Dutch designer Casper Notenboom has created a collection of bags that references the way that people in China transport large stacks of goods on their bikes. More about Increase Decrease backpack is based on China's overstuffed cargo bikes
Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has unveiled his completed MPavilion in Melbourne – a square structure built from bamboo and wood, but not the cow dung originally planned. More about Studio Mumbai presents MPavilion 2016 built using seven kilometres of bamboo
US architect Peter Zellner has announced plans to open a post-graduate architecture school in Los Angeles that won't charge tuition fees. More about Peter Zellner to launch Free School of Architecture in California
A long cypress-clad volume that projects from a hillside in rural Massachusetts forms this home, designed by US studio O'Neill Rose Architects for a nature-loving couple. More about O'Neill Rose creates elongated wooden home in the Berkshires
A pendulum swinging back and forth for a week crafted the colourful recession in this table, designed by Austrian studio Mischer'Traxler as part of a residency at Schloss Hollenegg. More about Mischer'Traxler builds pendulum in a castle to slowly sculpt a single tabletop
Dezeen promotion: the programme for this year's Istanbul Design Biennial has been announced, featuring over 70 projects that explore the relationship between design and the human species over the last 200,000 years. More about Programme unveiled for Istanbul Design Biennial 2016 under the theme "Are We Human?"
A+Awards: Spanish firm Carquero Arquitectura received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this restoration of a crumbling hilltop castle near Cádiz. More about Carquero Arquitectura restores ancient Matrera Castle with contemporary elements
Zaha Hadid's final furniture collection for London's David Gill Gallery is made of walnut and leather, a reference to vintage furniture from the 50s and 60s. More about Zaha Hadid's final furniture collection for David Gill is based on mid-century design
French car manufacturer Renault has unveiled its latest concept electric car, which features a roof that "opens like the lid of a jewellery box". More about Renault replaces doors with a sliding roof for Trezor concept car
Iran's largest pedestrian bridge, a pink rubberised park by BIG and Zaha Hadid's first building in Lebanon are among the six winners of this year's $1 million Aga Khan Award for Architecture. More about Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 winners announced
London Design Festival 2016: Benjamin Hubert has designed a modular chair for Fritz Hansen that has over 8,000 possible unique combinations (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert designs mix-and-match Pair Chair for Fritz Hansen
Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira has built a linear, white concrete art museum that runs parallel to the Tâmega river in Chaves, Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Álvaro Siza Vieira uses white concrete for Nadir Afonso Foundation in northern Portugal
The trend for designer children's furniture continues with this collection of customisable units by Dutch brand Teehee. More about Teehee designs adjustable furniture that grows up as children do
Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten has transformed a pair of former barns in Amsterdam into residences that combine original features with nods to their industrial past. More about Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten converts former potato barns into loft-style homes
Australian architecture studio DesignOffice has converted a former power station in Melbourne into a cafe and restaurant with exposed brickwork and abundant planting. More about DesignOffice converts disused power station into restaurant in Melbourne
This movie by videographer Alejandro Villanueva explores the undulating wooden form of the Snøhetta-designed Reindeer Observation Pavilion and its setting in Norway's Dovre Mountains. More about Timelapse movie tours Snøhetta's Reindeer Observation Pavilion in Norway
London Design Festival 2016: Swiss company Küng has designed a series of saunas that can be installed in the living room – so that those without basements or outdoor space can still enjoy the experience at home. More about Swiss manufacturer Küng brings the sauna tradition to the living room
Twelve years after designing the Galeria Millan exhibition space in São Paulo, architects Sérgio Kipnis and Fernando Millan have added an annex that reveals its contents to the street. More about São Paulo's Galeria Millan opens new exhibition gallery with huge sliding doors
A multi-layered facade creates extra privacy for the residents of this Tokyo house designed by local firm Satoru Hirota Architects (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo house designed by Satoru Hirota Architects to offer residents maximum privacy
London Design Festival 2016: Canadian studio UUfie has embedded metal into the growth lines of wood to create a set of textured tables (+ slideshow). More about Studio Uufie captures wood grain in metal for Echo tables