give keynote speech at Dezeen Day
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a series of cocoon-like pendant lights for Danish furniture brand Muuto, inspired by the silkworm's act of "self-wrapping". More about Layer designs pendant lamps based on silkworm cocoons for Muuto
S/LAB has placed an office with mismatched interiors for property development company Mantab behind a golden folding facade on a quiet street in Kuala Lumpur. More about S/LAB10 hides office behind golden folding facade on suburban street in Kuala Lumpur
Can fashion ever be sustainable? Dezeen's India Block will be speaking to readers on Twitter this Thursday, 5 September, at 4pm UK time about designers' responsibilities when it comes to fashion sustainability. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. More about Join Dezeen's sustainable fashion chat on Twitter with #dezeenchat
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More about Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and students are invited to submit projects to this year's Tile of Spain Awards. More about Call for entries to the Tile of Spain Awards 2019
Architecture studio Bornstein Lyckefors chose an unusual shade of green for the exterior of Granholmen, a humble cabin on the Swedish island of Kallaxön. More about Bornstein Lyckefors builds pale green cabin on rural Swedish island