Dezeen School Shows: a thatched building designed to reconnect users to the heritage of candlemaking is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Kingston University. More about Ten architecture projects by Kingston University students
Architecture studio Out of the Valley has created a sauna in Devon with blackened-wood cladding and a large square window overlooking the adjacent forest. More about Out of the Valley clads prefabricated Forest Sauna in charred wood
An oak pergola that protrudes from a glazed extension in a conservation area and a concrete pergola covered in shrubbery are included in our latest lookbook. More about Eight homes with pergolas where residents can make the most of summer
Mjölk Architekti aimed to embed Montessori ideals of learning through play and self-determined activity in this nursery extension in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. More about Mjölk Architekti creates "wonderful and fun place" for Montessori kindergarten
Local architect Rafael de Cárdenas referenced lost landmarks of New York for the interiors of this streetwear store in the city's Lower East Side. More about Checkerboard walls wrap Awake NY store by Rafael de Cárdenas
Dezeen School Shows: an aquatic research centre designed to raise awareness of freshwater ecosystems is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. More about School of Visual Arts presents 10 senior thesis interior design projects
Vietnamese studio H&P Architects has created a prototype for a floating home made of bamboo that is designed to withstand rising sea levels. More about Floating Bamboo House offers model for "stable and safe accommodation"
A one-room hotel kitted out with a miniature nightclub and twin dwellings with labyrinthine staircases informed by MC Escher are among the guesthouses featured in our latest lookbook. More about Eight guesthouse interiors designed for peace and escapism
This week on Dezeen, we revealed a treetop walkway in Norway and reflected on the 3 Days of Design festival by examining the key trends from the event. More about This week we revealed a treetop walkway in Norway
Local studio BHY Arquitectos has completed an all-white infill house with painted brick on a narrow lot in Buenos Aires, Argentina that features multiple courtyards and patios. More about BHY Arquitectos arranges multiple courtyards in white Argentinian house
OMA's New York office led by architect Shohei Shigematsu has completed an expansion to Buffalo's AKG Art Museum that features a promenade encased in a glass facade. More about OMA envelopes Buffalo art museum extension in transparent "veil"
Dezeen School Shows: a palace integrating bees to represent anthropocentric domestication is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Paris School of Architecture. More about Ten postgraduate architecture projects by Paris School of Architecture
Promotion: Italian door brand Lualdi says that 2023 marks a new focus in its design process as it aims to create products with experimental combinations of textures and materials. More about Lualdi's design process opens up "creative possibilities with materials and textures"
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Reform has launched a new kitchen design named Shaker, which pays homage to the domestic interiors of an 18th century movement called Shakers. More about Shaker kitchen by Reform
Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India, designed by local practice Rain Studio. More about Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet contemporary" home
Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson reveals her 10 top trends from the 2023 edition of design festival 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, including the resurgence of pine wood and sofas of the future. More about Pine furniture and future-facing sofas among top trends from 3 Days of Design
Art collective MSCHF has unveiled a tiny Louis Vuitton handbag that is "smaller than a grain of salt" as a critique on luxury fashion. More about MSCHF creates microscopic Louis Vuitton handbag
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has unveiled designs for a wood-and-concrete ferry terminal and shipping company headquarters in Torshavn that references Viking fishing boats. More about Henning Larsen draws on traditional Viking boats for Faroe Islands ferry terminal
The conversation of sustainability is at the forefront of design but there is "still a long way to go" said designer Caroline Till at the Materials of Tomorrow symposium during 3 Days of Design. More about "We've got a bit of a crisis in the design industry" says Caroline Till
A module from the Nakagin Capsule Tower, which was recently disassembled in Tokyo, has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the USA. More about SFMOMA becomes first museum to acquire Nakagin Capsule Tower pod