In response to the swathe of supertall luxury residential towers rising in New York, local studio Oiio has proposed a conceptual skyscraper that loops over to boast length rather than height. More about Oiio imagines The Big Bend skyscraper for New York as "the longest building in the world"
Lego fans can now build outwards from walls, chair legs, household objects or the backs of other toys using a new studded tape. More about Nimuno Loops tape lets you build Lego on almost anything
British architect Norman Foster joined Instagram recently, revealing candid pictures of his day-to-day activities. But he's not the only big name on the photo-sharing platform – here's our pick of the 10 architect Instagram accounts worth following. More about 10 architects you need to follow on Instagram
This week's Dezeen Mail includes monks levitating over a Mailītis Architects-designed wind tunnel in China and a performance-tracking smart condom. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Passengers flying on US airline Delta will be able to eat their in-flight meals from tableware by designers Patricia Urquiola, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, and Humberto and Fernando Campana from next month. More about Alessi taps Urquiola, Bouroullecs, Campanas and more for Delta Airlines in-flight serviceware
Dezeen is giving away five copies of Where They Create: Japan, a book documenting the workspaces of some of Japan's leading creatives, including Kengo Kuma, Nendo, Tadao Ando and Toyo Ito. More about Competition: win a book showcasing the studios of Japan's best-known architects and designers
OMA has used sprayed concrete, polycarbonate and movable walls to transform four warehouses on Dubai's Alserkal Avenue into a cultural centre. More about OMA's first project in Dubai is a cultural centre with moving eight-metre-high walls
A modular sofa called Homework, a recycled wombat, and a bedside table that doubles as a drinks trolley feature in Alexander Lotersztain's new furniture brand targeting the millennial generation. More about New furniture brand Les Basic by Alexander Lotersztain wants to help millennials slow down
In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Cappellini director Giulio Cappellini reveals how the Italian brand is experimenting with a new material by Swedish flooring company Bolon to upholster furniture. More about Cappellini uses Bolon's flooring material as upholstery for experimental furniture
Spheron Architects used mirrors, wooden cabinets and white net curtains to furnish this 26-square-metre room in London, creating a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. More about Artist can live life of solitude in micro apartment that emulates a religious retreat
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Scottish firm Dualchas Architects, which is teaming up with Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter on a cliffside visitor centre in the Outer Hebrides. More ›
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The Conran Shop has partnered with Vitra to produce a limited-edition Eames Lounge Chair with an updated shell and upholstery. More about The Conran Shop launches limited-edition Eames Lounge Chair in new colour combo
American firm Modal Design has created a studio building for a video art collector in California, which features an angular roof and multi-tonal zinc cladding. More about Jagged roof tops video studio in Venice Beach by Modal Design
Boston architecture firm NADAAA has remodelled a 1920s Washington DC residence by extending the attic, adding large windows, and using plywood sheets to arrange the internal layout. More about NADAAA overhauls brick house in Washington DC with ample glazing and a plywood interior
This renovated Manhattan apartment by Russian architect Peter Kostelov features tucked-away furniture that pulls out to suit the needs of its user. More about Peter Kostelov creates transformable rooms for New York apartment
The Dubai Frame is due to open later this year – even though an ongoing lawsuit filed by its architect, Fernando Donis, alleges the design is stolen. More about Dubai Frame nears completion despite architect's claims of copyright breach
Tel Aviv brand Iota will make its Milan Design Week debut next month with a collection of petal-like poufs, stools and rugs crocheted from bespoke yarns. More about Iota's crochet furniture provides an income for out-of-work women
The developer behind plans for New York's tallest timber-framed building, designed by SHoP Architects, has axed the project. More about SHoP Architects' wooden skyscraper for New York gets the chop
International architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in Miami, which will match Foster + Partners' twin towers at the city's maximum height limit. More about One Bayfront Plaza by KPF set to become Miami's joint-tallest building
Estonia's e-residency programme suggests how passports could more accurately reflect the rich and complex nature of identity, says Dan Hill, following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition. More about "Who will design a passport capable of containing multiple nested identities?"