Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. More about Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Opaque concrete walls and wooden lattices enclose a family house on an island in Guayaquil designed by Ecuadorian practice Orense Arquitectos to feel tranquil and secluded. More about Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Austrian office Firm Architekten used timber from the client's own forest and materials sourced within 50km to build this cuboid house in an alpine village. More about Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More about Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up ten supertall skyscrapers from the world's best-known architects that are set to appear in cities around the world. More about This week we looked ahead to ten upcoming supertall skyscrapers
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
Architecture firm PPAA has designed BAI-HA, an 18-apartment holiday resort in Tulum built from wood, washed concrete and stucco made from Mexican chukum. More about Rooftop pools crown holiday apartments in Tulum jungle by PPAA