By creating moments of delight designers have the power to make the experience of driving electric cars better than petrol cars, says Volvo global head of design Jeremy Offer in this interview. More about Electric car drivers are "getting a better experience" says Volvo chief designer
An exhibition has opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo revealing the craft history behind the Japanese ramen bowl. More about The Art of the Ramen Bowl charts the design history of the noodle dish
A glass tower provides facilities for experimental whisky-making at Glenmorangie's new distillery in Tain, Scotland, designed by Paris studio Barthélémy Grino. More about Barthélémy Grino's Glenmorangie Distillery is an experimental whisky lab
Promotion: hit-and-miss brickwork sparks curiosity and is a sustainable choice that can also help architects push boundaries, according to clay product specialist Michelmersh Brick Holdings. More about Hit-and-miss brickwork makes "creative use of sustainable clay brick"
Bratislava-based Beef Architekti arranged a series of concrete slabs informed by fish gills to let light and air into House of Gills in Slovakia.
More about Beef Architekti designs House of Gills to "breathe like a fish"
A "brutalist cat-flap" and a room dedicated to "feline enrichment" feature in our latest lookbook rounding up seven homes created with design-forward cats in mind. More about Seven feline-friendly interiors that make cats the master of the home
South Korean designer Junho Kang has created Cling, a stool made from stainless steel sheets and designed to resemble a climber's grip. More about Rock climbing informs stool with integrated carabiner by Junho Kang
Ribbed velvet walls and curved wood details decorate this restaurant by Marc Ange Design Studio on the border between Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica, which has just reopened following January's devastating fires. More about Marc Ange envelops LA restaurant Muse in earthy caramel tones
Czech studio Ika Architekti used second-hand and scavenged materials to create this self-built sauna in Brno, which stands on railway sleepers and is clad in corrugated fibreglass panels. More about Ika Architekti uses salvaged materials for Upcycled Sauna in Czech Republic
Our latest lookbook picks out eight kitchens, bathrooms and living areas that make use of butter yellow tones.
More about Eight eclectic home interiors spread with buttery yellow tones
The latest newsletter in our US edition of Dezeen Agenda features all the news from the US, including an electric flying car in California and plans for a fire memorial in Los Angeles. Subscribe today! More about Dezeen Agenda US features plans for a fire memorial in Los Angeles
This week on Dezeen, Chinese architect Liu Jiakun was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that aim to prioritise people over architectural style. More about This week Liu Jiakun won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
California automaker Telo Trucks has unveiled a prototype of its compact MT1 electric pickup truck, which has a reconfigurable bed and cabin that can seat up to eight people. More about Tiny MT1 electric truck is "future of utility transportation" says Yves Béhar
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish design brand Nanimarquina has published an array of its rugs on Dezeen Showroom, from those informed by strings of beads to others that mimic human faces in profile. More about Nanimarquina rolls out five of its rugs on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture studio Loader Monteith has replaced a dilapidated farm building in Angus, Scotland, with a home finished with stone, black-painted pine and a red corrugated-metal roof. More about Loader Monteith celebrates rural Scottish architecture at Cairnconon Byre house
The next art deco icon in our Art Deco Centenary series is the streamlined Chrysler Airflow – a revolutionary car that pioneered aerodynamic automobile design. More about Art deco Chrysler Airflow was "America's most talked-about car"
Patrik Schumacher's argument about architecture's problems ignores reality, writes MASS Design Group's Alan Ricks. More about "Patrik Schumacher presents a stark and exclusionary vision of the state of architecture"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a late-night London restaurant with dramatic lighting designed by Cake Architecture to evoke the moody mystery of an Edward Hopper painting. More about "Those interiors need a stiff drink" says commenter
Dutch studio OMA has completed The Jay, a concrete-clad residential tower on the site of the former Bijlmerbajes prison in Amsterdam. More about OMA residential block "pays homage" to unbuilt prison tower
Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has created an armchair clad with not one but 10 yellow plug sockets by designer Omer Arbel, unveiled today at Paris's Matter and Shape design fair. More about India Mahdavi's Smiley armchair turns plug sockets into decoration