Dutch costume designer Lisa Louwers turns unwanted fur coats into soft toys as a tribute to the animals that the material was taken from (+ slideshow). More about Refurbeasts project aims to rehabilitate "taboo" fur coats
News: Google is suspending sales of its controversial Glass augmented reality headsets in order to "graduate" the product, which is being given its own research division. More about Google pulls sales of Glass to focus on development
Portuguese architect Camilo Rebelo installed this wooden egg large enough for several people to hide inside beneath the vaulted ceilings of the Porto city hall atrium (+ slideshow). More about Camilo Rebelo installs "trojan egg" inside Porto's city hall
Architecture studio Sevil Peach has overhauled a house once owned by Victorian painter and illustrator Frederick Barnard to create an artist's residence boasting period features and a patio-side bathtub. More about Home of Charles Dickens illustrator converted by Sevil Peach into an artist's studio
Cologne 2015: Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has teamed walnut with maple to create a chair, bookshelf and side table with bold graphic stripes for Japanese manufacturer Matsuso T. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune uses two types of wood to make stripy furniture
The white walls of this modern family home by FCC Arquitectura nestle behind the deteriorated stone facade of a former farmhouse and granary in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More about FCC Arquitectura slots family home within stone walls of dilapidated farmhouse
Maison&Objet 2015: Swedish company Bolon has launched a range of woven flooring that interprets Missoni's classic zigzag pattern. More about Bolon reinterprets Missoni's iconic zigzag for new flooring collection
News: Steven Holl has been appointed to rework the campus of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and will add new buildings to offer a "complementary contrast" to structures by Mies van der Rohe and Rafael Moneo. More about Houston's Museum of Fine Arts unveils campus redesign by Steven Holl
Opinion: the visual style associated with cinema's super-villains has been transformed into a marketable asset for house builders, says Owen Hatherley. More about "More frightening than American Psycho"
London designer Philippe Malouin has used quartz surface material Caesarstone to form the seats of twelve swings arranged in a circle for an exhibition later this month. More about Philippe Malouin creates circular swing set with Caesarstone seats
Dezeen promotion: contemporary architecture and design magazine Azure is now accepting submissions from architects, designers, manufacturers, clients and students to its annual AZ Awards. More about Call for entries to the 2015 AZ Awards
News: architecture firm Snøhetta has been named winner in a competition to design the new Paris headquarters for French newspaper Le Monde. More about Snøhetta commissioned for Le Monde headquarters in Paris
A house made up of four stacked shipping containers (pictured), the Sky Garden at the top of Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London and an anti-theft bicycle pedal feature in Dezeen Mail issue 236. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: a chapel originally designed by Antoni Gaudí for the Sagrada Família in Barcelona is set to be constructed in Chile, 90 years after the Catalan architect's death. More about Chilean chapel will become Gaudí's first project outside Spain
Austrian designer Robert Stadler references eroding columns of architectural ruins and contemporary construction processes in furniture pieces for an exhibition at Paris' Carpenters Workshop Gallery opening this weekend (+ slideshow). More about Robert Stadler combines construction materials in sculptures for Paris exhibition
News: Japanese design studio Nendo has been awarded the Designer of the Year title for this year's Maison&Objet and will create a "chocolate lounge" at the Paris trade fair. More about Nendo named Designer of the Year for Maison&Objet 2015
News: Google has unveiled a new prototype of its modular smartphone with swappable components, which the project's design head Gadi Amit says will allow users to "be the designer of their own phone" (+ slideshow). More about Google takes next step towards Project Ara modular phone launch
London fashion designer Christopher Raeburn has used material salvaged from an inflatable life raft to create outerwear and accessories for his Autumn Winter 2015 menswear collection. More about Christopher Raeburn transforms a life raft into brightly coloured coats
White vertical fins clad the glazed exterior of this Salt Lake City courthouse by Thomas Phifer and Partners, shading the interior from direct sunlight without restricting the views from inside (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Phifer's United States Courthouse is covered in vertical sun shades
Swedish designer Jonas Wagell has created a simple lamp with a concrete base and a brass dimmer switch for Danish furniture brand Menu. More about Jonas Wagell designs Concrete Lamp for Menu