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Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Moreno Schweikle and Janne Schimmel create caricatures of office furniture by stretching and modifying standard designs. More about Schimmel and Schweikle distort generic office chairs to create outsized furniture
Six trapezoidal shapes cluster to form a courtyard within this pavilion, which architecture studio Levenbetts has built on the grounds of an arts centre in Upstate New York. More about Angular white Zoid pavilion frames views across New York arts centre
Canadian fashion brand École de Pensée spent 250 hours creating the worn-out textured walls of its new flagship store in Montreal, which looks more like an apartment than a shop. More about École de Pensée opens "apartment-inspired" menswear boutique in Montreal
Spray-on rubber originally developed for oil rigs coats this London house extension by Office S&M, which features both round and rectangular windows. More about Office S&M's "two-faced" Janus House extension is coated with spray-on rubber
North London-based Studio Vit has created a collection of handmade tabletop objects in crystal glass and bone china, which are designed to be as thin and delicate as the materials will allow. More about Studio Vit designs glass and china Vessels to be "as thin as possible"
This week on Dezeen, Snøhetta revised its proposal for Philip Johnson's postmodern tower in New York, as Foster's 425 Park Avenue skyscraper reached a construction milestone. More about This week, Snøhetta updated its controversial AT&T Building proposal
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video investigates a modular building system based on the shapes of dining tables, designed to help tackle loneliness in cities. More about Table Top Apartments designed to "alleviate social isolation" in New York
An ancient Egyptian temple at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art provided the setting for Chanel's latest catwalk show, when the French fashion house debuted a collection featuring glittering tweeds, golden garments and bold jewels. More about Chanel presents Egyptian-themed collection around The Met's Temple of Dendur
Chilean architecture firm Umwelt has constructed a wood house and a black cabin for a young family, on a property overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More about Umwelt builds house and detached guest cabin for surfers in Chile
For our review of 2018, design reporter Natashah Hitti selects 10 of the forward-thinking transport designs of 2018, including a driverless car with eyes, an airborne taxi and a hotel on wheels. More about Dezeen's top 10 transport designs of 2018
New York studio AvroKO has overhauled a hotel in Hong Kong's Kowloon area, opening up its core to form a triple-height atrium and restaurant space, and refreshing guest facilities. More about AvroKO creates Eaton hotel in Kowloon with "retro nostalgia for old Hong Kong"
The Dezeen Awards jury named Windvogel by Studio Roosegaarde as Design Project of the Year for the way the light-emitting kites draw attention to a new renewable energy source, says jury chair Paul Priestman in this movie. More about Windvogel shows potential of "drawing energy from the sky" says Dezeen Awards jury chair
Housing, health facilities and social spaces are all contained within this plant-covered Singapore building by WOHA, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. More about WOHA creates green community for senior citizens with Kampung Admiralty in Singapore
Natural and digital systems could be blended together to create new kinds of electronic devices, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Harpreet Sareen, who has built a robot controlled by a plant. More about MIT "cyborg botany" researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan
Trophies are getting more imaginative in design, as awards programmes increasingly ask leading architects and designers to create them. Here are seven that duly commend success, including a Brit Award by Zaha Hadid and the Atelier NL-designed Dezeen Awards. More about Seven trophies created by architects and designers
Designers Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille explain how they moved from creating bespoke design pieces to industrial products, such as their new The Party lights for Moooi, in our latest Design Dreams movie. More about Kranen/Gille uses design process that is "all about fun" on The Party lights for Moooi
An exhibition opening this weekend at the Design Museum in London showcases the work of four female designers, including a display of plants for a community garden and an installation exploring the body's circadian cycle. More about Design Museum spotlights female talents in Designers in Residence 2018
Our review of 2018 continues with editorial assistant Bridget Cogley's pick of restaurants and bars, including a dim sum spot in Hong Kong, a Chinese restaurant in a London church, and Noma's new outpost in Copenhagen. More about Dezeen's top 10 restaurants and bars of 2018
These characterful illustrations show a house designed by Charles Holland Architects for Kent, England, with exaggerated features including an extra-long roof and mismatched windows. More about Charles Holland designs quirky country house for a hamlet in Kent