Plush velvet upholstery, Moroccan rugs and chinoiserie-style ottomans feature in this lookbook of hotel interiors that use saturated jewel colours to bridge the gap between cosiness and luxury. More about Eight hotel interiors enriched by decadent jewel tones
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has transformed its stores across the world for the launch of its anticipated capsule collection with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. More about Louis Vuitton overhauls stores with Yayoi Kusama polka-dots and life-like animatronics
Interiors studio Crystal Sinclair Designs has renovated a loft apartment in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood to include a mezzanine with a wall of books and a bedroom behind a glass partition. More about Dumbo Loft by Crystal Sinclair Designs features a book-filled mezzanine
A sweeping form of stepped balconies that overlook the IJ waterfront defines the De Jakoba social housing in Amsterdam, designed by local practice Studioninedots. More about Studioninedots completes stepped social housing overlooking Amsterdam waterfront
From veiny and earthy to sleek and spotless, our latest lookbook features eight kitchens from the Dezeen archive that prominently feature marble. More about Eight kitchens that benefit from generous marble surfaces
This week on Dezeen, we invited leading Indian architects to pick their favourite buildings in the country. More about This week we looked at India's most influential architecture
American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. More about ZGF transforms Pittsburgh Ford Assembly plant into research facility
Chicago studio Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has released designs for two skyscrapers in Toronto that will rise from a block of preserved heritage buildings. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill designs pair of Toronto skyscrapers
Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven student projects that feature in Dezeen School Shows that are designed around animals and pets. More about Seven student projects designed with animals in mind
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch lighting brand Sunne has collaborated with designer Marjan van Aubel to create a sunlight-mimicking lamp that is exclusively powered by solar energy. More about Sunne light by Marjan van Aubel for Sunne
Spanish architects Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo have built a climate-conscious house that restores the drought-tolerant ecology of a site on the outskirts of Murcia. More about Rambla Climate-House shows how suburban homes can support biodiversity
Flowing "calligraphic forms" made from sheets of perforated metal define this renovation of a 1980s office block in Mumbai, designed by local practice Studio Symbiosis. More about Studio Symbiosis extends and renovates Mumbai office block with flowing metal forms
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA. More about AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is transitioning to become an all-electric brand in a process that will take decades, explains its CEO Jochen Zeitz in this interview. More about Becoming all-electric a "natural evolution" says Harley-Davidson CEO
A colourful collection of buildings in Palma de Mallorca have been designed by architecture studios MVRDV and GRAS Reynés Arquitectos to echo the playful style of Camper shoes. More about MVRDV and GRAS Reynés reference Camper shoes for Project Gomila buildings
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy". More about Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters
Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives. More about PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects
A pull-out rolling tray and a bong shelf were built into San Francisco studio Alter Interiors' High Bar, a cabinet that celebrates the ritual of using marijuana. More about Alter Interiors designs cabinet that "gives cannabis its proper place"
American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state's history through the use of mass timber. More about Lever Architecture designs "Maine's next great landmark" for art museum expansion
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features BMW's i Vision Dee colour-changing concept car. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features BMW's colour-changing concept car