Arthur Mamou-Mani explains how he is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to investigate "cradle-to-cradle" architecture in the latest video of our Design for Life collaboration with the software brand. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani collaborates with Dassault Systèmes to explore "lifecycle of materials"
Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. More about Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse
Naked bodies pretzeled together into different sex positions form the letters of the alphabet in the Kama Sutra A-Z coffee table book by French illustrator Malika Favre. More about Malika Favre's Kama Sutra typeface shows sex as a "deeply pleasurable and sometimes funny act"
UK studio Coffey Architects has created an office block at 22 Handyside Street that aims to recreate the feel of the former industrial spaces in King's Cross, London. More about Coffey Architects recalls industrial "found spaces" for King's Cross office block
Architecture firm OMA is building a seven-mile-long, underwater sculpture park, which it says will bolster the shoreline of Miami Beach against the effects of climate change and include installations that can only be viewed while snorkeling. More about OMA designs underwater sculpture park The ReefLine for Miami Beach
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features the transformation of a 100-year-old townhouse in Kyoto into a tranquil and moody guesthouse. More about Minimalist Japanese guesthouse and robot dog feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The Flow of Ecstatic is a bar in Dongguan, China, designed by Daosheng Design with an all-grey interior featuring a swooping ceiling sculpture of bamboo. More about Daosheng Design creates monochromatic bar with looping bamboo sculpture
Austrian eyewear manufacturer Rolf has designed a collection of glasses that are 3D printed from a mixture of water and powdered castor beans. More about Rolf designs 3D-printed glasses made from castor beans
Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival has won two major awards, claiming both the digital initiative of the year and the special coronavirus response prizes at the Professional Publishers Association's annual awards for independent publishers. More about Dezeen's "inspirational" Virtual Design Festival named digital initiative of the year and best response to coronavirus
Peter Barber Architects has created a development of brick housing and a microbrewery at Rochester Way in the London Borough of Greenwich. More about Peter Barber Architects creates five terraces of affordable homes in Greenwich
Dezeen Showroom: Zaha Hadid Design has translated its characteristically sinuous building and design style into a door handle called Nexxa. More about Zaha Hadid Design creates sculptural Nexxa door handle for Izé
Dutch design studio Atelier NL has used wood from London street trees to create this year's Dezeen Awards trophies, which will be awarded in a series of video shows next week. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 trophies by Atelier NL are crafted from wood salvaged from London trees
Barcelona's city council has announced its plans to transform one in three streets in its Eixample district into green, car-free public spaces to tackle air pollution. More about Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
Seating that resembles bars of soap and pipe-like clothing rails appear inside this Issey Miyake store in Osaka's Minamisemba neighbourhood, which was designed by Shingo Noma. More about Issey Miyake store in Osaka is splashed with water-themed details
Japanese engineer Takeuchi Masaki has developed a wearable voice box called Syrinx, which can be strapped on like a neck brace so that people who have lost their larynx to cancer are able to produce speech. More about Syrinx is an artificial larynx that mimics the wearer's former voice
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More about Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo
People in Mississippi have voted to replace the state's official flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle emblem, with a design that has a magnolia blossom in its centre. More about Mississippi votes to officially adopt In God We Trust flag
Cabin-design company Den has launched a flat-packed, kit-of-parts for a steeply pitched cabin, known as an A-frame, that can be assembled in just a few days. More about Den Cabin Kit is a DIY wooden guesthouse that can be built in a few days
British car brand MINI has unveiled its Vision Urbanaut concept vehicle, which adapts its interior space via a disc-shaped device that turns the dashboard into a daybed and the windscreen into a balcony. More about MINI's Vision Urbanaut vehicle shifts between three interior layouts using a digital "token"
Dezeen promotion: German carmaker Opel has unveiled Mokka-e, which is the first in a new generation of electric cars that aims to redefine the brand by drawing from the bold, sporty designs of its past. More about Opel launches Mokka-e electric car to "change the perception of the brand"