Interior designer Kelly Wearstler included eye-catching details such as vintage rugs and a white oak staircase that doubles as a ceramics display in her design for the Austin Proper Hotel and Residences. More about Kelly Wearstler creates sculptural oak staircase for hotel in Austin
Italian design company Molteni&C, British lighting brand Anglepoise and Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Molteni&C, Anglepoise and Diabla showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. More about Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences
Dezeen Showroom: Democràcia Estudio's Lilly seating collection for Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla pays homage to the late designer and Bauhaus professor Lilly Reich. More about Lilly outdoor seating collection by Democràcia Estudio for Diabla
Architect Elizabeth Diller has revealed the "stealthy" way that Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates public spaces – and disclosed how it was accused of corrupting Russian youth after an outbreak of open-air sex in Moscow's Zaryadye Park. More about "Architects must defend public space" says Elizabeth Diller as she celebrates Moscow park's al-fresco sex appeal
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish studio MUT Design's Grill collection for outdoor furniture brand Diabla has seating and tables with graphic lines that reference the geometric artworks of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. More about Grill outdoor furniture collection by MUT Design for Diabla
Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Anglepoise has added two new lights to its Type 80 collection, which was originally designed by industrial designer Kenneth Grange in 2019. More about Type 80 W2 and W3 wall lights by Anglepoise
Dezeen promotion: Studio Mary Lennox has covered a vintage Mercedes-Benz in flowers for an installation at the car brand's creative space in Munich. More about Floral installation welcomes spring at Studio Odeonsplatz by Mercedes-Benz
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has designed PokoPoko as a clubhouse and activity centre surrounded by forest for the Risonare Nasu hotel in rural Japan. More about Klein Dytham Architecture creates "fairytale building" for Japanese hotel
Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of couture dresses in bold colours and shapes that are informed by Japanese Jōmon-era pottery and the Shinto religion. More about Ryunosuke Okazaki creates couture dresses informed by Jōmon-era pottery
A palette of plaster, marble, terrazzo and stainless steel was chosen to create interiors that customers want to "reach out and touch" in this Dublin skin clinic by Kingston Lafferty Design. More about Kingston Lafferty Design creates "otherworldly" interiors for Dublin skin clinic
A forest is set to be planted in the heart of central London this summer as part of an installation that set designer Es Devlin has designed for the city's design biennale. More about Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
Dezeen promotion: Italian design company Fornasetti has unveiled a new website that offers a renovated digital retail experience and insights into the brand's imaginative nature. More about Fornasetti universe goes digital with global online store
Shanghai-based studio Team BLDG has turned the bathhouse of a former aluminium factory in Xiamen into an art gallery and studio called The Field for an artist who creates Buddha statues. More about Team BLDG transforms factory bathhouse into skylit art gallery