Apollo Architects and Associates has designed Umber, a house in Tokyo clad in black aluminium-zinc alloy coated steel with a hidden courtyard. More about Monolithic black house conceals internal courtyard containing a single tree
A trio of buildings with wood and stone-clad walls form this dwelling in Montana by the architecture studio CTA, which was designed to embrace its setting in a verdant valley ringed by trees and mountains. More about CTA tucks Confluence House into a lush Montana river valley
Founding Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton will create a digital installation exploring the future of cities at the Design Trust's 2019 gala in Hong Kong. More about Archigram to "look at the future of the built environment" with Hong Kong installation
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talked to design gallerist Rossana Orlandi about her Guiltless Plastic initiative in a discussion hosted by Istituto Marangoni London. More about Watch our talk with Rossana Orlandi from Istituto Marangoni London
London design studio Pinch has launched six furniture and lighting pieces, from a dining table and stacking stool to a sofa and a four-poster bed, as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations. More about Pinch's latest designs express a "restrained interpretation of luxury"
Transportation designer Paul Priestman will talk about cities of the future at Dezeen Day in London on 30 October. More about Paul Priestman joins Dezeen Day lineup to discuss how people will live and travel in future
Snøhetta has devised a masterplan for car company Ford's research campus in Dearborn, Michigan that features curvy glass buildings, green spaces and sidewalks. More about Snøhetta unveils masterplan for Ford's Research & Engineering Center in Michigan
Martino Gamper, Bethan Laura Wood, Soft Baroque and Michael Marriott are among the designers that have created masks for an exhibition at London Design Festival. More about 23 weird and wonderful masks feature in Masters of Disguise exhibition at Seeds
From millennial pink bathrooms to totems in clashing multi-colours, maximalist design is on the rise, says Claire Bingham, author of More is More. Here she picks out five contemporary designers piling on the pattern. More about Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion
Dezeen Awards 2019 winners have been selected by 16 leading architects and designers, ahead of the Dezeen Awards party in London next month. More about Philippe Starck, Matali Crasset and other stars decide Dezeen Awards 2019 winners
Luxury fashion group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy has named Hed Mayner the first winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize for emerging fashion designers, which has been renamed after the late designer. More about Hed Mayner wins renamed Karl Lagerfeld Prize for emerging fashion designers
A ladder-like seat inspired by a biblical tale and an armchair that appears to have been swallowed by a rug are some of the pieces to appear in this installation curated by designer Gitta Gschwendtner. More about Fenton House's Please Sit installation reimagines the chair six ways
Marty Brennan is a project architect and daylighting specialist at US architecture firm ZGF Architects. He explains the technical elements of his role for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Marty Brennan explains his role as a daylighting specialist at ZGF Architects
Please Be Seated is a giant outdoor seating installation made of three concentric rings of wave-like forms made from scaffolding planks. More about Paul Cocksedge creates undulating communal bench in London
British studio Adam Knibb Architects has completed a contemporary metal and wood-clad extension to Gatti House, an old Georgian vicarage in Hampshire, England. More about Adam Knibb adds metal and timber corner extension to Georgian vicarage
A stack of milk cartons and metal pallets, a hollow concrete ball and a leggy wooden shelter are among the houses that Los Angeles architects and designers have created for cats. More about Eleven architectural cat shelters
New York bedding company Buffy has used natural dye made from a mix of plants, spices and fruits to colour its eucalyptus fabric sheets. More about Buffy launches plant-based bedding coloured with natural dyes
German industrial designer Luigi Colani, renowned for his curvaceous product and transport designs, has died in his home country at the age of 91. More about Biodynamic design pioneer Luigi Colani dies aged 91
In this week's comments update, some readers are upset to learn that discarded cow intestines are being used by designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen for her lighting installations. More about "As a vegan, this saddens and repulses me"
American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have been named architecture laureates for the Japan Art Association's 2019 Praemium Imperiale awards. More about Tod Williams and Billie Tsien win 2019 Praemium Imperiale for architecture