Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Parisian apartment on Champs-Élysées
A kaleidoscopic solar roof tops the courtyard of Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store, which opened on the Champs-Élysées in Paris over the weekend. More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Parisian apartment on Champs-Élysées
Vivahouse modular home system turns empty commercial buildings into co-living spaces
Vivahouse, a prefabricated modular housing system designed by Dara Huang of Design Haus Liberty to turn vacant commercial properties into co-living environments, has been unveiled at a disused shopping centre in London. More about Vivahouse modular home system turns empty commercial buildings into co-living spaces
Tank and Conran and Partners create sustainable luxury interiors at QO hotel in Amsterdam
Tank and Conran and Partners have completed the interiors of the QO Amsterdam hotel, which features many holistic wellness and sustainability features including a rooftop greenhouse and intelligent facade. More about Tank and Conran and Partners create sustainable luxury interiors at QO hotel in Amsterdam
Serie Architects' understated Jameel Arts Centre is "very un-Dubai"
Serie Architects has unveiled a low-lying design for the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, which does not "rely on exuberance to make a statement". More about Serie Architects' understated Jameel Arts Centre is "very un-Dubai"
Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
Chairs made from seaweed and recycled tea lights are among those crowned winners of the first ever competition dedicated to sustainable Nordic chair design. More about Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
Eytys's London store pays homage to Swedish brutalism
Stockholm-based clothing brand Eytys's first London store has an interior that references Swedish brutalism and postmodernism. More about Eytys's London store pays homage to Swedish brutalism
Johnson Naylor converts world war two pumping station into holiday home on Dungeness beach
A concrete structure that was built as a bomb-proof fuel pumping station during world war two in Dungeness, England, has been transformed into a holiday home by UK-based interior architecture studio Johnson Naylor. More about Johnson Naylor converts world war two pumping station into holiday home on Dungeness beach
Ceramicist Reiko Kaneko creates flavour-boosting plate collection
Reiko Kaneko's plates for appliance manufacturer Neff explore how the colour, shape, texture and weight of crockery can intensify perceptions of flavour. More about Ceramicist Reiko Kaneko creates flavour-boosting plate collection
Lara Bohinc creates interlocking urushi lacquer boxes
Bohinc Studio has applied urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap, to a series of boxes made from Katsura tree wood and cotton. More about Lara Bohinc creates interlocking urushi lacquer boxes
Beza Projekt creates aquamarine co-working space in Warsaw
Polish design studio Beza Projekt has created an aquamarine shared working space in Warsaw, designed to look more like a club than an office. More about Beza Projekt creates aquamarine co-working space in Warsaw
Campana brothers reveal latest work at Notturno exhibition in Rome
Rugs inspired by bacteria and an armchair made up of huge furry tendrils are two new works being showcased by the Campana brothers' at their solo show at Giustini/Stagetti gallery in Rome. More about Campana brothers reveal latest work at Notturno exhibition in Rome
Studio Joanna Laajisto transforms Helsinki bread factory into Bob the Robot's office
Studio Joanna Laajisto has created an office for a Finnish advertising agency inside a bread factory with six-metre-high ceilings, in Helsinki. More about Studio Joanna Laajisto transforms Helsinki bread factory into Bob the Robot's office
Matteo Thun creates limited edition series of translucent vessels for Venini
Italian architect Matteo Thun has used cold-processing techniques to create a series of translucent blown-glass vases for Murano glassmakers Venini. More about Matteo Thun creates limited edition series of translucent vessels for Venini
ZigZagZurich use twisted yarns to create Bauhaus-inspired blankets
Swiss textiles brand ZigZagZurich produces a range of artist-designed blankets, including several influenced by Bauhaus design principles. More about ZigZagZurich use twisted yarns to create Bauhaus-inspired blankets
Prosthetic leg for amputees designed by Jae-Hyun An to encourage new genre of ballet
Pratt Institute graduate Jae-Hyun An has created a prosthetic leg that allows amputees to perform ballet like never before. More about Prosthetic leg for amputees designed by Jae-Hyun An to encourage new genre of ballet
Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Don Kwaning has created an ecological packaging material from the pith of a fast growing plant called soft rush. More about Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed
Karl Lagerfeld's first sculpture exhibition features marble fountains, tables and mirrors
Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld is presenting his first ever exhibition of sculptural works at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. More about Karl Lagerfeld's first sculpture exhibition features marble fountains, tables and mirrors
Dutch Invertuals presents products that champion using less
Eindhoven-based design studio Dutch Invertuals has curated an exhibition of 10 objects, to question whether – in the anthropocene era – it is possible to reduce the volume of non-essential products in our lives. More about Dutch Invertuals presents products that champion using less
i29 revamps interiors of Princessehof ceramics museum in Leeuwarden
Dutch interior architecture firm i29 has completed a contemporary renovation of the 18th-century buildings of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. More about i29 revamps interiors of Princessehof ceramics museum in Leeuwarden
Ferrari's latest carbon-fibre sports cars have no windshield or roof
Ferrari's Monza SP1 and SP2 cars are entirely open-topped and equipped with the most powerful engine the company has ever built. More about Ferrari's latest carbon-fibre sports cars have no windshield or roof