Unremarkable light switches, doors and counters are either shrunk or enlarged inside Switzerland's Venice Biennale pavilion, to draw attention to the ubiquitous interior design of rental properties. More about Swiss Pavilion invites you to explore bland rental homes as if you're Alice in Wonderland
UK studio NotOnSunday has created a simplified visual identity for the UK Scout Association designed to help the organisation shake off its old fashioned image. More about Scouts' new visual identity designed to diversify membership
Insoles that measure athletic performance using bacteria, and trainers that "breathe" are among the latest experimental pieces of sportswear being developed by Puma and MIT Design Lab. More about Puma and MIT Design Lab envision a future of self-adapting, performance-enhancing sportswear
Architecture studio SODA looked to "rigorous" layout of Regency-era squares to create this contemporary co-working space in central London, which features a roof terrace, gym and drinks bar. More about SODA creates "clean and simple" interiors for Thomas House co-working office
The team behind New York's Collective Design fair is presenting a series of booths at the city's International Contemporary Furniture Fair, showcasing designs including see-saw lighting, striped stone vessels and a totemic alabaster lamp. More about Collective Concept curates 12 design presentations at ICFF
Canada's central bank has selected the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, designed by US architect Antoine Predock, to feature on the country's new $10 bank note. More about Antoine Predock's Canadian Museum for Human Rights to feature on country's bank note
Cities would need half as many taxis if human drivers were replaced with robots, according to new research coordinated by Carlo Ratti, director of MIT's Senseable City Lab. More about Algorithms could reduce taxi numbers by half, says Carlo Ratti
For our latest competition, Dezeen is giving away three copies of Mies in London – a publication documenting architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's unbuilt Mansion House Square scheme. More about Competition: win a book exploring Mies van der Rohe's unrealised Mansion House Square
British architect David Chipperfield spoke to Dezeen editor Amy Frearson about his relationship with Venice in this exclusive talk at Casa Flora, which coincided with the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Watch our talk with David Chipperfield in Venice
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Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture used wood, stucco and glass to form an extension to a 1960s dwelling on a sloped site overlooking a creek. More about Matt Fajkus creates office addition for mid-century Austin home
Architects can't solve the world's problems, but they can still make a significant impact, say Venice Architecture Biennale directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who compare architecture to the slow-food movement. More about Architects can make a big impact "at a very small scale" say Grafton Architects founders
Technology firms are increasingly looking to designers to help them shape the future and create objects with greater sensory appeal, according to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about "The tech world is jumping on the design world" says Google's head of hardware design
Munich-based designer Saskia Diez has created a range of earrings to represent football formations that will be seen at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which begins on 14 June. More about Saskia Diez creates football-formation earrings ahead of World Cup
Splashes of burgundy, blue and emerald green appear throughout this apartment in Moscow that Russian practice Archetype has redesigned to feature an "aristocratic" colour palette. More about Archetype use rich-toned walls and furnishings for redesign of Moscow flat
Chinese design studio Neri&Hu has teamed up with Spanish textile brand Gan to create a modular collection of sofas, rugs and screens that aim to blend eastern and western design sensibilities. More about Neri&Hu design modular rug, screen and sofa collection for Gan
Subtle stepped levels and intersecting volumes of grey terrazzo break up this Beijing pizza-restaurant interior, designed by Italian-German architectural practice MDDM Studio. More about Blocks of grey terrazzo set the tone of muted pizza restaurant in Beijing
Brooklyn-based Bower Studios has expanded its collection of trompe l'oeil mirrors with designs that look like arcades, porthole windows and arched doorways. More about Bower Studios extends collection of mirrors that trick the eye
The American Institute of Architects has announced its top 11 residential projects for 2018, including a house in New York that takes design cues from its past as a Quaker settlement and a remote residence with expansive light wood and glass in rural Ontario. More about AIA awards North America's best new housing of 2018
New York design collective Colony has put on an exhibition of tapestries and home products at its space in Tribeca, which was painted dark blue for the occasion, during the NYCxDesign festival. More about Colony showcases Balance Unbalanced homeware for NYCxDesign