As glass buildings claim more of the skyline, architects and designers are cultivating ideas for plant-filled cities. This week's Pinterest boards feature vertical gardens, facades with crawling greenery and potted interiors. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Breathe life into concrete jungles with our flourishing Pinterest boards
Multi-disciplinary design studio Frama used mismatched wooden chairs and concrete surfaces to create a Middle Eastern version of the humble French bistro inside this Copenhagen restaurant. More about Copenhagen's Yaffa restaurant takes cues from bustling French cafes
Brazilian studios Rua 141 and Zalc Architecture turned an outdoor terrace into a glazed dining room while renovating this São Paulo apartment. More about Rua 141 and Rafael Zalc make efficient use of space within renovated São Paulo apartment
New York designer Nikolas Bentel has created a handmade porcelain pipe for smoking marijuana with an unconventional wiggle form. More about Nikolas Bentel creates The Wiggle Pipe in "absurd" Memphis style
Stacked boxes clad in stone perch on a rocky outcrop overlooking Durgam Cheruvu Lake in Hyderabad in this house designed by architecture studio CollectiveProject. More about Granite boxes form clifftop house overlooking a lake in India
There's more to Ibiza than clubber-oriented resorts – the Spanish island also hosts a growing number of agroturismo hotels in old farmhouses. Here are five that combine a farm-to-fork ethos with contemporary design. More about Five hotels in Ibiza that combine farmhouse living with contemporary design
This week on Dezeen, 360-degree images of the interior of Zaha Hadid Architects' Beijing Daxing International Airport were revealed, and the firm's Opus hotel in Dubai was shown nearing completion. More about This week, pictures were revealed of two major soon-to-open projects by Zaha Hadid Architects
This stainless-steel cooking pot based on a traditional Japanese design uses a double-wall construction to create a vacuum that insulates the contents to retain heat for long periods. More about Maho Nabé cooking pot integrates vacuum technology to keep food hot
Architectural designer and visualiser Honglin Li has proposed deploying floating high-rise waste-to-energy plants fuelled by plastic waste to clean up the oceans while generating electricity. More about Filtration Skyscrapers in the oceans could "solve environmental and energy problems" around the world
Ukraine is finding its place on the global design stage with multi-disciplinary studios that blur the boundaries between architecture, interiors and furniture. Here are six studios to watch. More about Six multi-tasking Ukrainian studios moving the country's design industry forward
An ironwork bandstand in south London where David Bowie organised and performed at a festival 50 years ago has been given Grade II-listed status. More about London bandstand where David Bowie played given listed status
Hølte, a company that offers bespoke fronts for IKEA kitchens, has unveiled a new design studio and showroom in London's Hackney. More about Hølte opens Hackney design studio for customising IKEA kitchens
New Korean Garden is an "Instagrammable" meeting and events space proposed for a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea, which is made from turquoise, pebble-like inflatables. More about SKNYPL designs inflatable rooftop garden for busy Seoul street
An undulating golden facade wraps around the 6,700-seat Chimelong Theatre on Hengqin Island in China, which Stufish has designed to evoke the form of traditional circus tents. More about Stufish models the Chimelong Theatre in China on traditional circus tents
Yinka Ilori's bold, colourful style can be seen all over London this summer, but the designer tells Dezeen there's a lot more to him than bright graphics. More about "I don't want to be seen as the guy that just slaps a bit of colour on" says Yinka Ilori
Rodić Davidson Architects has transformed a pair of artists' studios in London into a lofty family home filled with eclectic furniture and striking artworks. More about Rodić Davidson merges two 19th-century art studios to create home in London's Chelsea
Delicatessens might simply be places to pick up provisions, but architects and designers are increasingly completing them with striking interiors. Dezeen has picked out five of the best. More about Five design-focused delis with delectable interiors
The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. More about LARQ water bottle self-cleans using UV light
Samira Rathod Design Associates have completed a terracotta school building in Gujarat, India with lopsided vaulted roofs that take their shape from a child's doodles. More about Children's scribbles inform terracotta school by Samira Rathod Design Associates
Fish with migration paths blocked by a dam can be shot over the top via the Whooshh Passage Portal technology after being sorted by artificial intelligence. More about Whooshh Passage Portal uses AI to shoot fish through a tube over dams