From a trio of mirrors depicting Dubai's arid landscape to a set of sand-cast chairs by female artisans in Sharjah, Dezeen's Natashah Hitti has picked seven designs from Downtown Editions 2019 that celebrate regional traits. More about Seven designs from Dubai's Downtown Editions fair that celebrate the Middle East
Veiny slabs of green and grey marble help visually tie together living spaces within this Milan apartment, which has been overhauled by design studio Marcante-Testa. More about Marcante-Testa uses marble to merge living spaces in Teorema Milanese apartment
Pazdigrad Primary School in Split, Croatia has been designed by architects X3M to include public squares, one of which is painted bright yellow More about Colourful public spaces are part of Pazdigrad Primary School in Croatia
Infographic and research project Anatomy of an AI System, which reveals the social and environmental consequences of voice-assistant devices, has won Design of the Year 2019. More about Anatomy of an AI System wins Design of the Year 2019 at The Design Museum
This artist's studio, which architecture firm FAR has added to a Los Angeles house, includes a large plastic door that folds in half and a rooftop covered in blue tiles. More about FAR adds studio with corrugated plastic door to artist's Los Angeles residence
This luxury holiday home in the Maldives has an aquarium-like underwater bedroom suite where guests can watch marine life while they rest, wash and get dressed. More about Maldives villa The Muraka has a bedroom under the sea
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the world's tallest atrium – within a skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid – and a revamped version of Motorola's Razr flip phone that was first launched 15 years go. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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New York City's The Cooper Union has created online database The Student Work Collection to collate over 80 years of work produced by former architecture students, with notable alumni including Elizabeth Diller, Daniel Libeskind and Toshiko Mori. More about The Cooper Union catalogues decades of student work including projects by Liz Diller and Daniel Libeskind
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visuals for a multimodal Ülemiste terminal in Tallinn, Estonia, which will form part of the Rail Baltica high-speed rail network. More about Zaha Hadid Architects unveils plans for high-speed train station in Tallinn
Jury members discuss the top-three winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition mobile accessories category in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More about Competition-winning mobile accessory designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
An exhibition at London's V&A museum looks at the car as "a designed object", charting its 130 year-long impact on global culture from fashion and furniture to mass production and the built environment. More about No other design object has impacted the world more than the car, says V&A show curator
High-tech architecture has strayed far from its environmentally conscientious beginnings, but could rise again if it returns to them, writes Phineas Harper. More about "High-tech is ever edging away from its ecological and humanistic roots"
A 1970s brutalist-style building in Stockholm is now home to Acne Studios' headquarters, which is decked out with furnishings by Max Lamb and huge wall-hangings by Daniel Silver. More about Acne Studios taps into fashion-school cool for interiors of Stockholm HQ
London design studio Sella Concept has launched its first furniture collection – a series of handmade stools featuring curvaceous forms inspired by the bathers at Hampstead Heath's Ladies' Pond. More about Sella Concept "masters the art of curves" with first furniture collection
Thinking about making your next career move? Dezeen Recruit has a number of opportunities available across the UK, including junior and senior roles in architecture, interiors and design. More about Five exciting job opportunities available via Dezeen Recruit
Architecture studio NOARQ has extended a stone villa in Portugal with a bright red cabin perched on thick blocks of granite above the entrance. More about NOARQ renovates stone villa in Portugal with bright red details
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has revealed plans for an after-death facility in Seattle where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. More about Olson Kundig unveils Recompose Seattle facility for composting human bodies
Brooklyn company Air Co has developed a process for making vodka that converts carbon dioxide into alcohol. More about Air Co launches as "world's first carbon-negative vodka"
Turkish artist Refik Anadol has used artificial intelligence to turn millions of photographs of New York into the Machine Hallucination film. More about Refik Anadol uses AI to create mesmerising film of New York City
The best new hotels in Europe combine rich experiences with a subtle approaches to design say the judges of this year's AHEAD Europe awards, in this video Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about AHEAD Europe hotel awards winners are "understated but rich"