Norwegian designer Falke Svatun has created a dining chair with a thin backrest that curves around its sitter like a shell (+ slideshow). More about Falke Svatun designs thin-backed Synnes Chair for Menu
Architecture firm Archohm has completed a wedge-shaped museum in Lucknow dedicated to the late Indian independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan (+ slideshow). More about Archohm completes wedge-shaped socialism museum in northern India
This holiday home in Rhode Island by US studio Roger Ferris + Partners consists of a cluster of gable-roofed volumes, influenced by vernacular architecture in rural New England (+ slideshow). More about Rhode Island coastal retreat by Roger Ferris + Partners comprises multiple gabled forms
Architecture firm Yoshihara McKee has removed all of the full-height partitions at this apartment in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood to make the most of a large skylight (+ slideshow). More about Yoshihara McKee maximises natural light at Photographer's Loft in New York
Tel Aviv is home to one of the best-preserved collections of Bauhaus and International Style architecture in the world. Micha Gross from the Israeli city's Bauhaus Center has selected 10 of the most important examples (+ slideshow). More about 10 of Tel Aviv's best examples of Bauhaus residential architecture
World Heritage Corb: Maison Guiette in Belgium was Le Corbusier's first commission outside of France, but is one of the lesser-known of his 17 buildings that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list (+ slideshow). More about Le Corbusier's Maison Guiette is his only surviving Belgian building
From artisanal boutique to superstores, the trend for minimalist packaging design continues to pick up pace. We've rounded up 12 examples, including name-brand ketchup without the name, a CD packaged in bubble wrap, and a stylish kit for surviving the apocalypse (+ slideshow). More about 12 minimalist packaging designs that do a lot with a little
The bulbous aircraft known as the "Flying Bum" has slowly nose-dived into a field during its second test flight in the English countryside (+ movie). More about World's biggest aircraft "the Flying Bum" crashes on test flight
This roundup of homes in Colorado is next up in our series celebrating residential architecture across the US, and includes a renovated chalet in Aspen and a cluster of rugged cabins built by graduate students (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Colorado on Dezeen
Shanghai studio Neri&Hu has used wood-covered sticks and sandstone slabs to create a cavernous interior for a new cultural centre in the city's emerging Hongqiao district (+ slideshow). More about Neri&Hu mimics rocks and tree branches inside Shanghai theatre and exhibition centre
To gain views of Lake Erie from a sheltered plot, architecture firm Kariouk Associates designed this Canadian house to include a "love nest" that pokes above the treetops (+ slideshow). More about Kariouk Associates sneaks around planning laws to gain lake vistas for A Bower House
Design studio Minorpoet has overhauled a 1960s apartment in Tokyo to create a simple home and workplace that has its kitchen hidden behind folding wooden doors (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo apartment by Minorpoet features kitchen hidden behind folding doors
A pointy wooden roof tops this concrete house in Tokyo, which led Apollo Architects & Associates to name the building Hat. More about Apollo Architects completes earthquake-resistant house with a hat-like roof
Korean design studios Cloudandco and 11+ have teamed up to create this pocket-sized wireless speaker that can be mounted onto a fridge (+ slideshow). More about Magnetic Sound2 speaker designed to be easily moved and mounted
Patterned grills screen the windows of this terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City, which has been designed by local studio Sanuki Daisuke Architects to make the most of the site's little natural light (+ slideshow). More about Hem House by Sanuki Daisuke features patterned window grilles and a hidden roof garden
Providing sweeping views of a wilderness reserve was the primary goal for US studio Lubrano Ciavarra when designing this large wood-and-slate holiday home in Rhode Island (+ slideshow). More about Lubrano Ciavarra clads weekend retreat in Rhode Island using cedar and rough-cut slate
London Design Festival 2016: with this year's London Design Festival less than a month away, Dezeen's Alice Morby selects her pick of the best installations and exhibitions that will be taking place across the capital. More about The 10 top installations and exhibitions at London Design Festival 2016
Soho House & Co's in-house design team and London architects Michaelis Boyd have overhauled a run-down farm in Oxfordshire to create Soho Farmhouse – a hotel that combines English countryside style with "upstate New York cabin culture" (+ slideshow). More about Soho House and Michaelis Boyd turn derelict farm into luxury members' hotel
Comments update: readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge this week after the British designer suggested that ditching the project so soon after Britain's vote to leave the European Union would be a step "backwards" for the country. More about "Scrapping the Garden Bridge wouldn't indicate that the UK has lost confidence"
Colorado architecture firm Arch11 has raised a single-family residence on a concrete plinth to provide unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). More about Arch 11 completes Rocky Mountain home atop a concrete plinth