Dezeen promotion: furniture brand Allermuir and London design studio PearsonLloyd have partnered to design customisable flatpack dining furniture for use in commercial, residential and hospitality environments. More about Allermuir designs flat-pack dining furniture Folk
The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. More about Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House
A rocking horse, a series of animal companions and three storage solutions have been selected as finalists in Samsung and Dezeen's contest to create innovative household objects from repurposed cardboard packaging. More about Top five cardboard furniture designs in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition revealed
A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More about New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England
Charles Holland Architects has designed a pyramidal wayfinding post called The Tooley Street Triangle as a "symbol of celebration" for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Mirrorball tops colourful wayfinding post for London Festival of Architecture
Berlin-based architects Tom Wünschmann, Achim Kaufer, Wei Cai and Philipp Buschmeyer and Chinese design institutes SADI and JDTM have created a bridge that offers a variety of routes across a river in Chengdu, China. More about Wuchazi Bridge creates "infinite meandering path" over river in Chengdu
American sculptor Matt Byrd has used granite stones found in his hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina to create small abstract sculptures that fit together like puzzle pieces. More about Matt Byrd sculpts Howard collection using salvaged granite
Often associated with toughness, concrete is an unusual material choice for furniture. But these six designs show how the material can be used for seating in a variety of forms including curved stools, puffy chairs and squashed benches. More about Six sculptural concrete seats including liquid-like chairs and squashed benches
Visitors to Shenzhen's Burberry flagship store can use Tencent's WeChat app to interact with the window display and play their own music in fitting rooms. More about Burberry and Tencent collaborate on interactive WeChat shop in Shenzhen
German jewellery designer Saskia Diez has created face masks with detachable chains plated in silver and gold. More about Saskia Diez adds chains to face masks to make them feel "more like wearing an accessory"
Vancouver practice Motiv Architects has built a garage from cross-laminated timber as an experiment in working with the material on a small scale. More about Motiv Architects experiments with cross-laminated timber for Vancouver garage
Interior design firm Ohlo Studio used materials that evoke the "rustic sophistication" of Italy to create the interiors of Dough Pizza restaurant in Perth. More about Burnt-red tiles and hessian feature inside Dough Pizza restaurant in Perth
Ritter Sport's recent court victory over Milka is the latest in a series of long-running legal battles to trademark the design of chocolate bars. Here we round up four of the tastiest disputes. More about Four chocolate trademark battles that were decided in court
This week on Dezeen, a group of 17 of the UK's leading architecture studios wrote a letter to American software maker Autodesk criticising the cost and lack of development of its Revit application. More about This week, architects criticised Autodesk's BIM software
Spanish architecture firm Zooco Estudio has covered the walls of this Madrid residence with bookshelves that span two levels. More about Two-storey bookshelf rises inside renovated Madrid house
New York City architecture studio New Affiliates has launched an initiative to reuse large-scale models for garden sheds and community spaces in the borough of Queens. More about New Affiliates' Testbeds project to build community buildings from discarded architecture models
Oslo architecture studio Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has designed a house from prefabricated concrete panels in Norway for a three-generational family that took part in its construction. More about Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter creates red concrete house in Lillehammer
UK architecture studio Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has designed a six-storey cross-laminated timber office named Paradise, which will be carbon negative to align with its Architects Declare commitments. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios designs carbon negative timber office in London
The neglected basement of this apartment in Taipei has been overhauled by KC Design Studio to feature a series of greyscale rooms and an indoor courtyard. More about KC Design Studio creates moody grey living spaces in basement of Taipei apartment
Menswear that spotlights the economic crisis in Zimbabwe features alongside a clothing collection that addresses ocean pollution in this fashion-focused VDF school show by the University of East London. More about Ten fashion and textile designs by University of East London graduates