French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created the electric Olympic cauldron for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to resemble a hot-air balloon and be "a beacon in the night and a sun within reach". More about Mathieu Lehanneur "flying cauldron" lit for Paris 2024 Olympics
Dezeen Showroom: American furniture brand Aguirre has launched the Samba dining chair, designed by creative director David Aguirre to have an elegant yet bold silhouette. More about Samba dining chair by David Aguirre for Aguirre
UK department store John Lewis has received planning approval to create 353 rental homes on its Waitrose supermarket site in Bromley, London. More about John Lewis set to build its first housing development in London
Dutch studio Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten has adorned the Miller Apartment Building in Maastricht with red brickwork to reference the city's Amsterdam School style of architecture. More about Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten clads Netherlands apartment block in red brick
Dezeen Showroom: biomorphic pendant lights informed by the weightless forms of clouds are among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Khmara lamp by Makhno Studio among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture office Design by 83 combined traditional references with modern forms and finishes when designing this Buddhist temple and education space in the South Korean city of Busan. More about Design by 83 completes "simple and contemporary" Buddhist meditation centre in Busan
A hand-painted tile mural covers the front of this Miami Design District boutique designed by New York studio Sugarhouse Design and Architecture for fashion brand Cult Gaia. More about Tile mural fronts Cult Gaia Miami boutique by Sugarhouse
Dezeen School Shows: a community-led design for an outdoor learning space is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Southern California. More about Ten landscape architecture projects by students at University of Southern California
Chinese Studio ZZHK has completed G Clef Bridge, a pedestrian walkway across the Bailu River in Chengdu, which culminates in a spiralling ramp and viewpoint informed by musical notation. More about ZZHK Architects completes bridge in China with spiralling viewpoint
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms from Dezeen's archive where architects have used board-marked concrete walls and ceilings to add textural interest. More about Eight stylish living rooms where board-marked concrete adds character
South Korean studio Niceworkshop has designed a pared-back interior for a cafe in Seoul, where concrete walls and stainless-steel furnishings are finished to mimic wood. More about Niceworkshop applies artificial wood grain texture to Seoul cafe interior
Architecture studio Akb Architects has created a cluster of silvered cedar buildings on a remote archipelago in Ontario, Canada, as a summer home for a kite surfer. More about Whistling Wind Island by Akb Architects is "surrounded by open waters and expansive sky"
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the possibilities of urbanism in deserts is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Southern California. More about Ten architecture projects by students at University of Southern California
Bangkok studio Touch Architect has created French Kitsch III, a patisserie in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, with a design that references French cathedrals and pastries. More about Touch Architect shapes French patisserie like "the curve of a croissant"
From simple spherical hanging lights to lighting sculptures by designers Isamu Noguchi and Ingo Maurer, this lookbook rounds up living rooms enhanced by the organic texture and warm glow of paper lamps. More about Eight cosy living rooms illuminated by paper lamps
July's Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores concerns that rammed earth's carbon impact is misunderstood and features an interview with an architect involved in the Paris Olympics as part of our new Olympic Impact series. More about Dezeen In Depth scrutinises rammed earth's carbon impact
This week on Dezeen, we introduced Olympic Impact, our latest editorial series that investigates whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. More about This week we launched our Olympic Impact series
Local studio Omar Vergara Taller and designer Renata de Miguel have designed a brick home for the residents to age in place outside of Mexico City. More about Omar Vergara Taller and Renata de Miguel create brick house as "dignified environment for ageing"
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the future of urbanism through biomaterials like algae and mycelium is included in this school show by the University of Southern California. More about University of Southern California presents ten student architecture projects
The union at New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has ratified a collective bargaining agreement, making it the first at a private sector architecture firm in the US. More about Bernheimer Architecture's union "unanimously ratifies" first collective bargaining agreement